Beech-Nut Circus #1 (From Eric Beheim)

In the 1930s, the Beech-Nut Company used a traveling model circus to promote its line of candy and gum. Here is how it was described in a 1936 ad: “Complete in every detail from clowns to calliope! Wild animals, performing elephants, acrobats, aerial artists, musicians, prancing horses, all in the gayest of circus trappings! New! Different! A unique combination of artistry and mechanical ingenuity! Everything in motion, electrically operated! Children love it – and so do adults – they stand for long periods gazing at this remarkable circus and the parade of majestic floats which go round and round its three rings. When the Beech-Nut Circus visits your city, be sure to see it. We believe you will enjoy it almost as much as you do the fine flavor and quality of BEECH-NUT GUM and CANDY.”