Soup No More? What Campbell’s Name Change Could Mean for Collectors

From the cheerful Campbell Kids dolls to the famous green bean casserole made for holiday feasts to Andy Warhol’s soup can paintings, Campbell’s Soup is a cultural icon. However, every company has to change things once in a while, and Campbell Soup Company recently announced that it intends to change its name to Campbell’s Company. […]

Campbell’s Soup Advertising

As a kid I had an iron doorstop of a girl who looked like one of the Campbell Kids. So, being a born collector, I cut out the magazine ads for Campbell’s Soup that pictured the kids as well as the Dolly Dimple paper dolls by the same artist.    

Vintage Advertising Attracts Attention

Vintage advertising has been popular with collectors for years, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. A recent sale by Morford Antique Advertising Auction featured 132 lots of antique and vintage signs, displays, tins and more. Prices ranged from $224 for a wooden barber shop sign to $14,455 for an unused Adams Chiclets chewing gum countertop […]