Ranger Joe Glass Mug
Object Details
- Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
- Description
- Introduced in 1939, Ranger Joe Honey Wheat Honnies was the first pre-sweetened breakfast cereal. It was bought out by Nabisco and renamed Wheat Honeys.
- In the early 1950's a television show was created to help market the cereal. Broadcast out of Philadelphia, it starred Jessie Rodgers, cousin of country-western music star Jimmie Rodgers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1950s
- ID Number
- 2014.0160.01
- accession number
- 2014.0160
- catalog number
- 2014.0160.01
- Object Name
- mug
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 4 in x 3 in; 7.62 cm x 10.16 cm x 7.62 cm
- place made
- United States: West Virginia, Wheeling
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Food
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Children
- Television
- Record ID
- nmah_1465531
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-a34c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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