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Vintage Early 1900s Cream of Wheat B/W Print Advertising Lot of 2

$ 8.71

Availability: 22 in stock
  • Brand: Cream of Wheat
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Color: Black and White
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    Very nice lot of 2 vintage Cream of Wheat print ads, most likely from the 1910s and/or 1920s. Both feature the iconic Cream of Wheat chef. Here’s what’s included, with as much information as I can provide:
    Headline #1: “Hully Gee! It’s Cream of Wheat.”
    Artist: George Gibbs
    Copyright Date: 1907
    Publication: Munsey’s Magazine
    Date: Unknown (Munsey’s ceased production in 1929)
    Size: 9 1/2” x 6 3/4”. Does not appear trimmed.
    Additional: There is a pencil price mark () on top and a small burn(?) mark lower right border.
    Opposite side: Ad for Shredded Wheat Biscuit
    Headline #2: “Opening the Case”
    Artist: Edward V. Brewer
    Copyright Date: 1918
    Publication: Unknown
    Size: 8 3/4” x 6 3/4”. Appears to have been trimmed (likely from the binding)
    Additional: There is light wrinkling, pushed from back of ad, in the white space, right top area.
    Opposite side: Ad for Williams Shaving Stick. Some copy has been trimmed off.
    Please view photos for more. The ads shown are what you will receive. U.S. sale and shipping only.