100 Objects #16: Wheel of Fortune Dalmatian
The Wheel of Fortune ceramic Dalmatian, a seemingly useless prize from the 1980s, became an unexpected cultural icon and a symbol of shifting American values around wealth, merit, and aspiration. Though it served no practical function, its emotional resonance reveals how game shows have l
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