A frosted plastic mug celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Minneapolis record store, The Electric Fetus, in 1988. It features a Soul Asylum illustration on one side. Owned by Karl Mueller, the bassist for Soul Asylum.

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A desktop cigar cutter sold by Nat Sherman and used by Ken Davis, CEO/Founder of Ken Davis Products, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN in the 1980s. Do you remember his barbeque sauces?

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• Ken Davis objects
• Ken Davis Library Materials

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A woodcut print on paper titled “Survivors”, made by Minnesota artist Charles Beck, probably in the 1980s.

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A can of Schell’s Deer Brew Beer, featuring an image of a stag on the label, manufactured by the August Schell Brewing Company of New Ulm, Minnesota, circa 1980.

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A portrait of 3M employee Arthur Fry inspecting his invention, the Post-it note.

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A piece of Hmong pa ndau (paj ntaub) textile art. Designs include cucumber seeds and steps with additional decorations of white and purple diamonds appliqués and orange and white embroidery. Made or provided by Doua Lee. Sold at Hmong Handwork, Saint Paul, Minnesota in the late 1980s.

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A plastic promotional Green Giant telephone. A Little Green Sprout figure holds a telephone receiver with touchpad in his right hand. The telephone was a part of a collection of Sprout figurines used and collected by the donor’s grandmother, Matilda Cox. 1984.

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A Minnesota Vikings advertising poster, sponsored by SuperAmerica, 1982.

For more things football, come to St. Paul and see our new exhibit, Gridiron Glory opening tomorrow, September 24!

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A color postcard showing how the Betty Crocker character has changed from 1936 to 1981.

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A small promotional tape measure from Duffy’s concert venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1980s.

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