Friday, July 16, 2010

1928 Sells-Floto Program #9


Scan13065, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll bet the butchers loved this notice!
Erik Jaeger

Buckles said...

"Two maziebars and a cherry flapper please!"
I've got a picture somewhere of butchers wearing cardboard signs on the front of their caps reading "Ten cents PAY NO MORE".
Concello finally came up with the idea of issuing uniforms with no pockets to both butchers and ushers.

Anonymous said...

"No sir, the 10 cents is for something else. The Coke is 50 cents (when it's 100 degrees in the tent).
Cole Bros about 1943 or 44.
Bob Kitto

Chic Silber said...

How about the bird whistles that

you put in your mouth (and took

a little practice)

Chic Silber said...

Although Willis Lawson took credit

I'll bet it was Art that set the

order of products to go out so it

was only dry & salty or sweet long

before any thing wet or cold

(or maybe somebody longer ago)

Anonymous said...

Please, a little help for a "Later in the month of May"......

What is:

a love nest

cherry flapper (a drink?)

Sambo Marshmallow (like today's Mallomars?)

Mazie bar (Ice cream?)

flying birds (are these the plastic whistles we put a little water in to make them "chirp"?

Many thanks, always glad to learn something,

Paul G.

Dick Flint said...

Paul(if you have to ask!), since this is the 1920s, you get a flapper along with a love nest.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

Chic Silber said...

Can only help you Paul with the

flying birds which were paper

sculpture with a feathered tail

that were mounted on a string on

a balloon stick & waved around

The feathered tails would spin

& create a chirping whistle

They used to drive me crazy

Anonymous said...

While working for Kenny McConnell during the '76' Ringling dress rehearsal/opening in Venice Kenneth Feld caught my brother Tom selling 35¢ cokes for 50¢.
He demanded that Roland fire him immediately which Roland did, of course.
On his way out the door Mr. Kaiser grabbed Tom and told him to shave his beard and come back for the night show.
I, on the other hand, had the exclusive for the rest of the show.

Dick Flint said...

"Love Nest" was a candy bar per a full page ad for it in this 1928 S-F program that appears in the third from last (back) page. Unfortunately, no picture shows what the bar/wrapper looked like. None of the other concession items have advertisements.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

Anonymous said...

Think I screwed up my thanks to Chic. Was trying to say I do remember, thanks to your description, those flying birds from somewhere in my distant past.

Many thanks.

Paul

Mike Naughton said...

Paul G,

Mallomars are only available in the colder months because they melt in hot weather.
They seem to be a NYC area delight.

Mike

who's father owned:
Naughton's Irish Delicatessen
"Where Irish Eyes Are Always Smiling"
Bronx, NY

Hi to Diane

Buckles said...

I used to assemble those damn "tweetie birds" when I worked for the A&E Concession Co. (Laura Anderson and Frank Ellis).