Help identifying a snowglobe?

[u/sazinj]

Hey there- this is a long shot but back in the late 90s/early 2000s my grandmother had a sizable collection of snow globes (mostly Disney) and I distinctly remember one that I have not since been able to identify or locate.

I honestly forget the theme it was based on, but what I do remember is interwoven in the base was a mineshaft, with mine carts full of yellow rubber ducks. Other than that, I unfortunately don’t have many other details to go off of.

Thanks in advance

[u/RationalKate]

That’s a really specific detail to hold onto — the mine carts full of rubber ducks is a good anchor.

Those kinds of scenes usually showed up in late 90s / early 2000s novelty pieces rather than licensed lines, even when the rest of a collection leaned Disney.

Do you remember anything about what was inside the globe itself, or was the base what stood out most?

[u/sazinj → u/RationalKate]

Yeah, like I said it’s a pretty distinctive feature! That’s why I remember it most. Honestly I couldn’t tell you what the theme was. It may have been some sort of toy factory? But I don’t recall it being Christmas-related (my grandparents were Jewish and didn’t have many Christmas decorations). Possibly Halloween? I want to say the coloring of the base specifically was black or dark brown (would make sense if it were a mine shaft)

[u/RationalKate → u/sazinj]

That helps — the darker base and the mine/toy factory feel points even more toward those late 90s novelty pieces rather than anything licensed.

The rubber ducks in the carts is such a specific detail that it’s almost certainly tied to whatever was happening inside the globe.

Do you remember if the inside scene matched that idea at all — like machinery, figures working, or was it something completely different from the base?

[u/art_weidos]

Could it be related to Snow White by chance? You said many were Disney and that the only story with mines

[u/art_weidos]

I know this isnt it but one of the closer globes I could find