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- Sparton Radio Model 558-B, 1937 - This 1937 Sparton radio was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, a designer renowned for his use of streamlined forms. A study in contrasts -- the blue mirrored finish and curved sled-like base suggest speed while the five jutting parallel panels appear almost architectural -- this expensive and glamorous radio had a limited market during the Great Depression.
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Sparton Radio Model 558-B, 1937
This 1937 Sparton radio was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, a designer renowned for his use of streamlined forms. A study in contrasts -- the blue mirrored finish and curved sled-like base suggest speed while the five jutting parallel panels appear almost architectural -- this expensive and glamorous radio had a limited market during the Great Depression.
- Trade Card for Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters, Rheumatic Syrup Company, 1880-1900 - 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.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters, Rheumatic Syrup Company, 1880-1900
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.
- Trade Card for Foote & Jenks, "The Perfection of Odors "Linden Bloom" For Sale By Your Druggist," 1884-1900 - 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.
- 1884-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Foote & Jenks, "The Perfection of Odors "Linden Bloom" For Sale By Your Druggist," 1884-1900
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.
- Trade Card for Cultivator Hoes, Withington & Cooley Mfg. Co., 1865-1903 -
- 1865-1903
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Cultivator Hoes, Withington & Cooley Mfg. Co., 1865-1903
- Trade Card for Jackson Wagons, Austin, Tomlinson & Webster Mfg. Co., 1881-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods flooded the American market. Some enterprising advertisers sought to distinguish their products from the competition by distributing trade cards. Special versions revealed hidden images and words when held to the light. Americans enjoyed and often saved the popular little advertisements, which survive as historical records of consumerism in the United States.
- 1881-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Jackson Wagons, Austin, Tomlinson & Webster Mfg. Co., 1881-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods flooded the American market. Some enterprising advertisers sought to distinguish their products from the competition by distributing trade cards. Special versions revealed hidden images and words when held to the light. Americans enjoyed and often saved the popular little advertisements, which survive as historical records of consumerism in the United States.
- Trade Card for Jackson Wagons, Austin, Tomlinson & Webster Mfg. Co., 1880-1890 - 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.
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Jackson Wagons, Austin, Tomlinson & Webster Mfg. Co., 1880-1890
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.
- Sparton "Sled" Mirror Radio, Model 557, 1936 - This 1936 Sparton radio was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, a designer renowned for his use of streamlined forms. A study in contrasts -- the blue mirrored finish and curved sled-like base suggest speed while the five jutting parallel panels appear almost architectural -- this expensive and glamorous radio had a limited market during the Great Depression.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Sparton "Sled" Mirror Radio, Model 557, 1936
This 1936 Sparton radio was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, a designer renowned for his use of streamlined forms. A study in contrasts -- the blue mirrored finish and curved sled-like base suggest speed while the five jutting parallel panels appear almost architectural -- this expensive and glamorous radio had a limited market during the Great Depression.
- Craftsman Model 80 Lawn Mower, 1952-1955 - Lawns require regular maintenance. First patented in the United States in 1868, cylinder- or reel-type mowers became an enduring, affordable option for anyone with a small lawn. The basic form consisted of blades that rotated around a horizontal axis, cutting the grass as the user pushed the machine. This 1950s model featured an attachment designed to catch grass clippings.
- 1952-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Craftsman Model 80 Lawn Mower, 1952-1955
Lawns require regular maintenance. First patented in the United States in 1868, cylinder- or reel-type mowers became an enduring, affordable option for anyone with a small lawn. The basic form consisted of blades that rotated around a horizontal axis, cutting the grass as the user pushed the machine. This 1950s model featured an attachment designed to catch grass clippings.
- Trade Card for Gardening Hoes, Withington & Cooley Mfg. Co., 1884-1900 -
- 1865-1903
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Gardening Hoes, Withington & Cooley Mfg. Co., 1884-1900
- Footwarmer, circa 1900 - This X-Radium footwarmer made by the Novelty Manufacturing Company in Jackson, Michigan, depended on radiant heat from a special patented brick placed inside. Users had to remember to heat the brick before their trip.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Footwarmer, circa 1900
This X-Radium footwarmer made by the Novelty Manufacturing Company in Jackson, Michigan, depended on radiant heat from a special patented brick placed inside. Users had to remember to heat the brick before their trip.