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2009.91.3
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Drinking glass with images of iconic smiley face, 1970s

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The now-ubiquitous yellow smiley icon that graces this drinking glass was, according to one story, invented by David Stern, owner of an advertising agency based in Seattle.
ID Number: 2009.91.3
Date: Circa 1970
Physical Description: 1 Glass, Drinking; glass; 5.125 in.H x 2.75 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 2009.91.3
Subjects: Popular Culture, Innovation and Invention

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