Nissan Leaf Bracelet, 2011
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Promotional giveaways can make advertising messages more personal than billboards or magazine ads. As environmentalism continued to motivate people to reduce, reuse, and recycle, producers responded by recycling materials into branded giveaways. Nissan handed out bracelets made from recycled materials to supporters of zero-emission vehicles like the electric Nissan Leaf.
Promotional giveaways can make advertising messages more personal than billboards or magazine ads. As environmentalism continued to motivate people to reduce, reuse, and recycle, producers responded by recycling materials into branded giveaways. Nissan handed out bracelets made from recycled materials to supporters of zero-emission vehicles like the electric Nissan Leaf.
Artifact
Bracelet (Jewelry)
Date Made
2011
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.351.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles D. Sable.
Material
Rubber (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Color
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 0.25 in (bracelet )
Width: 2.5 in (bracelet )
Length: 2.25 in (bracelet)
Inscriptions
On metal ornament: Nissan LEAF / 100% electric / zero emission / no gas Printed on card, in part: the 100% electric Nissan LEAF / [...] / this is not a bracelet. it's a statement--one made from recycled car tires and metal. [...]
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