Playskool Holiday Inn Play Set, 1975
THF150132 / Playskool Holiday Inn Play Set, 1975
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Artifact Overview
By the 1970s, with more than 1,400 locations worldwide, Holiday Inns were universal. Playskool produced a playset version of the ubiquitous roadside motel for its "Familiar Places" line, complete with an enclosed courtyard and customizable Great Sign -- two iconic features of real-life Holiday Inns.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Play Set
Date Made
1975
Subject Date
1975-1979
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Playskool, a Milton Bradley Company; distributed by Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.48.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeff Myers.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 inches (play set, when folded)
Width: 12 inches (play set, when folded)
Length: 15.5 inches (play set, when folded)
Width: 12.25 inches (box)
Length: 19.25 inches (box)
Inscriptions
On box edge: PLAYSKOOL, INC., A MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60651 / MADE IN U.S.A. / COPYRIGHT 1974 PLAYSKOOL, INC.
Box side: 480 / FAMILIAR PLACES / ACTIVITY TOY / FOR AGES 3 TO 8 YEARS / INCLUDES: HOLIDAY INN AND 38 ACCESSORY PIECES, ALL MADE OF STURDY, SMOOTH, COLORFUL PLASTIC/ COLORS MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS PICTURED. [...]
Box flap: CONTAINS: / 1 HOLIDAY INN BUILDING / 1 HOLIDAY INN "GREAT SIGN" / 6 CARDS FOR SIGN / 6 PLAY PEOPLE / 1 DOG / 2 BEDS / 2 RESTAURANT BOOTHS / 1 LINEN CART / 2 CARS / 2 SUITCASES / 1 PATIO TABLE / 1 SWING / 1 SLIDE / 4 CHAIRS / 2 TABLES / 1 BUFFET TABLE / 4 FLAGS / 1 FOLDING PLAY BOARD / BUILDING IS HINGED; WHEN CLOSED, FORMS ITS OWN CARRYING CASE WITH HANDLE.
Price tag sticker: $14.00
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On a family road trip in 1951, building developer Kemmons Wilson spent nights in motel rooms that he found to be overpriced and uncomfortable. When the entrepreneur returned home to Memphis, Tennessee, he decided to build his own motel that offered consistent, quality service and amenities at family-friendly prices. Within a few years, Wilson’s Holiday Inns had revolutionized industry standards and become the nation’s largest lodging chain.