{"product_id":"vintage-howard-johnsons-souvenir-ephemera","title":"Vintage Howard Johnson's Sundries - Prices Vary","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the domination of fast food, \"HoJo's\" was a national landmark with more than 1500 locations scattered across the U.S. Founded by Howard Deering Johnson in 1925 with a single drugstore location in Quincy, Massachusetts, Johnson went on to fundamentally change many aspects of family travel during the Golden Age of the American Road Trip. Pioneering the clever use of now-common conventions like a separate children's menu, crayons and graphic placemats for coloring and even the \"doggie bag\" for leftovers, the chain famously boasted that it served more meals outside the home than any organization except the U.S. Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver operating with foresight, Johnson was an early client of designer Dorothy May Kinnicutt Parish (known as Sister Parish), hiring the socialite to decorate the company's Somerville, New Jersey location. When the project was complete, HoJo's emerged with its signature turquoise blue. Parish told a reporter from The New York Times, “I dressed the waitresses in aqua, did the walls in aqua, I made the placemats in aqua. I guess I must have thought it was quite chic, but I haven’t done a thing in aqua since.” The rest, as they say, is design history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced as promotional and service items for Howard Johnson's, this eclectic grouping of sundries showcases iconic imagery from the company's mid-century era. From a molded plastic bank replica of a HoJo location and an original motor lodge room key to a petite vinyl zippered pouch, soup cup, matchbooks and individual glass creamer bottle complete with additional paperboard caps or 'pogs,' each of piece of this original Howard Johnson's collectible memorabilia is a snapshot in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrictly limited and subject to prior sale. With the exception of matchbooks, one of each item is available. In good vintage condition. Measurements: Bank 5\"W x 3.75\"H x 3.75\"D; Pouch 3.5\"W x 2.5\"; Room Key 3\"L (5.25\"L with key extended) x 1.5\"; Creamer 1.75\"H x 1.25\" in diameter; Soup cup 2.5\"H x 4\" in diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Other","offers":[{"title":"Bank","offer_id":43644083110001,"sku":"887796","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Zippered Pouch","offer_id":43644083142769,"sku":"159313","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Room Key","offer_id":43644083175537,"sku":"014421","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Creamer with Lids","offer_id":43644107391089,"sku":"573855","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Soup Cup (Matchbooks sold Separately)","offer_id":43644107423857,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Matchbook","offer_id":43661680443505,"sku":"172342","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0165\/2136\/files\/HJEphemera-1.jpg?v=1784038799","url":"https:\/\/poshchicago.com\/products\/vintage-howard-johnsons-souvenir-ephemera","provider":"P.O.S.H.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}