Box, Food Storage
Object number2008.6.2
Manufacturer
General Mills, Inc.
Date1992
MediumCardboard; ink; glue
Credit LineGift of Jed Melnick
DescriptionCommemorative Wheaties box featuring Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr. Front displays both players.Dimensions12.5 x 8.25 x 2.75 in. (31.8 x 21 x 7 cm)InscriptionsFront has words below image "JAROMIR / JAGR WHEATIES MARIO / LEMIEUX / TWO GREAT / HOCKEY CHAMPIONS / SALUTES".
Back: five paragraphs written by The Sporting News about their 1991-1992 season career highlights.
Base: Penguins logo.
MarksRight side: directions on how to preserve box and nutritional information.
Left side: history of Wheaties.
Base: Wheaties logo.
Historical NotesWheaties box commemorating Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr during the National Hockey League's 1991-1992 season, when the Pittsburgh Penguins won their second straight Stanley Cup.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Penguins
Related person
Mario Lemieux
(born 1965)
Related person
Jaromír Jágr
(born 1972)
Related institution
National Hockey League
On View
Not on view1952
1993