ONE OF WALT DISNEY's NINE OLD MEN WARD KIMBALL - HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE 1956

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ONE OF WALT DISNEY's NINE OLD MEN WARD KIMBALL - HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE 1956
One of Walt  Disney’s   Nine Old Men  Disney  Legend Ward Kimball's  GRIZZLY FLATS BACKYARD RAILROAD TRAIN DEPOT and his 1883 BALDWIN WOOD-BURINING ENGINE at NIGHTIME
Ward Kimball’s 1883 Baldwin Locomotive and his Grizzly Flats Railroad Station was published on the cover of this Horseless Carriage Gazette Magazine 1956
You are bidding on a November-December 1956 Issue of the HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE MAGAZINE featuring one of WALT DISNEY’s "NINE OLD MEN" WARD KIMBALL in his backyard “GRIZZLY FLATS RAILROAD" that is complete with a restored 1907 Baldwin 0-4-2 Wood-Burning Locomotive named “Chloe” after his daughter.
Ward Kimball was an avid collector of antique Fire Equipment, antique American and European model trains, along with a 1907 full-sized 0-4-2T Baldwin wood-burning Locomotive and a second locomotive, a 2-6-0 1883 Baldwin coal burning Locomotive that he renamed the “Emma Nevada” after the late 1800’s opera star Emma Nevada. The Chloe pulled a set of train cars custom made by Kimball, consisting of four-bench open cars added around 1975 and two passenger-carrying gondolas built around 1993. Kimball also added a roundhouse, a water tower, a windmill, and a depot building from the 1949 Disney film “So Dear To My Heart”.
This 66-page magazine has a hilarious 2-page illustration created by Ward Kimball titled, - ASININE ALLEY - - Horseless Carriage Painting Made Easy - There was always a “gag” associated with Ward Kimball’s humor and it is in full display in this “How To Paint A Car” cartoon.
As a long time member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America, Ward Kimball also drove a 1911 Maxwell Fire Chiefs Car along with a full size antique Le France Steam Water Pumping Firetruck! THESE WERE ALL IN HIS BACKYARD!!! If you ever had the opportunity to visit Ward and he gave you a personal tour of his backyard collection of Trains and Cars . . . it was very special!
Many of Ward Kimball’s fellow Disney artists were also members of the Horseless Carriage Club of America. Of note, was Ben Sharpsteen who directed 31 Disney films from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 until his retirement in 1954. In this Nov-Dec 1956 issue of the Horseless Carriage Gazette, the HCCA Directors recognized Ben Sharpsteen for recently being elected to receive Honorary Life-Time Membership for his service to the organization. He headed the HCCA Publications Committee for 6 years, a National Director for 11 years and Chairman of the Board in 1946.
He also drew approximately 20 Magazine Covers for the Horseless Carriage Gazette. We will be offering a few of these Magazines featuring his very humorous covers in the near future. Ben Sharpsteen drove a Pope-Hartford Horseless Carriage!
WOW!! . . . that's a lot of Disney history that in this 1956 HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE It is in excellent condition with only one exception. A previous owner had cut out the Horseless Carriage Club Identification Badge Order Form on page 55. The portion removed from the magazine measures 4 1/2” tall x 4 1/4” wide but did remove any of the information described in this ebay listing. The Cover Page displays very well. There are no “dog-eared” corners. The binding is solid with no loose pages. There is no hand writing, markings or folded pages within this fine magazine. (Please note that these two Horseless Carriage Gazette Magazines with covers by Ben Sharpsteen are not a part of this ebay offering)
The cover of this Horseless Carriage Gazette November-December 1956 Vol. 18 No. 6 Magazine features Ward Kimball as he oils the valve mechanism on his 1907 0-4-2T Baldwin locomotive as it sits at his Grizzly Flats ("So Dear To My Heart”) Train Depot. Members of the Horseless Carriage Club of America wait on the station platform for their family members and friends to descend from the 2nd class coach.
This magazine is now almost 65 YEARS OLD! Bid on a little bit of Disney History. WARD KIMBALL's GRIZZLY FLATS RAILROAD AT NIGHT as seen on the cover of this HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE! We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER! Don't wait till the end of this BUY-IT-NOW offering to bid on this 1956 HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE FEATURING WARD KIMBALL! We have also been going through a large number of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often!
