Plastic Cup Set Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1942-1957
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Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this group of plastic cups when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this group of plastic cups when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
Artifact
Plastic cups
Date Made
1942-1957
Subject Date
1942-1957
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
57.72.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles A. Lindbergh
Material
Plastic
Technique
Blow molding
Color
Red
White (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
Stamped into bottom: MADE IN U.S.A. / unidentified makers mark (M or script N with curved arrow?)
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