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- Fox Proto "Long Tail" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1946-1947 - Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Fox Specialties of Oakland, California, manufactured this model circa 1946. Its frame is aluminum, while its wood upper body is pine.
- 1946-1947
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Fox Proto "Long Tail" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car, 1946-1947
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. Fox Specialties of Oakland, California, manufactured this model circa 1946. Its frame is aluminum, while its wood upper body is pine.
- Magnavox Audio Frequency Amplifier, Type AC-3 B, 1920-1927 - This amplifier was designed for use with a public address system, in large venues. Equipment like this made it possible for Americans to listen together--from the voices of politicians at rallies--to recorded music in the dance hall. The new mass medium of radio now had the ability to pervade listening practices at home, and in public.
- 1920-1927
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Magnavox Audio Frequency Amplifier, Type AC-3 B, 1920-1927
This amplifier was designed for use with a public address system, in large venues. Equipment like this made it possible for Americans to listen together--from the voices of politicians at rallies--to recorded music in the dance hall. The new mass medium of radio now had the ability to pervade listening practices at home, and in public.
- Cutaway Model of a Magnavox Speaker Driver, Type R2 Model B, 1920-1925 - This is the speaker driver--the electrical device that produces sound--for a Magnavox R2-B speaker. Consumers received this driver and an 18-inch speaker horn to amplify and direct the sound. At this time, listeners were accustomed to buying multiple components to power radio listening apparatus. This object has been cutaway for display purposes, possibly used in a store display.
- 1920-1925
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Cutaway Model of a Magnavox Speaker Driver, Type R2 Model B, 1920-1925
This is the speaker driver--the electrical device that produces sound--for a Magnavox R2-B speaker. Consumers received this driver and an 18-inch speaker horn to amplify and direct the sound. At this time, listeners were accustomed to buying multiple components to power radio listening apparatus. This object has been cutaway for display purposes, possibly used in a store display.
- Magnavox Audio Frequency Amplifier, Type AC3, Model D, 1920-1927 -
- 1921-1922
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Magnavox Audio Frequency Amplifier, Type AC3, Model D, 1920-1927
- Heart Shaped Pillow, "The Ford is the Heart of the Automobile Industry," Christmas Gift to Henry Ford, 1930 - For many women in the early 20th century, Henry Ford's affordable automobile represented freedom and financial security, especially if they were fortunate enough to be part of the Ford Motor Company family. Their expressions of thanks were often homemade, like this embroidered throw pillow. One of a pair, it was sent to Henry Ford as a Christmas gift.
- 1930
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Heart Shaped Pillow, "The Ford is the Heart of the Automobile Industry," Christmas Gift to Henry Ford, 1930
For many women in the early 20th century, Henry Ford's affordable automobile represented freedom and financial security, especially if they were fortunate enough to be part of the Ford Motor Company family. Their expressions of thanks were often homemade, like this embroidered throw pillow. One of a pair, it was sent to Henry Ford as a Christmas gift.
- Magnavox Speaker Driver, Used Inside the Tower of Jewels Building, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 -
- 1915
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Magnavox Speaker Driver, Used Inside the Tower of Jewels Building, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
- Magnavox Electro-Dynamic Telephone, 1917 -
- 1917
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Magnavox Electro-Dynamic Telephone, 1917
- Blue Seal Milk Carton - The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
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Blue Seal Milk Carton
The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
- Carolina Dairies Buttermilk Carton - The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
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Carolina Dairies Buttermilk Carton
The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
- Carolina Dairies Buttermilk Carton - The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
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Carolina Dairies Buttermilk Carton
The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.