Miniature carousel used in television series <i>The Edge of Night</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 1979
name: label: maker
content: Bryar Carousel Works, Inc
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Miniature carousel used in the production of the television soap opera <i>The Edge of Night</i>. Character Draper Scott (portrayed by Tony Craig) gave the carousel to April Cavanaugh (portrayed by Terri Davis) as a Valentine’s Day gift and it became a symbol of their relationship in a story arc throughout the 1980 season of the series.
label: Description (Brief)
content: <i>The Edge of Night</i> was a popular soap opera series with a focus on mystery and crime storylines, set in the fictional Midwestern town of Monticello. The program's 7,420 episodes aired on CBS from 1956-1975 and then ABC from 1975 to 1984. The series was sponsored by Proctor and Gamble. Unique among American soap operas, <i>The Edge of Night</i> was particularly popular with male viewers, a fact attributed to its focus on police and crime and its late afternoon time slot.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Daytime Television Division
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0202.01
label: accession number
content: 1984.0202
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0202.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: carousel, toy
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: felt (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 5 in; 17.78 cm x 12.7 cm