La-Z-Boy Advertisement Featuring Johnny Carson, January 1969

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Artifact Overview

Naugahyde, a vinyl-coated fabric manufactured by Uniroyal Engineered Products, is a popular furniture upholstery material. The product's success inspired imitators, so Uniroyal hired ad-man George Lois to craft an advertising campaign that would differentiate their product. The Nauga, a fictional creature that painlessly shed its leather-like hide, was born. The Nauga featured in humorous advertisements and was even made into a promotional toy.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertisement

Subject Date

January 1969

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2015.78.1.63

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of La-Z-Boy, Incorporated.

Material

Fome-Cor (TM)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Mounting

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

handwritten at the top: January '69 / (?)F.D.M.