Donald Duck (1) (from, 'Office Duck', 1939)

Created by Walt Disney in 1934, Donald Duck is one of the most known and loved cartoon characters of all time. He has been in more films than any other Disney character and Donald even has his own star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

This original production 'cel' or celluloid would have been used in the original production process after an animators' original drawing was traced onto a sheet of transparent plastic and hand-painted in colour. It would have then been projected in front of a hand-painted background via a multiplane camera to create a minute yet crucial movement in the final film.

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