Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign
Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign
Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign
Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign
Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign
Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign
Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign

Early 20th Century Armour Macaroni Cardstock Trolley Sign

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1919; publ. by Niagara Litho Co. for Armour Grain Co. - Chicago

Vintage cardstock trolley advertisement.

This piece shows Armour's mascot, known as The Elf, on an illustrated depiction of a box of the eponymous macaroni. Armour Grain Co. was established in Chicago in 1890, one of many ventures by the Armour Family after patriarch Philip Danforth Armour Sr. made his fortune during the height of Chicago's meatpacking boom of the late 1800s.

Exhibits some wear around the edges and scuffs, and rips along the bottom.

21" W x 11" H

Please refer to photos regarding condition.

"Scientifically made at Battle Creek Michigan" seems to be a direct jab to Will Keith and his brother John Harvey Kellogg, the latter being the director of Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. The sanitorium was founded by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, partially in an attempt to control people's behavior through "scientific" means of electricity, light, vibrations, and enemas. John Kellogg invented "scientific" foods to help curb people's natural instincts, including Corn Flakes breakfast cereal.

MM - C-12537 - 021025

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