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- Sucaryl Artificial Sweetener Dispenser, circa 1967 - Artificial sweeteners provide dieters and people with diabetes or other metabolic disorders with a sugar substitute. Sucaryl, a cyclamate-based sweetener, was first marketed to the public in 1951. Though Sucaryl promised sweet-tasting foods without adding calories, links to possible increased cancers risks spurred the Food and Drug Administration to ban cyclamates in 1969.
- circa 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Sucaryl Artificial Sweetener Dispenser, circa 1967
Artificial sweeteners provide dieters and people with diabetes or other metabolic disorders with a sugar substitute. Sucaryl, a cyclamate-based sweetener, was first marketed to the public in 1951. Though Sucaryl promised sweet-tasting foods without adding calories, links to possible increased cancers risks spurred the Food and Drug Administration to ban cyclamates in 1969.
- Dispensers -
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Dispensers
- Hallmark "Goody Gumballs" Christmas Ornament, 1995 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1995
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Hallmark "Goody Gumballs" Christmas Ornament, 1995
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Mustard Dispenser Cut Away to Show the Interior, 1895 -
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Mustard Dispenser Cut Away to Show the Interior, 1895
- Medication Dispensing Envelopes, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Medication Dispensing Envelopes, circa 1960
- Sugar Dispenser, 1950-1960 -
- 1950-1960
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Sugar Dispenser, 1950-1960
- Napkin Dispenser, 2000-2010 -
- 2000-2010
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Napkin Dispenser, 2000-2010
- Sponge Soap Saver, 2000 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Sponge Soap Saver, 2000
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Syringe Dispenser Used in Dr. Sullivan Jackson's Dental Office, Selma, Alabama -
- 1960-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Syringe Dispenser Used in Dr. Sullivan Jackson's Dental Office, Selma, Alabama
- Cup Dispenser Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- 1957-1965
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Cup Dispenser Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.