Museum Objects Monthly Archives: August 2006
Seamen’s Union Knotwork Plaque
Plaque commemorating the passage of the 1915 Seaman's Act. (Museum object #1942.530) This commemorative plaque, which consists of photographs and text set within an intricately knotted ropework frame, was made to commemorate the passage of the milestone 1915 Seamen’s Act....
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Posted August 31, 2006
Early Two-Piece Bathing Suit
Two-piece bathing suit worn by Lois Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin, c. 1947. (Museum object #2003.113.6A-B) More than a decade before Brian Hyland belted out his 1960 ode to the famous “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” Racine, Wisconsin...
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Posted August 24, 2006
Shotz Brewery Costume
Shotz Brewery smock used in Laverne and Shirley television series, 1976-1980. (Museum object #2006.38.1) Introduced in the show’s opening credits along side an undeniably catchy theme song, the lavender Shotz Brewery smock – like Laverne’s famous “L”-embroidered sweaters – is...
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Posted August 17, 2006
Early Kelvinator Home Microwave
Kelvinator Microwave “Radarange” thought to be the first home microwave oven used in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1956. (Museum object #1985.30) By today’s standards, this microwave oven is quite bulky and very heavy. Housed in a brushed stainless steel cabinet which...
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Posted August 10, 2006
Nash Ambassador Automobile
1948 Ambassador sedan, manufactured by the Nash Motors Division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1947-1948. (Museum object #1992.156) The Ambassador was the Nash Motors Company’s top of the line model in 1948. This model 4868 four door sedan sports...
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Posted August 3, 2006
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