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- "Radio Time Around the World" Wheel Chart Promotional Giveaway, 1929 - Gas station operators and mechanics advertised their services with promotional giveaways. This circa 1929 chart capitalized on the growing popularity of amateur or ham radio. By adjusting the wheel accordingly, a radio operator could determine the current time anywhere in the world. Broadcast AM radios were just making their way into cars at the time too.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
"Radio Time Around the World" Wheel Chart Promotional Giveaway, 1929
Gas station operators and mechanics advertised their services with promotional giveaways. This circa 1929 chart capitalized on the growing popularity of amateur or ham radio. By adjusting the wheel accordingly, a radio operator could determine the current time anywhere in the world. Broadcast AM radios were just making their way into cars at the time too.
- Informational Wheel Chart for the Wise Use of Energy Conservation, 2011 - Some environmentalists suggest that changes in individual behavior can help reduce global energy use. This choice wheel showed consumers how to conserve energy in different areas of home and life, from the laundry room to the car dealership.
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
Informational Wheel Chart for the Wise Use of Energy Conservation, 2011
Some environmentalists suggest that changes in individual behavior can help reduce global energy use. This choice wheel showed consumers how to conserve energy in different areas of home and life, from the laundry room to the car dealership.
- Children's Menu from Howard Johnson's Restaurant, with Know Your States Game, 1965 - Howard Johnson's restaurants offered moderately priced meals in consistently managed facilities to the traveling public during the mid-twentieth century. Children could choose from a number of food options on this menu. And while waiting, parents and children could test their knowledge about various states and their capitals.
- 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Children's Menu from Howard Johnson's Restaurant, with Know Your States Game, 1965
Howard Johnson's restaurants offered moderately priced meals in consistently managed facilities to the traveling public during the mid-twentieth century. Children could choose from a number of food options on this menu. And while waiting, parents and children could test their knowledge about various states and their capitals.