Pendant, Charm
Object number2018.126.27 a-u
Retailer
H. J. Heinz Company
(founded 1888)
Date1939
MediumPlastic; Metal
Credit LineGift of The Kraft Heinz Company
DescriptionDark green plastic pickle charms and metal ball chain, including 20 pickle charms and a ball chain. A set of 20, dark green matching plastic pickle charms have a stem on one end and a plastic loop on the top with a piece of metal looped through. Both sides on the charms have raised retailer text, and surface of each one has raised bumps and ridges to replicate look of a pickle. Metal ball chain has 20 round segments and a coupling link on one end. Other end of chain has a rectangular piece of metal with a rectangle-shaped cutout in the middle.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-t): 0.5 x 0.827 x 0.25 in. (1.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm)Height x Width x Depth (u): 0.188 x 4.063 x 0.188 in. (0.5 x 10.3 x 0.5 cm)
Marks(a-t)
Front side of pickle charm with raised retailer text: "HEINZ".
Back side of pickle charm with raised retailer text: "57".
Historical NotesThese pickle charms and chain are from the New York World's Fair, which opened April 30, 1939, in Flushing Meadows in Queens. They are part of a collection of items from the Heinz Company.
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1970-1979
c. 1945
c. 2023
c. 1910