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Ralston Freakies box with hologram

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Ralston Purina Company
Date made: 1987
Materials: embossed mylar foil (white light transmission); foil
Measurements: 13 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms

Flattened Freakies cereal box that contains a round, rainbow-colored, foil hologram hotstamped into the front panel; image shows Freakies character (a space alien) fyling through space while holding onto a comet; stars and planets appear in background; printed on left side of hologram is `Hugger'; around the hologram is printed `Freakies Fan Club' and `Special Hologram Collector Series'; back panel gives information on how to join the `Freakies Fan Club.'


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MOH-1993.47.236