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Preserver, Life

Object number2016.76.23

Manufacturer JIM-BUOY, division of Cal. June Corporation

Manufacturer Cal. June Corporation

MediumPlastic; polystyrene foam core; nylon straps and rope; ink

Credit LineGift of Palace Entertainment

DescriptionWhite Kennywood life preserver.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 21.75 × 3.25 in. (55.2 × 8.3 cm)
MarksLIFE RING BOUY / LISTED / Special Purpose / Buoyant Device / Issue Number 180 / Model No. CG 19 / Lot No. TDE / JIM-BOUY / "TYPE 4---PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE DESIGNED / TO BE THROWN TO A PERSON IN THE WATER." "APPROVED / FOR USE ON RECREATIONAL BOATSLESS THAN 16 FEET IN LENGTH, / AND AS A THROWING DEVICE FOR RECRATIONAL BOATS." / WITH CLOSED CELL POLYSTYRENE CORE / Mfg. by CAL. JUNE CORP. NORTH HOLLYWOOD CALIF. U.S.C.G. APPROVAL No. 160.064/185/0
Historical NotesLarge collection of material covering the history of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pa., that was transferred to the Heinz History Center along with an extensive set of archival holdings dating back to the earliest years of the park’s existence. The object portion of the collection primarily dates from the 1940s through the 2000s, and includes wooden and metal signs and wayfinding materials, advertising graphics, chalkware carnival prizes, three-dimensional park maps, ticket boxes and scales, some display props, including a woman’s head from Le Cachot, a costume of Kenny the Kangaroo, some T-shirts and uniform items worn by park personnel, small advertising items and park novelties, buttons, and other park incidentals. The objects document both the general history of the park and the experiences of the people who worked there, documenting Kennywood’s long role as a source of summer employment for generations of high school and college students in the Pittsburgh region.

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