Reddy Kilowatt Hand Puppet
notes: label: Description
content: This hand puppet of the character “Reddy Kilowatt” has lightning bolts for limbs and a light bulb for a nose. First created in 1926 by Ashton B. Collins of the Alabama Power Company, Reddy Kilowatt served as a licensed spokes-character for privately-owned electric utilities. Designed to put a friendly face on electricity, Reddy was used to advance a variety of electrical messages, first encouraging electricity adoption, then electrical safety and efficiency. Collins also used the character to promote his conservative political views. Reddy appeared in print advertisements, animated shorts, films, TV ads, and a variety of licensed merchandise.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Energy & Power
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content: Advertising
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content: American Enterprise
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Xcel Energy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0047.11
label: accession number
content: 2013.0047
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0047.11
objectType: label: Object Name
content: advertising
label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in x in; 23.495 cm x 16.51 cm x .0254 cm