part I – ABC of Hand Tools [1946]

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by admin

Although General Motors is a struggling company now and Disney is thriving, ’twas not always so. Once, Disney was the hardscrabble organization and GM was sitting on top of the world. That was the dynamic that existed when the car company commissioned the Mouse House to produce an instructional cartoon that would show people how to use hand tools safely. Below are screen captures from the cartoon, examples of Primitive Pete’s appearance in print, and a picture of Walt Disney checking out the progress of “Fantasia” with “Hand Tools” director Bill Roberts and maestro Leopold Stokowski.

Duration : 0:9:54


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One Response

  1. ChickenBrake Says:

    Have shown this …
    Have shown this film for years to my 7th grade shop students

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