Promotional novelty hand fan (Sinatra): A fan for my fans Frank Sinatra; Lucky Strike cigarettes promotion for radio show, Your Hit Parade. American Tobacco Co., 1943.

Archive

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Hoboken Historical Museum

copy 1, side 1: photo of Frank Sinatra with Lucky Strike promotion

copy 1, side 1: photo of Frank Sinatra with Lucky Strike promotion

Name/Title

Promotional novelty hand fan (Sinatra): "A fan for my fans" Frank Sinatra; Lucky Strike cigarettes promotion for radio show, "Your Hit Parade." American Tobacco Co., 1943.

Entry/Object ID

2015.030.0052

Scope and Content

Promotional novelty (Sinatra): "A fan for my fans" Frank Sinatra; Lucky Strike cigarettes promotion for radio show, "Your Hit Parade." Copyright American Tobacco Co., 1943. An advertising item promoting their sponsored radio program that starred Frank Sinatra. His first tenure on this popular show was from 1943 to 1944. Cardboard hand fan, 13-1/4" high x 7-3/8" wide, color printed both sides as a tobacco leaf plus text, Sinatra photo & Lucky Strike product image; die-cut in the shape of a tobacco leaf. Three examples (only copy 1 imaged.) Copies 2 and 3 have album mounting remains on one side, one good side on each allowing for one full fan.) Text on side 1: Lucky Strike Presents "Your Hit Parade" Starring [B+W photo of Frank Sinatra] Frank Sinatra America's Singing Sensation Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco So round, so firm so fully packed... so free and easy on the draw [depiction of Lucky Strike cigarette pack in wartime packaging of white background rather than pre-war green] ---- Text on side 2: "A fan for my fans" Frank Sinatra [beneath the above text is very small type] Copyright 1943 The American Tobacco Company L.S./M.F.T. ==== Also on side 2 of copy 1 is holographic ink listing of nine numbered song titles that were apparently written by a listener. See detail image. ---- Note: L.S./M.F.T. = Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco

Acquisition

Accession

2015.030

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - 1944

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1943 Date(s): 1943-1944

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2015-06-05