Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.29.001
Accession#:
2009.29
Credit Line:
Donated by LeRoy West, Jr.
Object Name:
Plate, Commemorative
Title:
1951 Soap Box Derby Award Banquet Plate
Date:
1951
Description:
1951 Soap Box Derby Award Banquet Plate from Akron Ohio.
Ceramic plate, white with a design in olive green. Design at center shows the finish line for the "All American Soap Box Derby." Border of the plate has a different design at each of the cardinal directions, at top it says: "AKRON, OHIO RUBBER CAPITAL, and has the image of a automobile tire. At the 3 o'clock position there is am image of a building with the words: "AKRON UNIVERSITY," in a banner beneath. At the 6 o'clock position is the image of a stadium with the words: "THE RUBBER BOWL." At the 9 o'clock position is the image of a lake with a beach and powerboat and the words: "PORTAGE LAKES."
On the reverse is printed in green the following: "Made Exclusively For / THE M. O'NEIL CO. Akron's / Greatest Store / KETTLESPRINGS KILNS, R.D.2 / ALLIANCE, OHIO."
Ceramic plate, white with a design in olive green. Design at center shows the finish line for the "All American Soap Box Derby." Border of the plate has a different design at each of the cardinal directions, at top it says: "AKRON, OHIO RUBBER CAPITAL, and has the image of a automobile tire. At the 3 o'clock position there is am image of a building with the words: "AKRON UNIVERSITY," in a banner beneath. At the 6 o'clock position is the image of a stadium with the words: "THE RUBBER BOWL." At the 9 o'clock position is the image of a lake with a beach and powerboat and the words: "PORTAGE LAKES."
On the reverse is printed in green the following: "Made Exclusively For / THE M. O'NEIL CO. Akron's / Greatest Store / KETTLESPRINGS KILNS, R.D.2 / ALLIANCE, OHIO."
Notes:
LeRoy West Jr. used this plate at the 1951 National Soap Box Derby Banquet in Akron, Ohio.
People:
West, LeRoy, Jr.
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1951 National Soap Box Derby Banquet Plate
1951 National Soap Box Derby Banquet Plate