The name Ben-Hur (which translates as "Son of white linen" in Hebrew) was apparently not copyrighted or trade-marked, since it was used for a variety of commercial products over the years. More often than not, artwork from von Wagner’s The Chariot Race was adapted for use on these products’ labels and/or in their advertising. Beginning with this Ben-Hur Coffee can, here are a few examples. |
Sunday, December 29, 2013
The Chariot Race #3
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Brings to mind the old joke about a little boy and his dog "Ben Hur".
When asked why he gave him such an unusual name he answered, "His name was "Ben" up until he had puppies!"
Some years ago, when an old building in San Diego was demolished, it exposed the brick wall of an adjoining and even older building onto which had been painted an advertisement for Ben-Hur Coffee. That painted advertisement has been preserved and can still be seen today. Here’s a link to an on-line photo of it: http://myburningkitchen.com/2012/04/10/ben-hur-coffee/
Back in the early 1970s, when another old building in downtown San Diego was demolished, it exposed a huge cloth banner for the Al G. Barnes Circus that had been tacked onto the wall of the adjoining building. After some knavish antique dealer cut out and removed the portrait of Al. G. Barnes, the local circus fans salvaged the rest of the banner and donated it to the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, where sections of it were used as replacements for the missing sections of an identical Al G. Barnes banner already in the Museum’s collection.
Eric: Knavish indeed! How 'bout "Dastardly?"
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