Twinkles
We believe this is the only cereal to have a platypus featured on the box. Thank you, 1961 Twinkles!
August 19, 2014

Twinkles

We believe this is the only cereal to have a platypus featured on the box. Thank you, 1961 Twinkles!

Tags:  cereal   cereal box   twinkles   1960s   vintage   Retro   General Mills  
Sprout Statue
They say you’ve really made it when someone puts your likeness in bronze. Guess Sprout, the Green Giant’s little green buddy, has truly made it!
August 18, 2014

Sprout Statue

They say you’ve really made it when someone puts your likeness in bronze. Guess Sprout, the Green Giant’s little green buddy, has truly made it!

Tags:  art   statue   green giant   Sprout   General Mills  
Flour Delivery
This is how we delivered Gold Medal Flour in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Giddyup!
August 15, 2014

Flour Delivery

This is how we delivered Gold Medal Flour in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Giddyup! 

Betty Crocker Or Betty Draper?
Betty Crocker went all mid-century modern with the hair, the suit and the pearls (oh, those pearls!) in 1965.
August 14, 2014

Betty Crocker Or Betty Draper?

Betty Crocker went all mid-century modern with the hair, the suit and the pearls (oh, those pearls!) in 1965. 

Raise The Flag
Oh, nothing…just the General Mills logo, flapping in the 1949 breeze.
August 13, 2014

Raise The Flag

Oh, nothing…just the General Mills logo, flapping in the 1949 breeze. 

Tags:  logo design   vintage   1940s   General Mills   history  
How To Build A Cuckoo Bird
On the back of a 1966 box of Cocoa Puffs was this wacky, backwards picture. But cut it out, do a little creative folding and you’ve got Sonny the Cuckoo Bird – he’s cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!
August 12, 2014

How To Build A Cuckoo Bird

On the back of a 1966 box of Cocoa Puffs was this wacky, backwards picture. But cut it out, do a little creative folding and you’ve got Sonny the Cuckoo Bird – he’s cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!

Tags:  vintage   Retro   cocoa puffs   1960s   General Mills