"Have A Happy Day! Dairy Queen" Button, 1978-1984

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Artifact Overview

The first Dairy Queen restaurant opened in Joliet, Illinois, in 1940. Since then, the company expanded with franchises offering fast food and brand-named frozen dairy products, including Dilly Bars, Peanut Buster Parfaits, and Blizzards. Many customers remember the signature curly top on Dairy Queen soft-serve ice cream cones. A franchise employee wore this button in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

1978-1984

Creator Notes

Commissioned by International Dairy Queen, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Maker unknown.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.106.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Laura (Gentry) Stupperich.

Material

Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal

Color

Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 2.125 in
Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on front: Have A / Happy Day! / Dairy / Queen
"Have A Happy Day! Dairy Queen" Button, 1978-1984