The My Little Pony Scrapbook: G1 in the UK and Europe

Mummy Charms

A charming free gift in pony form


Mummy Charms

Mummy Charms
1989

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Ponies Sold in 1989 in the UK First Tooth Baby Ponies | Big Brother Ponies II |Kiss Curl's Grooming Parlour | Windy Wing Ponies| Happytails Ponies (Import) | Crimp & Curl Hair Salon | Baby Buggy | Sundae Best Ponies | Brush & Grow Ponies | Princess Brush & Grow Ponies | Perfume Puff Palace (UK: 1989) |Sparkle Ponies (Store) | Perfume Puff Ponies | Scrub-a-Dub Tub | Sweet Dreams Crib | Club Newborn 1989 | Loving Families (individual and gift set) | Loving Family Accessories| MUMMY CHARMS

Other 1989 Ponies Princess Ponies (Germany/Austria) |Sparkle Ponies (Mail Order) | Newborn Twins II (Partial, Germany/France) | Twice as Fancy Megan & Sundance | Goldilocks | Sweet Scoops | Chuck. E. Cheese Baby | Valentine Twins | Satin & Lace (Lavender) | Coat/Tux 'n' Tails | Twice as Fancy Baby Ponies | Birthday Baby Ponies | Merry-Go-Round Ponies (UK: 1990 | Candy Cane Ponies (UK: 1990) | Sunshine Ponies (UK: 1990) | Dance & Prance Ponies (UK: 1990) | Fancy Pants Babies (UK: 1990 - partial) | Playtime Baby Brother Ponies (UK: 1990 - partial) | Newborn Babies (UK: 1990) | Sweetheart Sister Ponies (UK: 1990 - partial) | Baby Ponies with Pretty Pals | Pearly Baby Ponies | Pretty Mane Ponies | Baby Sister Ponies | Dream Castle (Lavender)

The Mummy Charms (North America: Mommy Charms)

Since I don't have anything even close to a full set of these, and since the symbols and identities of them are often difficult to tell from photographs (thanks to glare and wear), I'm going to base the following information on pictures taken from the mail in leaflet.

My first point is to clarify that the spelling on this leaflet is not a spelling error, as some ID sites have reported. It is, in fact, the way we spell the word in the UK, and, I think, also in Australia: MUmmy, rather than MOmmy. For that reason, they were marketed here as MUMMY charms, and this is their correct UK designation.

In all other ways, I think they were pretty much the same as the US release, and issued via the same methods.

There are twenty of these in all - all of them bearing a resemblance to an earlier McDonalds' offer featuring charms of the original six ponies. The charm sold with Mail Order pony Sweet Scoops was also made in this mould, but was not a formal part of the Mummy Charms set.

Charm Bracelet
Mummy Charm Bracelet
Image from Lady Guinevere

Children could also send off for a charm bracelet on which to clip their charms. Naturally, these are quite tricky to find second hand, especially in good condition. Above is a picture of what a child would receive if they sent off for their charm bracelet (thank you SO much Lady Guinevere for this picture!). I'm told that the UK bracelet was metal, whilst the US one was plastic.

Each charm is no taller than an inch at most- probably smaller - and about an inch across. Their hair is moulded on, and not rooted, and they only have symbols on one side.

The charms were also packaged with certain ponies from this time period - in the UK, I have seen them sealed with Loving Family Ponies and Princess Brush and Grow ponies, among others.

MUMMY CHARMS