Forget about the Weather Channel and all those high-tech weather apps on your smart phones and tablets. In 1948, people predicted the weather the good old fashioned, common sense way--they relied on cartoon characters. "Watch for balmy days when Mickey is out--beware of rain when Donald's about."
It was as simple as this:
"There is no difficult mechanism to get out of order--nothing complicated to study. You'll love the beloved Disney clan--Figaro the Cat, the rooster weather vane and Pluto the Pup. The Mickey Mouse Weather House is sturdy, works indoors or out, is made of brightly colored plastic all hand painted."The Weatherman company out of Chicago sold these types of devices via mail order and advertised primarily in general interest magazines and comic books. It appears to employ a very basic hygrometer. For $1.49, it was likely more gimmick than science. They must have been rather disposable. I have never ever seen one and a quick eBay search produced no results.
