tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post1294230302036243857..comments2023-10-14T05:43:31.214-04:00Comments on Urban Archeologist: Ad Quiz #18 Tit-Bits...Shot from what now? (SOLVED!)Greg VAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821827035061844702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-91470185005325969852012-07-07T10:32:20.074-04:002012-07-07T10:32:20.074-04:00Quakers, shot from guns, I don't know, somethi...Quakers, shot from guns, I don't know, something doesn't compute!Retro Houndhttp://www.retrohound.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-88458006292899344452012-06-30T16:24:04.412-04:002012-06-30T16:24:04.412-04:00@ Retro Hound:
I live about 25 miles from the ol...@ Retro Hound: <br /><br />I live about 25 miles from the old Quaker Oats factory over in Akron Ohio, and had the opportunity to tour it many years ago. It was converted to a really unique boutique-type shopping destination and after a few decades, has been re-imagined into the new Quaker Square Inn at the University of Akron.<br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_Square<br /><br />I found an article that explains the hugely successful "shot from guns" ad campaign, that started in 1913 and increased Quaker's sales by more than 30-fold.<br /><br />Look for the 2nd sub-heading called "So What Is Needed To Pop These Grains?"<br />http://www.dewsworld.com/FPuffedGrain.htmlDJhttps://picasaweb.google.com/d.jones.ohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-41566608718369557902012-06-26T10:50:32.222-04:002012-06-26T10:50:32.222-04:00They look like pistachios. Not sure what shooting...They look like pistachios. Not sure what shooting them from a gun would do.Retro Houndhttp://www.retrohound.com/noreply@blogger.com