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UVA History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building-addition 80 child heath volvelle

 Unprocessed Material — Box: MSS 16758_NewAdditions_02, Folder: ViU2025-0067_001
Identifier: ViU-2025-0067

Content Description

This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a piece of advertising ephemera from the Met Life Insurance company. It is a child health volvelle [wheel chart] that supports the company's mission to educate American families about healthy habits. The font depicts a lively theater of children watching a screen. The screen is a cutout in the card revealing the volvelle beneath. When the wheel is turned, a different scene is shown, demonstrating a healthy habit. The back contains the sales agent ink stamp, "Charles M. Hauser, Easton, PA."

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Eclectibles, 6 June 2025.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: c.1930

Creator

Full Extent

.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

1 item