PROP LOAN [Token] Jell-o Classic Car Picture Wheel Tokens, Set of 5, Plastic, c.1960s

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Name/Title

PROP LOAN [Token] Jell-o Classic Car Picture Wheel Tokens, Set of 5, Plastic, c.1960s

Entry/Object ID

DPL 2023.1.1

Tags

Jell-o, Jello, Plastic, Car, Automobile, 1950s, 1960s, Cream, Blue, Green, Red, Black, Paper, Promotional Item

Description

A set of 5 collectable tokens produced by Jell-o, featuring cars from the 1950s-1960s. A set of FIVE small plastic token, with a ribbed edge, moulded back with Kell-O branding, and flat front face with a round printed card insert. Four are cream plastic, while one is a metallic bronze/brown plastic. The back of each has a 3D wheel-like design, with the text “SAVE ALL 200 PICTURE WHEELS; COLLECTIONNEZ CES 200 JETSONS ILLUSTRÉS” in a ring around the ‘tire’ of the design, and “JELL-O; BRAND DESSERTS” in a ring around the ‘hub’ of the design. Token #1 (DPL 2023.1.1.1): #157, Studebaker (1953), Cream Token #2 (DPL 2023.1.1.2): #158, Mercedes-Benz (1954), Cream Token #3 (DPL 2023.1.1.3): #163, Thunderbird (1955), Cream Token #4 (DPL 2023.1.1.4): #166, Chrysler 300C (1957), Cream Token #5 (DPL 2023.1.1.5): #180, Ford (1960), Bronze On loan from the private collection of Danielle Lane.

Collection

Danielle Lane Loan Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Canada

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Token, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Individual Token

Depth

4 mm

Diameter

36 mm

Material

Plastic, Paper

Color

Cream, Bronze, Green, Blue, Red, Black

Condition

Date Examined

Jan 19, 2024

Notes

Some colour variation between tokens in cream-plastic. Token #1: FAIR — Notable wear/damage and grime around the left edges of the card insert; denting to the card, notable a large dent in the upper-centre; light grime/residue in the grooves of the plastic, throughout; plastic inner-rim on card side damages/separating in upper-left. Token #2: VERY GOOD — Some light residue in upper-left of card insert; little-to-no denting of card; very-light grime/residue in plastic grooves on reverse around lettering. Token #3: GOOD — Little-to-no denting of card insert; multiple points of grime/residue in the grooves of the reverse design, particularly around the lettering. Token #4: Good — Two rings of denting in the card insert from contact with the edge of another token; light creasing in lower-left edge; very light residue/grime on reverse. Token #5: GOOD — Light warping in the card insert; light creasing/denting around edges.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

January 19, 2024

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

January 19, 2024