Milk Maid Java & Mocha Can, Telfer Coffee Co., Detroit, MI. Ca. 1900

WHO USES A COW TO SELL COFFEE?

The Telfer Coffee Company in Detroit, Michigan was a long-time leader in the production of coffee in the Motor City.  Te Tefler Company produced a myriad of different coffee brands under the company name and collectors today can find many of them with a quick google search.  This particular Telfer Coffee Company Milk Maid Java…

Dozier Weyl Crackers Tradecard, St. Louis, MO. Circa 1890

DOZIER-WEYL’S PARROT WANTED A CRACKER!

Polly wants a cracker! Who hasn’t heard the old saying, “Polly wants a cracker?”. This well-known phrase was certainly part of the Dozier Weyl Cracker Company advertising campaigns. They were based in St. Louis, MO and cleverly used a parrot in their advertising to help them sell their cracker products. The parrot is illustrated in…