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Van Houten's Cocoa. Best And Goes Farthest

Publisher
C.J. Van Houten and Zoon, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
Keyterm
Chocolate
Brand
Van Houten's Cocoa
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_vanh_cjvanhoute2
Citation
Van Houten's Cocoa. Best And Goes Farthest. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/5401
Copyright
This item is in the public domain.
Publication Date
1890 (ca.)
Description
The front panel shows a smiling man with a mustache and monacle in a tan pin-striped suit drinking from a cup of Van Houten's Cocoa. When the bottom of the card is folded upwards, the man is unhappy and drinking imitation cocoa. The back panel has a promo for Van Houten's Cocoa. C.J. Van Houten and Zoon, Inc. also operated in Weesp, Netherlands.