Personal story of Mr. Peanut, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company, Planters Nut & Chocolate Company, Suffolk, Virginia, 1956

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1956

GUSN

GUSN-287547

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
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Peanuts and Peanut Candy
Food - Peanuts and Peanut Candy - Folder 1
Personal story of Mr. Peanut, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company, Planters Nut & Chocolate Company, Suffolk, Virginia, 1956
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Food
    - Peanuts and Peanut Candy
      - Food - Peanuts and Peanut Candy - Folder 1
        Squirrel label, Squirrel Brand Co., salted peanuts, 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Letterheads, Squirrel Brand Co., salted peanuts, 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Personal story of Mr. Peanut, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company, Planters Nut & Chocolate Company, Suffolk, Virginia, 1956 (current record)
        Peanut grades guide, James E. Wood & Company, peanut brokers, Edenton, North Carolina, March 1, 1955
        Ask for Squirrel Brand Nuts, Nut Candies, Salted Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Squirrel sample package 10 cents, Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Fountain sale nut bowl sundae and take the nut bowl with you!, location unknown, undated
        Label for Squirrel Brand Co., Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Envelope for Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Nut caramels 1 cent each, trade card, Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Keeping you posted, front page news for your customers! feature Squirrel Peanuts and profit today! The Boston Post, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

The Company history, which was founded in 1906, from its early beginnings to 1956 is described in comic book format. The cultivation and processing of peanuts and incorpoation into food products is explained.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food
comic books

Physical Description

2 comic books : color illustrations ; 10 x 7 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.045.10.01.003

Image Dimensions

10 x 7 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Suffolk (Suffolk Indep. City, Virginia)

Record Details

Originator

Planters Nut & Chocolate Company (Publisher)

Material Type

comic books

Subjects

Peanuts

Description Level

Item

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