Handbill Showing WXYZ-TV's "Ricky the Clown" Endorsing Tip-Top's "Mr. Big" Bread, Detroit, Michigan, 1961

Artifact

Handbill

Date Made

1961

Subject Date

24 September 1961

Creators

Ward Baking Company 

Keywords

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Handbills 

Signatures (Names) 

Advertising 

Bread 

Clowns 

Children's television programs 

Romig, Irving Hugh, 1920-2010 

Ward Baking Company 

WXYZ-TV (Television station : Southfield, Mich.) 

Collection Title

Wixom Circus Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.1451.27

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photomechanical processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in

Width: 3.785 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten text on front: Happy Wishes / Ricky Printed on front: RICKY THE CLOWN / WXYZ-TV -7 / RICKY Loves / Tip-Top "Mr. Big" / You Will Too! Ink stamp on front and back: SEP 24 1961 Ink stamp on the back of the card: Ricky The Clown Shows / IRVIN ROMIG / [address] Southfield Mich.