DESCRIPTION
One of
Walt
Disney
’
s
Nine Old Men
Disney
Legend
W
ard
K
imball's
GRIZZLY FLATS
BACKYARD
RAILROAD
TRAIN DEPOT
and
his
1883
BALDWIN
WOOD-BURNING
ENGINE
at
NIGHTIME
as
PUBLISHED
ON THE COVER
OF THE
H
orseless
C
arriage
G
azette
M
agazine
1956
You are bidding on a
November-December 1956
Issue
of
the
HORSELESS CARRIAGE
GAZETTE MAGAZINE
featuring one of
WALT DISNEY
’
s
"
NINE OLD MEN
"
WARD KIMBALL
in his backyard
“GRIZZLY FLATS RAILROAD"
that is complete with a restored
1907 Baldwin 0-4-2 Wood-Burning Locomotive
named
“Chloe” after his daughter.
Ward Kimball was an avid collector of antique
Fire Equipment, antique American and
European
model trains, along with a 1907
full-sized 0-4-2T Baldwin wood-burning
Locomotive
and a second locomotive, a
2-6-0 1883 Baldwin coal burning Locomotive
that he renamed the
“
Emma Nevada
” after
the late 1800
’
s opera star Emma Nevada.
The Chloe pulled a set of train cars custom
made by Kimball, consisting of four-bench
open cars added around 1975 and
two passenger-carrying gondolas built
around 1993.  Kimball also added a
roundhouse, a water tower, a windmill,
and a depot building from
the 1949
Disney film “So Dear To My Heart”.
As a long time member of the
Horseless Carriage Club of America
,
Ward Kimball also drove a
1911 Maxwell Fire Chiefs Car
along with a full size antique
Le France Steam Water Pumping Firetruck!
THESE WERE ALL IN HIS BACKYARD!!!
If you ever had the opportunity to visit Ward
and he gave you a personal tour of his
backyard collection of Trains and Cars
. . . it was very special!
The cover of this
Horseless Carriage Gazette
November-December 1956
Vol. 18 No. 6
Magazine
features
Ward Kimball
as he
oils the valve
mechanism
on his
1907 0-4-2T Baldwin
locomotive as it sits
at his Grizzly Flats
("So Dear To My Heart”) Train Depot.
Members of the
Horseless Carriage Club
of America wait
on the station platform for
their family members and friends
to descend from the 2nd class coach.
This 66-page magazine
has a hilarious 2-page illustration
created by Ward Kimball titled,
- ASININE ALLEY -
- Horseless Carriage Painting Made Easy -
There was always a
“g
ag
”
associated with
Ward Kimball
’
s humor and it is in full display
in this
“
How To Paint A Car
”
cartoon.
Many of Ward Kimball’s fellow Disney artists
were also members of the Horseless Carriage
Club of America.  Of note, was Ben Sharpsteen
who directed 31 Disney films from Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 until his
retirement in 1954.  In this Nov-Dec 1956 issue
of the Horseless Carriage Gazette, the
HCCA Directors recognized Ben Sharpsteen
for recently being elected to
receive
Honorary Life-Time Membership
for his service to the organization.
He headed the HCCA Publications Committee
for 6 years, a National Director for 11 years
and Chairman of the Board in 1946.
He also drew approximately 20 Magazine
Covers for the Horseless Carriage Gazette.
We will be offering a few of these Magazines
featuring his very humorous covers
in the near future.
Ben Sharpsteen drove a
Pope-Hartford Horseless Carriage!
WOW!! . . .
that's a lot of Disney history that in this
1956
HORSELESS
CARRIAGE GAZETTE
It is in excellent condition
with only one
exception.
A previous owner had cut out
the Horseless Carriage Club Identification
Badge Order Form on page 55.
The portion removed from the magazine measures
4 1/2” tall x 4 1/4” wide but did remove any of the
information described in this ebay listing.
The Cover Page displays very well.
There are no “dog-eared” corners.
The binding is solid with no loose pages.
There is no hand writing, markings or
folded pages within this fine magazine.
This magazine is now almost
65 YEARS OLD!
Bid on a little bit of Disney History.
WARD KIMBALL's GRIZZLY FLATS
RAILROAD AT NIGHT
as seen on the cover of this
HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE!
We are willing to work on the price
for this item, therefore we have listed it
as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have
the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
Don't wait till the end of this
BUY-IT-NOW offering to bid on this
1956 HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE
FEATURING WARD KIMBALL!
We have also been going through a large number
of Disney Memorabilia boxes
containing thousands
of items that we have collected over the past 45 years!
Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark
our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites.
We will continue to add more
Disney Memorabilia Items often!
We will be happy to offer a shipping and handling discount
on items that can be safely packaged together.
Email with any questions.
CONDITION
Used and sold "As-Is".
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