Burger King Pokéball: Museum Object and Cultural History
Burger King Pokéball: date made: 1999. maker: Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Object Name: toy.
The object in the museum catalogue
This plastic representation of a "pokéball" was nspired by the Pokémon gaming franchise. It has two halves, one red, one white, and a red loop attachment. The object was designed to hold a single Pokémon toy as a promotion for Burger King kids meals in 1999. The figure has been removed from this object. This object was part of a massive product recall due to its eventual designation as a child hazard. Inscription inside the red half of the ball reads: MFG. FOR BURGER KING CORP. The maker field below notes the copyright holder, not the manufacturer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1999
- maker: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Object Name: toy
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Measurements: ball: 2 3/4 in; 6.985 cm
- Measurements: chain link: 2 29/32 in x 1 1/4 in x 13/32 in; 7.366 cm x 3.175 cm x 1.016 cm
- place made: China
- Associated Place: United States: Pennsylvania, Japan
- Associated Place: Japan
- ID Number: 2016.3016.12
- nonaccession number: 2016.3016
- catalog number: 2016.3016.12
- Credit Line: Judy Gradwohl
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.
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