1899 Quaker Oats print ad

[barengeist.livejournal.com]

Yep. He's always been ancient. He's Dutch now. Unilever bought the Quaker brand some time ago.

Comments

[ejia-arath03.livejournal.com]

I rather like the phrase "gastro-intestinal derangements", as if your colon has suddenly gone mad and tries to stab you with a steak knife.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Some days I feel like mine is doing that. >_>

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Some days I feel like mine is doing that. >_>

I swear I only hit the post button once! :D

[michaeldoty.livejournal.com]

He's even older than this ad! The Quaker Oats man first appeared in 1877, making him one of the oldest advertising characters still in use. The oldest is the Underwood Devil, who first appeared in 1870.

[write-light.livejournal.com]

That artwork is terrifying!

[ticktockman.livejournal.com]

From everything I'm seeing online, Quaker brand is now owned by Pepsico.

[barengeist.livejournal.com]

It's funny how all of the major food holding companies trade these brands off like baseball cards.

[luke-russell.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the world of global oligopoly.