Ron Popeil photograph collection, [ca. 1990-2004]

  • Collection ID 2005.0099.1-4
  • Creator Names Popeil, Ronald M.
  • Title Ron Popeil photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1990-2004]
  • Physical description
    • 3 photographic prints : col. ; 8 x 10 in.
    • 1 photomechanical print : col. ; 11 x 8 1/2 in.
  • Collection summary Includes photographs of the Chicago inventor and businessman Ron Popeil with his products such as the Food Dehydrator.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note
    • Popeil comes from a long line of Chicago pitchmen and got his start at Maxwell Street Market in the 1950s, hawking his father Samuel J. Popeil's kitchen tools such as the Veg-O-Matic. In 1964, he started his own company, Ronco, which marketed such products as the Miracle Brush and the Buttoneer throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Ron Popeil made a comeback in the 1990s, creating new products like his Food Dehydrator and Showtime Rotisserie and taking his pitch to the masses through the television infomercial with his classic "But Wait! There's More!" extras.
    • Related artifacts are at Chicago History Museum.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Please credit: Gift of Ron Popeil.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Ron Popeil (2005.0099.1-4).
  • Names
    • Popeil, Ronald M. Portraits.
    • Ronco Teleproducts.
  • Subjects
    • Businesspeople Illinois Chicago 1990-2009. lctgm
    • Inventors Illinois Chicago 1990-2009. lctgm
    • Television advertising Illinois Chicago 1990-2009. lctgm
    • Television advertising United States 1990-2009. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 1990-2009.
  • Genre
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Photomechanical prints Color. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.