Mickey Mouse sound cartoons are on their way !

Colorful four page promotional brochure for the Powers Synchronized Sound Recording System and Walt Disney's cartoons. Patrick Powers (1870-1948) was involved in the movie and animation industry from the 1920's through the 1930's as a distributor and film producer. His firm Celebrity Pictures was the first distributor of Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Cartoons. It was 1928 when Powers sold to Walt his Cinephone Recording System used in "Steamboat Willie". After about a year Walt switched to Columbia Pictures as his distributer. This item was printed shortly after June 29, 1929 when the companies Far East office was located in Kobe, Japan. - My Japanese translation ability has improved considerably since I won this at Hakes' Auction several years ago when they claimed it to be sheet music. I knew it was not such as soon as it was received and now you know a better story.