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Costume, Performance

Object number2016.76.31 a-i

Manufacturer Scollon Productions, Inc. (founded 1968)

Date1990

OriginWhite Rock, SC

MediumFabric; Fake fur; Plastic; Vinyl; Rubber; Polyurethane; Velcro; Metal; Foam; Leather; Adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of Palace Entertainment

DescriptionKangaroo mascot costume consisting of a head, bodysuit, two gloves, two shoes, and three interior plastic rings to hold the body's shape.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 21.875 × 15.5 × 20 in. (55.6 × 39.4 × 50.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - flat): 60.5 × 57 × 5 in. (153.7 × 144.8 × 12.7 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 10 × 8.25 × 2 in. (25.4 × 21 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 10.25 × 8.75 × 2 in. (26 × 22.2 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e): 6 × 8.5 × 16 in. (15.2 × 21.6 × 40.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (f): 6.75 × 8.375 × 15 in. (17.1 × 21.3 × 38.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (g): 1.25 × 20.75 × 20.625 in. (3.2 × 52.7 × 52.4 cm)
Diameter x Depth (h): 21.375 × 1.25 in. (54.3 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (i): 1.375 × 21.625 × 21.875 in. (3.5 × 54.9 × 55.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
White text painted on top of hat at front center "Kenny".

Safety sticker inside hard hat has blue printed text that is difficult to read.
Marks(b)
Fabric label sewn inside proper right back panel at top has printed black text including "scollon productions, Inc. / ... / White Rock, South Carolina... / CREATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU / BY SCOLLON PRODUCTIONS / Care Instructions... / ... / instant crowds".
Historical NotesKenny the Kangaroo mascot costume from Kennywood Park. The costume is part of a large collection of material covering the history of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pa., that was transferred to the Heinz History Center in 2016 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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