1937 Radio Orphan Annie Radio Decoder
date: label: date made
content: 1937
notes: label: Description
content: This secret decoder pin was a promotional item for the Little Orphan Annie radio program. Children who were members of the <i>Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society</i> used the pin to decrypt messages included in the broadcast. Decoders were acquired by sending in proofs of purchase from the show's sponsor, Ovaltine. A new decoder promotion was offered every year, this version comes from 1937.
label: Description
content: Little Orphan Annie first aired in 1930 on Chicago's WGN, going national on NBC in 1931, where it aired for 11 years. The program followed the serialized adventures of the titular orphan, a spunky red-haired moppet, and her dog Sandy. Based on Harold Gray's popular syndicated newspaper comic strip, the program was on of the first radio shows to successfully attract a juvenile audience.
label: Description
content: In addition to the radio program, the character of Annie has been the focus of numerous film adaptations and a Broadway musical. The newspaper strip lasted in various forms until 2010.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Radio
label: Subject
content: Promotional Item
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.314637.00504
label: catalog number
content: 314637.00504
label: accession number
content: 314637
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Decoder
label: Object Name
content: radio promotion
label: Object Name
content: decoder pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 1 3/4 in; 5.08 cm x 4.445 cm