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- Perk Granulated Soap, 1947-1953 -
- 1947-1953
- Collections - Artifact
Perk Granulated Soap, 1947-1953
- Kitchen Klenzer, 1933-1943 -
- 1933-1943
- Collections - Artifact
Kitchen Klenzer, 1933-1943
- "Monarch Coffee" Thermos, circa 1931 - "Good pilots deserve good coffee." So says the label on this promotional vacuum flask given to airplane pilots by Reid, Murdoch & Company -- manufacturers of Monarch-brand foods. Monarch's sales force was quick to capitalize on aviation's growth. The brand not only distributed bottles like this, it operated its own Ford Tri-Motor airplane as a flying showroom for its products.
- circa 1931
- Collections - Artifact
"Monarch Coffee" Thermos, circa 1931
"Good pilots deserve good coffee." So says the label on this promotional vacuum flask given to airplane pilots by Reid, Murdoch & Company -- manufacturers of Monarch-brand foods. Monarch's sales force was quick to capitalize on aviation's growth. The brand not only distributed bottles like this, it operated its own Ford Tri-Motor airplane as a flying showroom for its products.
- Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog for Spring and Summer, 1930 - Montgomery Ward's 1930 spring and summer catalog featured several bicycles, including some from store-brand Hawthorne. Children's bikes of the 1930s took inspiration from motorcycles, and many featured faux fuel tanks, loud horns and electric headlights. The catalog's listing for the Hawthorne Flyer bike boasts of its "sturdy motorcycle construction" starting at $33.00 and shipped for only $5.50 down.
- 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog for Spring and Summer, 1930
Montgomery Ward's 1930 spring and summer catalog featured several bicycles, including some from store-brand Hawthorne. Children's bikes of the 1930s took inspiration from motorcycles, and many featured faux fuel tanks, loud horns and electric headlights. The catalog's listing for the Hawthorne Flyer bike boasts of its "sturdy motorcycle construction" starting at $33.00 and shipped for only $5.50 down.
- "Ebony" Magazine, "The Black Revolution," August 1969 - In 1969, Ebony published this special issue to examine the various facets of Black Revolution and Black Power. A number of authors from Bayard Rustin to Huey Newton offered their visions for African Americans continuing to struggle with inequality in America.
- August 01, 1969
- Collections - Artifact
"Ebony" Magazine, "The Black Revolution," August 1969
In 1969, Ebony published this special issue to examine the various facets of Black Revolution and Black Power. A number of authors from Bayard Rustin to Huey Newton offered their visions for African Americans continuing to struggle with inequality in America.
- Park Drag, or Private Road Coach, 1893 - Park drags were coaches in which to see and be seen. Wealthy owners took them to horse races, country picnics, elite summer resorts, or simply on tours through places like New York's Central Park, where they were sure to be admired. San Francisco businessman and socialite George A. Newhall bought this coach at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- 1893
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Park Drag, or Private Road Coach, 1893
Park drags were coaches in which to see and be seen. Wealthy owners took them to horse races, country picnics, elite summer resorts, or simply on tours through places like New York's Central Park, where they were sure to be admired. San Francisco businessman and socialite George A. Newhall bought this coach at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- Teletype Photoelectric Transmitter, circa 1937 -
- circa 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Teletype Photoelectric Transmitter, circa 1937
- Zenith Saratoga Radio-Phonograph Combination, Model H664, 1950-1952 -
- 1950-1952
- Collections - Artifact
Zenith Saratoga Radio-Phonograph Combination, Model H664, 1950-1952
- Mailer, "American Center for Design's Call for Entries for the 17th Annual 100th Show," 1994 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image.
- 1994
- Collections - Artifact
Mailer, "American Center for Design's Call for Entries for the 17th Annual 100th Show," 1994
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image.
- Fudge Warmer, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Fudge Warmer, circa 1925