Toy
Object number98.17.376
Manufacturer
Wolverine Toy, Division of Spang Industries, Inc.
(founded 1968)
Date1984
OriginBooneville, AR
Mediummetal, paint, plastic, paper, ink, powdered drink mix product
Credit LineGift of Spang & Company
DescriptionKool-Aid Deluxe Party play set toy consisting of four plastic cups, four metal saucers and plates, two uncut sprues of white plastic utensils; two plastic canisters with snap-on lids; one red plastic pitcher with smiling-face decoration; and two paper packets of Kool-Aid drink mix. All inside original packaging.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 13.25 × 15 × 3.5 in. (33.7 × 38.1 × 8.9 cm)MarksFront of box reads "Kool-Aid / SOFT DRINK MIX BRAND / Wolverine Deluxe Party Set".
Top, left, and right sides of box read "Wolverine / Kool-Aid / SOFT DRINK MIX BRAND / Deluxe Party Set / For Ages 3 and Up 4 Place".
Bottom of box reads "Kool-Aid / SOFT DRINK MIX BRAND / Wolverine Deluxe Party Set / AGES 3 & UP 4 PLACE / NO. 1970".
Back of box has text at center "WASH IN WARM WATER AND TRIM..." and along bottom "WOLVERINE TOY / BOONEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72927 / A SUSIDIARY OF SPANG & COMPANY / ...".
Red Kool-Aid packet has text on front "CHeRRY / ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR / Kool-Aid / BRAND / UNSWEETENED SOFT DRINK MIX ADD SUGAR / WITH VITAMIN C / MAKES 2 QUARTS..."
Blue Kool-Aid packet has text on front "TROPICAL PUNCH / ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR / Kool-Aid / BRAND / UNSWEETENED SOFT DRINK MIX ADD SUGAR / WITH VITAMIN C / MAKES 2 QUARTS..."
Each plate and saucer has text "Kool-Aid / SOFT DRINK MIX BRAND"; three repeated "Kool-Aid"; and "©1983 General Foods Corp."
Front of proper right yellow cannister has text "Kool-Aid / SOFT DRINK MIX BRAND".
Front of proper left yellow cannister has text "Sugar".
Historical Notes#1970 Kool-Aid Deluxe Party Set. Date code L on box suggests 1984 production date. This toy is another example of what appears to be a cooperative venture, incorporating a brand-name product, along with a traditional Wolverine style of toy.
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