Name/Title
Food Storage CannisterEntry/Object ID
2014.52.25Description
Metal food storage canister in the shape of a bus. The canister and lid are printed in bright colors to show a tour bus wrapped with the words, "BEN & JERRY'S / NEW VAUDEVILLE / LIGHT CIRCUS". There are clowns, a ringleader, and a bus driver printed in the windows of the bus, and large arms reaching up the sides from beneath. There are 3 wheels attached to either long side of the canister, allowing it to be rolled. The license plate reads, "LICNLAF" [lick 'n' laugh].Context
Produced both as a retail container for ice cream and to promote the Ben & Jerry's New Vaudeville Light Circus Bus, which traveled the country promoting Ben & Jerry's ice cream at music festivals.Acquisition
Accession
2014.52Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Manufacturer
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.Date made
circa 1990Place
City
Hong KongCountry
ChinaContinent
AsiaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Can, Food StorageNomenclature Primary Object Term
Canister, Food StorageNomenclature Sub-Class
Food Storage EquipmentNomenclature Class
Food Processing & Preparation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
5-1/2 inWidth
4-1/2 inLength
9-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
WaterburyCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America