Ford Mustang Clicker Toys, 1965

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THF151111 / Ford Mustang Clicker Toys, 1965
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Artifact Overview

Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. These noisemakers featuring the Mustang's running horse logo suggest the exhilarating freedom of a wild horse galloping across the plains. Ford dealers handed out the toys to entertain children and entice their parents to purchase one of the brand new Mustangs.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Toy (Recreational artifact)

Date Made

1965

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.129.58

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Steel (Alloy)

Color

Silver (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Diameter: 1 in

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