Campbell’s has been around for almost 150 years and in that time lots has remained the same but flavors come and flavors go. This ad from 1933 features such taste treats as:
Not exactly flavors you’d expect to sell well in this day and age.
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| From Classic Ads – Food And Drink |
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Mmmmm, Holiday Inn, offering two “guest-tested” favorites: “Chick’n Dinner” and “Apple Cheddar Pie”. I’m hopeful that whenever I go out everything I order is “guest-tested”. I’d sure hate to be the guy who got something no guest has ever tried before. You can even pay with your Gulf Travel Card, American Express or Diners Club Card.
Anyway, take a gander at that huge pile of “Chick’n” for a family of three and the sides with about quarter stick of butter each. It’s no wonder dad had a heart attack. Of course given his hairstyle and those glasses, maybe it was for the best. This was also apparently a time when kids wore suit and tie all over the place.
Holiday Inn, 1960s (Click to view a version you can zoom)
Oh, and the password… is “Mmmmm!” they say.
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