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Cream of Wheat
Cream of Wheat, a cereal first marketed
in 1898, is still a popular winter
breakfast cereal. A trolley sign in a
recent auction showed the picture of a
box of Cream of Wheat and two children
eating it from a bowl. The sign
read, “Summer Favorite Served Cold
with Fruit.” Was Cream of Wheat originally
served cold? Most advertising,
even today, promotes the use of the hot,
cooked cereal for a winter breakfast.
We searched the Internet and cookbooks
and not one suggested that cold
Cream of Wheat might be served at
breakfast. Did the company have an
advertising campaign that promoted
it? This sign could have been part of
the advertising. The box is one used
in the 1930s, though the clothes seem
more like the 1940s. The trolley sign is
12 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches, made of cardboard
or heavy paper, and in good condition.
Someone is bound to buy it just
for the memories of the cold, lumpy
breakfast. Or maybe with a lot of
maple syrup or bacon, it was a favorite
cold breakfast.
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I have a cane with a brass handle
in the shape of a horse’s
Q:
head. The head unscrews to reveal
space for a small flask sealed with a
cork. The shaft of the cane unscrews
into three sections. What is the
potential value?
Canes weren’t only used as an
A:
This early cardboard Cream of Wheat trolley
car sign auctioned online at AntiqueAdvertising.com
for $200.
aid to walking but were also popular
fashion accessories in the 1700s
to the early 1900s. Canes with
special features or those that
conceal items are called gadget
canes. They were made for both
men and women. Canes have
been made that conceal flasks,
cameras, drugs, fans, guns, lighters,
maps, perfume bottles, pool
cues, sewing kits, snuff, surgical
instruments, swords, telescopes,
tools and other items. The material
of the head, any special features
and condition determine
price. Some gadget canes sell for
several hundred dollars, some
for less than $50. Horse’s head gadget
canes with concealed flasks sold
recently for $40 to $90.
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CURRENT PRICES
Masonic pendant, Knights Templar
symbols, cross, crown, In Hoc Signo
Vinces, 14K gold, square, black and
red enamel, sphynx and sword connector,
1 1/4 inches, $490.
Purse, Hermes, Vespa PM, brown
topstitched leather, mantel closure
with gold metal chain and bar, open
pocket inside, shoulder strap, 11 x 11 x
3 inches, $885.
Native American Indian bowl, Ho-
Chunk, wood, stylized bird form, elongated
neck and tail handles, Great Lakes,
c. 1850, 3 x 11 x 5 inches, $2,500.
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TIP: An original stained clock dial is
more valuable than a new repainted dial.
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