It’s back to school time. And what better to look at education brands. Here, a reading kit from Science Research Associates. This was a company, once owned by IBM, would turn students into budding scientists to beat the Soviets in the Space Race. The company introduced the SRA Reading LaboratoryMORE HERE
Brands last for decades. Here, the Sanitary Hid-a-Way Container, made by the Bay Foundry and Machine company of Tampa. It’s buried in the ground at the Jamaica Royale resort on Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida. It dates from at least the late 1950s or early 1960s, when the modern-style resortMORE HERE
A cigarette machine? Yes, they do exist. But they are not common, and are only allowed in places where minors don’t go. We won’t tell you the resort where this one is, just to keep this museum exhibit safe for posterity and busybody bureaucrats. For longer features, visit us atMORE HERE
This Mr. Zip is on a post office box on Lincoln Road Mall in Miami. We hadn’t realized he had disappeared until we saw him again. Perhaps he has won his battle for Americans to use the five-digit Zip Code. Was he ever enlisted in the battle for the “plusMORE HERE
So dang much! Here, a pharmacy on the main drag in Bar Harbour, Maine. This was a regular sign across the United States on every main street. Brands like Rexall (and Cardinal) allowed local pharmacists to run their own shows, but be linked up with a national brand. The RexallMORE HERE
Check out our main site www.brandlandusa.com, where we look one region of the U.S. and their unique brand names. It’s Historyland, U.S.A., the Northern Neck of Virginia. Ideas? Comments? Contact the BrandlandUSA editor. Click Here To Send E-mailMORE HERE
We feel badly we didn’t bring this list to your attention sooner. It is a list of brands that Britons want back, published in March 2008 by London’s Daily Telegraph. The saddest name on the list? Great Britain! Where did it go? We miss it too! One recommendation is toMORE HERE
We hear Switzer’s Licorice is going strong, and fans of the 100-year-old iconic candy can be satisfied with life again. The St. Louis company still sells its products, which are more tart and less syrupy than Twizzlers. Thank goodness. Switzer Candy Company, Inc., 27 North Gore Ave., St. Louis, Missouri,MORE HERE
The E. Hoffman Company, long an iconic Chicago brand, has returned to Chicago. They have even brought back their Spilman mixture tobbacco. Most famous return? Their Hoffman House cigars. Founded in just before the Civil War, their advertising images have been synonymous with Chicago. Head on over to BrandlandUSA.com forMORE HERE
Want to experience historic brands firsthand? We, of course, love the Vermont Country Store, and appreciate that they have all the old great brands. But did you know that they have a tour that takes fans to the Vermont Countryside. The tour takes in the village of Weston, Billings FarmMORE HERE