Hot Air Balloon Advertising La-Z-Boy, 1980-1988

THF290350 / Hot Air Balloon Advertising La-Z-Boy, 1980-1988
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Artifact Overview

La-Z-Boy had firmly established itself as an icon of popular culture by the 1980s. Promoters counted on the fact that even from a distance, spectators would recognize this recliner-shaped hot air balloon (complete with a protruding footrest) as a La-Z-Boy.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1980-1988

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2015.78.1.197

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Mounting
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 20.000 in
Width: 16.000 in

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