Automobile Club of Michigan "Trip-Pak" Travel Kit, 1948-1955
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Artifact Overview
The Automobile Club of Michigan provided this travel kit for its members. The "trip-pak" contained essentials for travelers, shaving lotion and razors, hair and eye care material, stomach pain relief medicines, and No Doz to keep drivers awake. All were neatly boxed for easy packing.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Toilet kit
Date Made
1948-1955
Creators
Creator Notes
Made for the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
87.135.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Glass (Material)
Metal
Plastic
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Gold (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.75 in (box)
Width: 8.5 in (box)
Length: 5.3125 in (box)
Inscriptions
Printed on box lid: "TRIP-PAK" / FOR A TRAVELER / COMPLIMENTS OF ... / AAA / AUTOMOBILE CLUB / MICHIGAN / AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF MICHIGAN
On A & B boxes: OPTREX EYE CUP / [...] / CHEMDRUG CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y.
On C & D boxes: BURMASHAVE / NO BRUSH / NO LATHER / WITH LANOLIN / MADE IN U.S.A. BY BURMA-VITA CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
On E & F boxes: MAGNETIZED / MARLIN / DOUBLE EDGE BLADES / MARLIN FIREARMS COMPANY, NEW HAVEN, CONN.
On G & H tins: KEEP ALERT / NO DOZ / AWAKENESS / SAFE AS COFFEE / HARRISON PRODUCTS, INC. / SAN FRANCISCO
On I packaging: TUMS / ALWAYS CARRY / TUMS / EAT LIKE CANDY / QUICK RELIEF / LEWIS-HOWE CO., ST. LOUIS, MO., U.S.A.
On J & K: BROMO-SELTZER / A RELIEF FOR SIMPLE HEADACHES & NEURALGIA / THE EMERSON DRUG COMPANY OF BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
On L: VASELINE / CREAM / HAIR TONIC / CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO / NEW YORK, N.Y.
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