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Ad, Tootsie Roll: Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane. (Sweets Co. of America, Hoboken); ca. 1947-1952.
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Advertisement: Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane. (Sweets Company of America, Hoboken), no date, circa 1947-1952. Full-page color comic strip style ad published in unknown DC National Comics publication, page unknown; single leaf removed from publication, trimmed, 6-3/8" x 9-1/4".
The multi-panel strip promoted Tootsie Rolls which were made in Hoboken and the wrapped product plus Tootsie Pops are depicted in the ad. Artwork credited to C.C. Beck and Peter Costanza. Back of leaf has DC National Comics logo (bullet) and two Mutt & Jeff comics.
This issue with the promotion for a ballpoint pen ("send ten wrappers" for "one smooth-writing Ball-point Pen.")
Coupon address: Tootsie Rolls, Box "P" Uptown, Hoboken, New Jersey.
2011.005.0211
2011.005
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
1947 - 1952
Date(s) Created: 1947 ca Date(s): 1947-1952
Fair
Notes: Rolls Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-11-26