"I am a Member of the Big Boy Club" Button, circa 1990

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Artifact Overview

Big Boy drive-ins and restaurants initiated a long-running advertising campaign to entice families into their franchise establishments in the mid-1900s. Kids could join the Big Boy Club, which offered its members free food and specially branded premiums like this button.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

circa 1990

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.51.35

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Louis Iadonisi.

Material

Metal

Color

Red
White (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.125 in
Diameter: 1.125 in

Inscriptions

on front: I am a MEMBER of the / BIG BOY CLUB
"I am a Member of the Big Boy Club" Button, circa 1990