Jetsons Set (Premium Giveaway)

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company (American)

Dateearly 1980s

DimensionsEach: 5 5/8 × 2 7/8 in. (14.3 × 7.3 cm)

MediumColorless glass, machine mold-blown; decorated

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Libbey Glass

Object number

2020.17A-D

Not on View

DescriptionIn the 1930s Walt Disney approached Libbey to produce glasses to advertise Disney's new film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first full length cel-animated film. These glasses were used by the dairy industry and packaged as free promotional products with cottage cheese. Sold by the millions, the premium giveaway glass became a significant product for Libbey. They have produced custom decorated glasses for a myriad of businesses, including fast-food restaurants, gas stations, sports teams, and the entertainment industry. Libbey has also produced the annual Kentucky Derby glass since the 1940s.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Celebrating Libbey Glass, 1818-2018, May 4-November 25, 2018.