Lunchbox, Howdy Doody, 1954
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Howdy Doody was a pioneering circus- and Western-frontier-themed children's television show that first aired in 1947. The colorful characters were finally broadcast "in color" beginning in 1955. This lunchbox was a hit, as kids in the Peanut Gallery would hold up their boxes, earning them a squirt of water from Clarabell the Clown.
Howdy Doody was a pioneering circus- and Western-frontier-themed children's television show that first aired in 1947. The colorful characters were finally broadcast "in color" beginning in 1955. This lunchbox was a hit, as kids in the Peanut Gallery would hold up their boxes, earning them a squirt of water from Clarabell the Clown.
Artifact
Lunchbox
Date Made
1954
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.12.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 8.75 in
Length: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
lunchbox: HOWDY DOODY / this box belongs to my friend (space to insert label) / CUSTER'S LAST STAND-1876 / PONY EXPRESS-1861 / "BUFFALO BILL" CODY-1867 / CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH-1849 (there are other dates with events around the sides of box)
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