Joe E Brown Bike Club: Museum Object and Cultural History
Joe E Brown Bike Club: date made: ca 1934. Associated Name: Quaker Oats Company. maker: Parisian Novelty Company.
The object in the museum catalogue
Quaker Oats Cereal premium pin back button featuring film comedian Joe E. Brown. Marked “Member/ Joe E. Brown/ Bike Club” the button likely also promoted Brown’s 1934 movie 6 Day Bike Rider . The popular funnyman was successful as both a lead and supporting actor, performing in a variety of roles, including in such films as On with the Show (1929), A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream (1935) and Some Like it Hot (1959) .
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1934
- Associated Name: Quaker Oats Company
- maker: Parisian Novelty Company
- Object Name: button
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: enamel (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in; 3.81 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- name of sport: Bicycling
- Subject: Motion Pictures
- Subject: Promotional Item
- Subject: Comedy
- ID Number: 1986.0210.19
- accession number: 1986.0210
- catalog number: 1986.0210.19
- Credit Line: Gift of Col. Donald A. Seibert
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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