Colorforms Set, Popeye the Weatherman, 1959
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This kit claimed to help children learn how to dress in all kinds of weather. Colorforms originated in 1951, when art students -- married couple Harry and Patricia Kislevitz -- experimented with some flexible vinyl a friend had given them, leading to the creation of colorful vinyl shapes and eventually to licensed characters in vinyl, mounted on sheets of laminated paperboard.
This kit claimed to help children learn how to dress in all kinds of weather. Colorforms originated in 1951, when art students -- married couple Harry and Patricia Kislevitz -- experimented with some flexible vinyl a friend had given them, leading to the creation of colorful vinyl shapes and eventually to licensed characters in vinyl, mounted on sheets of laminated paperboard.
Artifact
Play set
Date Made
1959
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.56.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Dimensions
Length: 13 in
Width: 8.25 in
Depth: 1 in
Inscriptions
box top: COLORFORMS / Popeye the Weatherman OFFICIAL / POPEYE / WEATHERMAN KIT / MADE ONLY BY / COLORFORMS. ©1959 COLORFORMS, NORWOOD, N.J., PRINTED IN U.S.A. ©1959 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. POPEYE HELPS TEACH CHILDREN TO DRESS FOR ALL KINDS OF WEATHER... booklet: COLORFORMS / Popeye the Weatherman
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