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- Hallmark "Military on Parade" Christmas Ornament, 1999 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Military on Parade" Christmas Ornament, 1999
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Miniature Clothespin Soldier Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1998 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Miniature Clothespin Soldier Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1998
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Drip-Dry Clips, 2004 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

- 2004
- Collections - Artifact
Drip-Dry Clips, 2004
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Travel Kit, Clothespins and Clothesline, 1920-1939 -

- 1920-1939
- Collections - Artifact
Travel Kit, Clothespins and Clothesline, 1920-1939
- Make-do Menu from Buddy's Truck Stop Consisting of Paper Plates with Diner Offerings and Prices, 2006 - This item comes from the collection of Richard J. S. Gutman, the leading expert on American diners, which was amassed in the course of a thesis, then four books, numerous articles, exhibitions, restorations, and other consulting projects. These handwritten, paper-plate, clothespin-hung menus were a signature trademark of Buddy's Truck Stop (Diner), Somerville, Massachusetts.

- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Make-do Menu from Buddy's Truck Stop Consisting of Paper Plates with Diner Offerings and Prices, 2006
This item comes from the collection of Richard J. S. Gutman, the leading expert on American diners, which was amassed in the course of a thesis, then four books, numerous articles, exhibitions, restorations, and other consulting projects. These handwritten, paper-plate, clothespin-hung menus were a signature trademark of Buddy's Truck Stop (Diner), Somerville, Massachusetts.
- Package of Spring Clothespins by Ross Products Inc., 1960-1969 -

- 1960-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Package of Spring Clothespins by Ross Products Inc., 1960-1969
- Hallmark "Miniature Clothespin Soldier Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1995 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Miniature Clothespin Soldier Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1995
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Miniature Clothespin Soldier Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1996 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.

- 1996
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Miniature Clothespin Soldier Series" Miniature Christmas Ornament, 1996
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Sure Grip Clothes Pins, circa 1945 - Before automatic clothes dryers came on the market after World War II, housewives hung their wet laundry to dry on clotheslines stretched across basements or backyards. Whether lightweight hosiery or heavy blankets, these Sure Grip clothespins promised to keep clean clothes and household linens from falling to the ground -- and perhaps having to be washed all over again.

- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Sure Grip Clothes Pins, circa 1945
Before automatic clothes dryers came on the market after World War II, housewives hung their wet laundry to dry on clotheslines stretched across basements or backyards. Whether lightweight hosiery or heavy blankets, these Sure Grip clothespins promised to keep clean clothes and household linens from falling to the ground -- and perhaps having to be washed all over again.
- Munising "Sunny Day" Clothespins, 1953-1955 - In the 1950s, though many households had an automatic washing machine, some might not yet have owned an automatic dryer. Housewives still hung their wet laundry to dry on clotheslines stretched across basements or backyards, as weather permitted. "Sunny Days" were best for hanging laundry outside: clothing and household linens acquired a fresh, outdoorsy scent that automatic dryers -- though more convenient -- couldn't duplicate.

- 1953-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Munising "Sunny Day" Clothespins, 1953-1955
In the 1950s, though many households had an automatic washing machine, some might not yet have owned an automatic dryer. Housewives still hung their wet laundry to dry on clotheslines stretched across basements or backyards, as weather permitted. "Sunny Days" were best for hanging laundry outside: clothing and household linens acquired a fresh, outdoorsy scent that automatic dryers -- though more convenient -- couldn't duplicate.