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Joan Crawford, from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F3), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. for Supplee Ice Cream

Publisher Issued by Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. American
1933
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Lid with tab from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F3), issued by Dixie Cup of the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. as a lid for personal cups of Supplee Ice Cream. This series is the first of many movie star lids issued by Dixie. Advertising for the ice cream company is printed on the top of the lid and a movie star photo on the underside. A thin piece of wax paper was put between the image and the ice cream to protect the ink. 24 lids in set to be collected and put in album.

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Object Information
  • Title: Joan Crawford, from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F3), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. for Supplee Ice Cream
  • Publisher: Issued by Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc.
  • Date: 1933
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 308, F3.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Clark Gable, from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F3), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. for Supplee Ice Cream, Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. American, Commercial color lithograph
Clark Gable, from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F3), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. for Supplee Ice Cream
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Fred Astaire, from the Movie Stars series (small blue lid) (F5-1b), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc., Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. American, Commercial color lithograph
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Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc.
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Mystery Movie Star (Ginger Rogers), from the Movie Stars series (small mystery lid) (F4), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc., Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. American, Commercial color lithograph
Mystery Movie Star (Ginger Rogers), from the Movie Stars series (small mystery lid) (F4), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc.
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Ginger Rogers, from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F4), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc., Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc. American, Commercial color lithograph
Ginger Rogers, from the Movie Stars series (small lid) (F4), issued by the Individual Drinking Cup Company, Inc.
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