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- Richard Nixon Campaign Bubblegum Cigar, 1968 - Richard M. Nixon was a three-time Republican Party presidential nominee. In 1960, Nixon narrowly lost to John F. Kennedy -- and it appeared his political career was over. He continued to support Republicans over the next several years and in 1968, he was chosen party standard-bearer again. This time he won. Four years later Nixon won again -- in a landslide.
- 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Richard Nixon Campaign Bubblegum Cigar, 1968
Richard M. Nixon was a three-time Republican Party presidential nominee. In 1960, Nixon narrowly lost to John F. Kennedy -- and it appeared his political career was over. He continued to support Republicans over the next several years and in 1968, he was chosen party standard-bearer again. This time he won. Four years later Nixon won again -- in a landslide.
- Shelf Clock, 1900 -
- 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Shelf Clock, 1900
- Lyndon Johnson Campaign Gumball, 1968 -
- 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Lyndon Johnson Campaign Gumball, 1968
- Topps Chewing Gum Matchbook, circa 1942 -
- circa 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Topps Chewing Gum Matchbook, circa 1942
- "Bank-O-Mat," Bank and Gumball Machine, circa 1960 - This toy Bank-O-Mat gumball machine gave kids a treat and, at the same time, helped them save money. Children deposited a coin in the slot and then pushed the lever to drop the money into the till. Another mechanism turned and dropped a gumball -- a treat for the thrifty child.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Bank-O-Mat," Bank and Gumball Machine, circa 1960
This toy Bank-O-Mat gumball machine gave kids a treat and, at the same time, helped them save money. Children deposited a coin in the slot and then pushed the lever to drop the money into the till. Another mechanism turned and dropped a gumball -- a treat for the thrifty child.
- Richard Nixon Campaign Gumball, 1968 - Richard M. Nixon was a three-time Republican Party presidential nominee. In 1960, Nixon narrowly lost to John F. Kennedy -- and it appeared his political career was over. He continued to support Republicans over the next several years and in 1968, he was chosen party standard-bearer again. This time he won. Four years later Nixon won again -- in a landslide.
- 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Richard Nixon Campaign Gumball, 1968
Richard M. Nixon was a three-time Republican Party presidential nominee. In 1960, Nixon narrowly lost to John F. Kennedy -- and it appeared his political career was over. He continued to support Republicans over the next several years and in 1968, he was chosen party standard-bearer again. This time he won. Four years later Nixon won again -- in a landslide.
- Trade Card for Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti, Adams & Sons Co., 1876-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1876-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti, Adams & Sons Co., 1876-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.