Deelighted!! Washburn-Crosby's Gold Medal Flour advertisement – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Deelighted!! Washburn-Crosby's Gold Medal Flour advertisement. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Deelighted!! Washburn-Crosby's Gold Medal Flour advertisement
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The "Deelighted!!" lettering is the first thing to notice, an exclamation built into the title itself, which signals how much early flour advertising relied on cheerful, attention-grabbing slogans. This piece promotes Gold Medal Flour from the Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis, a milling firm that made the brand a national name by the turn of the twentieth century. Advertisements like this one were part of a broader shift, as packaged, branded flour replaced loose flour bought by the barrel and home bakers came to trust names they recognized. Looking closely at the design shows how milling companies tried to link their product with the pleasures of good baking at home.
| Original scan | 614 × 876 px |
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| Reference | 1603 |
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