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- Trade Card for Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves, Ringen Stove Co., 1882-1901 - 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.
- 1882-1901
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves, Ringen Stove Co., 1882-1901
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.
- "San Francisco" Snow Globe, circa 1970 - Tourist attractions offered souvenir seekers something new beginning in the 1950s: inexpensive plastic snow globes. These evolved from fancier versions through innovations in plastics and manufacturing technology, and they quickly became connected with travel. Snow globes were fun to collect, easy to transport, and served as both proof of the journey and a lasting representation of vacation memories.
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
"San Francisco" Snow Globe, circa 1970
Tourist attractions offered souvenir seekers something new beginning in the 1950s: inexpensive plastic snow globes. These evolved from fancier versions through innovations in plastics and manufacturing technology, and they quickly became connected with travel. Snow globes were fun to collect, easy to transport, and served as both proof of the journey and a lasting representation of vacation memories.
- Twin Oaks, Home of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., Akron, Ohio, 1929 -
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Twin Oaks, Home of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., Akron, Ohio, 1929
- Roto-Hoe Company Sales Brochure, "Roto-Hoe Model 700 Four Season Lawn and Garden Equipment," 1971 - With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Roto-Hoe Company Sales Brochure, "Roto-Hoe Model 700 Four Season Lawn and Garden Equipment," 1971
With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- Snowblower, 1953 -
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Snowblower, 1953
- LIthograph, "American Forest Scene," 1856 -
- 1856
- Collections - Artifact
LIthograph, "American Forest Scene," 1856
- First Snowfall in Greenfield Village, December 1934 -
- December 06, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
First Snowfall in Greenfield Village, December 1934
- Snowball Fight in Greenfield Village, December 1935 -
- December 16, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Snowball Fight in Greenfield Village, December 1935
- Hallmark "Currier & Ives: "Central Park, Winter" and "Frozen Up"" Christmas Ornaments, 1975 - 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.
- 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Currier & Ives: "Central Park, Winter" and "Frozen Up"" Christmas Ornaments, 1975
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 "Betsey Clark" Christmas Ornaments, 1976 - 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.
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Betsey Clark" Christmas Ornaments, 1976
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.