A Disney Hyperion-style ‘Duckster’ award. These statues were distributed at a special ceremony sometime in the early-1970s to longtime studio employees who had been with the company continuously from the days when the studio was located on Hyperion Avenue in Hollywood. Award stands on a wooden base, measures approximately 9.5″ tall, with a “WDP” copyright stamp on the back of the right foot. In fine condition. These awards on wooden bases were given after Walt died to honor those living survivors of the original Hyperion Studio before the move to Burbank in 1939. They originally had decal labels which are most often removed as families and aged recipients, did not want it known they had sold the statue. Most experts agree, these date to a dinner in 1973. RR Auction COA.
