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- Everlast "Bali Bamboo" Sugar and Creamer Set, 1948-1959 - In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. Everlast's most successful line, "Bali Bamboo," was a direct result of America's fascination with the South Pacific following World War II.
- 1948-1959
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Everlast "Bali Bamboo" Sugar and Creamer Set, 1948-1959
In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. Everlast's most successful line, "Bali Bamboo," was a direct result of America's fascination with the South Pacific following World War II.
- "PuRI.T" Sugar & Creamer Set, 2005 - 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.
- 2005
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"PuRI.T" Sugar & Creamer Set, 2005
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.
- Sugar and Creamer Set, 1930-1934 - During the 1930s, some American glass manufacturers produced inexpensive, pressed glass serving ware. The glassware, which came in a variety of colors and scores of distinct patterns, could be bought at many lower-end retailers as well as through catalogue merchants. Movie theaters and other businesses also gave it away -- intending to lure the cash-strapped Depression-era public inside.
- 1930-1934
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar and Creamer Set, 1930-1934
During the 1930s, some American glass manufacturers produced inexpensive, pressed glass serving ware. The glassware, which came in a variety of colors and scores of distinct patterns, could be bought at many lower-end retailers as well as through catalogue merchants. Movie theaters and other businesses also gave it away -- intending to lure the cash-strapped Depression-era public inside.
- Tea and Coffee Set Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- Collections - Artifact
Tea and Coffee Set Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Sugar and Creamer Set Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- 1941-1951
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar and Creamer Set Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Sugar Bowl and Creamer Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl and Creamer Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Sugar and Creamer Set with Tray 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.
- circa 1958
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Sugar and Creamer Set with Tray 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.
- Set of China Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- 1941-1951
- Collections - Artifact
Set of China Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Sugar and Creamer Set, 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar and Creamer Set, 1925-1935
- Sugar and Creamer Set 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.
- 1945-1970
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar and Creamer Set 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.