Remember what made the Antenna Topper popular in the 1970s and 1980s? It was the Jack In The Box fast food restaurant founded in 1951 by Robert O. Peterson of San Diego, California. Jack In The Box restaurants gained popularity when they included the fictional character named “Jack” in their advertising. Jack’s character had a “Ping Pong” ball head and a black hat. Many of the Jack In The Box commercials offered a free car antenna ball or antenna ornament with every purchase. These antenna ornaments increased awareness of the Jack In The Box brand and are highly prized collectibles today.
The Jack In The Box Snowman antenna ornament is highly collectible along with Jack In The Box Reindeer, Elf, and Nutcracker. All four are out of production. Jack has had many faces over the years, such as a 50th Anniversary Jack Antenna Topper that was only given to restaurant employees and never released to the public. Other Jack In The Box antenna ornaments aired during the Millennium along with a Winter Jack antenna ball. Today, many Jack In The Box antenna ornaments are broadcast with a baseball and soccer theme. Other fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s and Domino’s Pizza, also issued antenna balls and decorations.
Antenna ornaments are very popular with sports fans. Look for antenna toppers that represent your favorite professional team in the NBA, NFL, NHL, and Major League Baseball. Fans of NCAA college football, baseball and basketball can also find antenna decorations representing their favorite team. Are you a NASCAR or racing fanatic? Find antennas with the old number 3 and many other popular drivers.
Over the years, Disney has issued nearly 500 antenna ornaments. Popular antenna toppers include Mickey Mouse and other movie and cartoon cast members such as Tinkerbell, Goofy, Donald Duck, Pluto, Bambi, Thumper, Santa, Grumpy, and from Disney’s first computer-animated film, Chicken Little. . Disney antennae ornaments make a great gift.
Most of these fun antenna ornaments are made from high-density polystyrene or rubber and last a long time. Unique antenna ornaments really help find your car or truck in large mall parking lots. So get one today.