Ad, Lipton Tea, 6: celebrity endorsement ads for Lipton Tea; clipped various magazines, 1944 + 1945.
Entry/Object ID
2013.005.0008
Scope and Content
Six motion picture stars celebrity endorsement advertisements for Lipton Tea, 1944 and 1945. Printed magazine advertisements clipped from unidentified publications; all are printed in full color; size circa 5-1/2" wide x 10-1/2" high with irregularly clipped edges.
Lipton Tea was a product of Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., which was based in Hoboken at this time.
All were movie stars at some time, but not all were promoting a current film.
1: 1944. Barbara Stanwyck, starring in "Double Indemnity."
2: 1944. Betty Hutton, starring in "And The Angels Sing."
3: 1944. Veronica Lake, starring in "The Hour Before the Dawn."
4. 1945. Jeanette MacDonald.
5. 1945. Gary Cooper, producer - star of "Along Came Jones."
6: 1945. Gracie Allen. (Allen with her husband, George Burns, became hosts of The Maxwell House Coffee Hour radio show in September 1945. They appeared in many advertisements promoting Maxwell House.)
Acquisition
Accession
2013.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
