Saturday 13 December 2008

GLOBE-TROTTING BIG BAD WOLF (AND OTHER EBAY STUFF)


Above image (click over to view it in larger size to better observe its details) is of a map offered as a premium as part of a bread merchandising campaign in the US circa 1936. The empty spaces at the bottom and top portions of the map are reserved to stick cards obtained by purchasing the bread from partipating bakeries.

And below images are from another vintage item, a children's plate, possibly from the 1930s:



Not necessarily as vintage, but the below ceramic figurine, reportedly of Mexican origin, was recently sold at ebay for a whooping price of 110 US dlrs!:


and below is a set of pvc figurines from Spain, also recently offered on ebay:

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