Object Details
- Beetleware Corporation
- Description
- This beetleware plastic mug with lid was a promotional item for the Little Orphan Annie radio show and it's sponsor, Ovaltine.
- Little Orphan Annie first aired in 1930 on Chicago's WGN, going national on NBC in 1931, where it aired for 11 years. The program followed the serialized adventures of the titular orphan, a spunky red-haired moppet, and her dog Sandy. Based on Harold Gray's popular syndicated newspaper comic strip, the program was on of the first radio shows to focus on a juvenile audience.
- In addition to the radio program, the character of Annie has been the focus of numerous film adaptations and a Broadway musical. The newspaper strip lasted in various forms until 2010.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen R. Cannon
- 1930s
- ID Number
- 2003.0159.01
- accession number
- 2003.0159
- catalog number
- 2003.0159.01
- Object Name
- Mug
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 7 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 3/4 in
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Food
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Comics
- Record ID
- nmah_1250277
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-26ed-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
