Reddy Kilowatt Marionette
date: label: date made
content: 1934
name: label: user
content: Haines, Elizabeth L.
label: user
content: Haines, Frank D.
label: maker
content: Haines, Frank D.
notes: label: Description
content: This is a marionette of the character “Reddy Kilowatt,” first created in 1926 by Ashton B. Collins of the Alabama Power Company. This Reddy Kilowatt puppet was made in 1934 by the husband-and-wife team of Elizabeth L. and Frank D. Haines for window display performances in the Philadelphia Electric showroom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the late 1930's to the 1950's puppets were a popular advertising medium. Puppeteers like the Haines’ utilized puppets in store window displays, motion pictures, and television shows to promote a wide array of businesses and products.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: classified
content: Puppetry
label: depicted
content: electricity
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Advertising
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content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0137.013.01
label: accession number
content: 2007.0137
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0137.013.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
label: Object Type
content: puppets
label: Object Type
content: marionettes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 6 in x 4 in; 43.18 cm x 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm