"2000" Eyeglasses, circa 1999
THF177837 / "2000" Eyeglasses, circa 1999
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Artifact Overview
Big glasses touting the new year have become a popular fashion item at New Year's Eve parties. On December 31, 1999, Kim Smith handed out party-favors, like this one, to family and guests--helping partygoers welcome in the new millennium.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Favor
Date Made
circa 1999
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2000.63.26.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Color
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.125 in
Width: 8.0 in
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SetA Look Back at Y2K
- 9 Artifacts
The turn of the calendar from 1999 into the year 2000 was cause for celebration but also cause for concern--at least the media made sure it was hyped that way! Would the Y2K computer bug at the turn of the millennium cause the end of the world as we knew it? Most of us didn't want to believe it was possible, but we stocked up on cases of water and partied like no one's business on New Year's Eve just to make sure!