Tchotchkes, 1958, undated
Scope and Contents
The tchotchkes series includes 20 items with various images and logos related to Aquarena Springs. Included in this series are lighters, matches, a wooden pipe, four pennants, playing cards, a wooden box, children’s wallet and belt, snow globe, two fans, and four pendants.
03-20: [2009.001-063] One 1.25” Aquarena Springs token.
03-21: [2009.001-067] One 1.75” by 2” lighter with image of glass bottom boats.
03-22: [2009.001-068] One 2” lighter with Aquarena Springs logo and images of glass bottom boats and
Swiss Sky Ride.
03-23: [2009.001-069] One 2” match box with image of mermaid, and the Aquarena Springs logo.
03-24: [2009.001-070] One 3.75” x 8” wooden pipe.
03-25-26: [2009.001-074-075] Two sets of 3” round playing cards with images of the Inn, Sky Spiral,
volcano, submarine theatre, and Sky Ride.
03-27: [2009.001-076] One set of 3.5” playing cards with image of glass bottom boat, Buck Winn
sculpture at the Sky Ride launching pad, and Aquarena Springs logo.
03-28: [2009.001-077] One 5.75" x 3.75” wooden box with image of the Swiss Sky Ride.
03-29: [2009.001-078] One 5.5” x 3” blue child’s wallet with images of the Sky Spiral, Sky Ride, glass
bottom boats, Ralph, and the Atlantic Theatre.
03-30: [2009.001-079] One 5” x 2” snow globe with images of glass bottom boats and the Swiss Sky
Ride.
03-31-32: [2009.001-080-081] Two 7” plastic fans with various images related to Aquarena Springs.
03-33: [2009.001-082] One 31” child’s belt with beaded “Aquarena Springs” logo.
03-34-36: [2009.001-083-085] Three Aquarena Springs pendants, including one 1” ship steering wheel
with “Aquarena” on attached pennant, and one .5” and 1” pendants with images of Aquamaids performing the ballet knee back roll.
05-41: Four Aquarena Springs pennants
[2009.001-071] One 30” Aquarena red pennant with various images.
[2009.001-072] One 25” Aquarena Springs pennant with images of glass bottom boats, Swiss Sky Ride, and Sky Spiral.
[2009.001-073] One 18” Aquarena tan pennant with image of glass bottom boat.
[2009.002-010] One 18” purple pennant with year ‘1958’ on yellow fabric with blue numbers, and
“Aquarena Springs” is written on front.
Dates
- 1958, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Aquarena Springs (San Marcos, Tex.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Alkek Library Room 204
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
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