By Doug Boilesen, 2020
One of the most famous popular culture characters of the twentieth century is Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse children's phonographs and records were likewise seen and heard in countless homes throughout the world.
Introduced in 1935, the Mickey Mouse Talkie-Jecktor was a unique version of a Mickey Mouse Phonograph which featured four color film strips (on paper) and a record for each film.
The 1935 "Talkie-Jecktor" was an updated version of the Movie Jecktor Company's "Movie-Jecktor." By adding a phonograph turntable, stylus and horn the projected paper film strips could be accompanied by recorded sound. This model was called the "Mickey Mouse Talkie-Jecktor."
For more about paper film strips and movie jecktor's see Heather Hamilton's April 12, 2015 article in the Ransom Center Magazine's. A short video is also available about the conservation and exhibition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland featuring two 1933 Movie Jecktor toy paper film strips.
See Phonographia's PhonoMultiMedia Gallery for more about the Talkie-Jecktor.
Mickey Mouse Talkie-Jecktor courtesy Van Eaton Galleries. An enhanced version of the "Movie-Jecktor",
"Toys and Novelties," July 1935 Catalogue Cover
Ad for Baltimore's Toyland at The Hub Department Store, 1936
The Hub Department Store, October 1929 (Courtesy Baltimore Museum of Industry).