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- Baker's Cocoa Advertisement, 1918, "As Delightful as the Season" - Baker's Chocolate Company is the oldest manufacturer of chocolate in the United States, dating back to 1780. It remained within the Baker family for over a century before being purchased by the Forbes Syndicate in 1896. Through advertisements, like this one, found in local and national newspapers as well as magazines, the company became a household name.
- 1918
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Baker's Cocoa Advertisement, 1918, "As Delightful as the Season"
Baker's Chocolate Company is the oldest manufacturer of chocolate in the United States, dating back to 1780. It remained within the Baker family for over a century before being purchased by the Forbes Syndicate in 1896. Through advertisements, like this one, found in local and national newspapers as well as magazines, the company became a household name.
- Hershey's Instant Cocoa Mix Tin, circa 1971 -
- circa 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Hershey's Instant Cocoa Mix Tin, circa 1971
- Hershey's Cocoa Recipe Booklet, "11 Famous Recipes for Hershey's Breakfast Cocoa," 1956 - In 1894, Milton Hershey established his chocolate company. Among the first products he produced were chocolate caramels, baking chocolate, and breakfast cocoa. As additional chocolate products emerged, the company produced recipe booklets, like this one, which features recipes for Hershey's Breakfast Cocoa in a variety of confections.
- 1956
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Hershey's Cocoa Recipe Booklet, "11 Famous Recipes for Hershey's Breakfast Cocoa," 1956
In 1894, Milton Hershey established his chocolate company. Among the first products he produced were chocolate caramels, baking chocolate, and breakfast cocoa. As additional chocolate products emerged, the company produced recipe booklets, like this one, which features recipes for Hershey's Breakfast Cocoa in a variety of confections.
- Trade Card for Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, 1893 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1893
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Trade Card for Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, 1893
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Hershey's Fountain Cocoa Mug, 1990-2000 -
- 1990-2000
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Hershey's Fountain Cocoa Mug, 1990-2000
- They Never Get Enough of My Toll-House Cookies!, 1945-1950 - In the late 1930s, Ruth Wakefield "invented" the chocolate chip cookie. She chopped up a Nestle's semisweet chocolate bar and added the pieces to her sweet cookie batter. The homemaker in this 1940s Nestle's ad celebrates her own success as a hostess when serving easy-to-make Toll House Cookies. Chocolate chips would, indeed, soon become America's favorite cookie.
- 1945-1950
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They Never Get Enough of My Toll-House Cookies!, 1945-1950
In the late 1930s, Ruth Wakefield "invented" the chocolate chip cookie. She chopped up a Nestle's semisweet chocolate bar and added the pieces to her sweet cookie batter. The homemaker in this 1940s Nestle's ad celebrates her own success as a hostess when serving easy-to-make Toll House Cookies. Chocolate chips would, indeed, soon become America's favorite cookie.
- Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa Mix Advertisement, 1963 -
- June 01, 1963
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Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa Mix Advertisement, 1963
- Hallmark "Warm and Special Friends" Christmas Ornament, 1993 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1993
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Hallmark "Warm and Special Friends" Christmas Ornament, 1993
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "A Cup of Friendship" Christmas Ornament, 2001 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2001
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Hallmark "A Cup of Friendship" Christmas Ornament, 2001
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Johnston's Fountain Cocoa Cannister, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
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Johnston's Fountain Cocoa Cannister, circa 1935