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- Hallmark "Mickey Mouse: Ringing in Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - 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.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Mickey Mouse: Ringing in Christmas" Christmas Ornament, 2006
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.
- Pontiac Promotional Handbell, circa 1935 - Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. Pontiac tried using a catchy slogan on this giveaway from the 1930s.
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Pontiac Promotional Handbell, circa 1935
Promotional giveaways can place advertising messages deeper into people's lives than billboards or magazine ads. The power of branding -- coupled with consumer brand loyalty -- has also led to the creation of promotional items designed for sale to the public. Pontiac tried using a catchy slogan on this giveaway from the 1930s.
- Handbell -
- Collections - Artifact
Handbell
- School Bell, circa 1900 - A teacher in a one-room school in the nineteenth and early twentieth century would have stood at the door and rung this bell to call students in. Bells were one of many suggestions given by educator reformer Horace Mann during the 1830s and 40s which we still use in schools today.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
School Bell, circa 1900
A teacher in a one-room school in the nineteenth and early twentieth century would have stood at the door and rung this bell to call students in. Bells were one of many suggestions given by educator reformer Horace Mann during the 1830s and 40s which we still use in schools today.