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Old 08-29-2006, 01:56 AM
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Default E92 Crofts Cocoa is really F211 ?

Posted By: Richard

Wow! A topic that I absolutely love!

First a few comments/opinions -

Seth - I believe that the 4 e92 fronts are all the same, but the fronts of the later issues such as e106, t216 and d303 are not the same as the e92s. They are very similar, but there are subtle differences such as redrawings, recolorings and missing/adding logos, etc.

Leon - I am not sure if you are just kidding about the F211 designation, but it looks pretty clear that Burdick meant for F211 to represent Hires Root Beer. I can see your argument for Crofts Cocoa being an F issue, and perhaps Burdick wanted to add the designation, but never assigned the F number. Perhaps he just put it in the catalog version that you have under "F" as a placeholder until he could get more input from fellow collectors. But it seems clear with the line to the left that there is no F designation assigned for Crofts Cocoa.

Scott - your research is great stuff! I agree with your premise that Montague & Co. was selling Croft's & Allen Cocoa at their retail establishment. I don't believe that Croft's was a competing company. I think that their cocoa product complimented whatever else Montague was selling at their locations. Just a guess, like yours. We have both been chipping away at this stuff for a while

Some items that have been acquired along the way:

Crofts Cocoa Bottle:

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Crofts Cocoa Tin:

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Crofts Cocoa Trade Cards:

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Picture of Croft & Allen factory on back of candy tin:

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Small "candy" spoon with "Montague & Co" stamped into the base of the spoon and "Crofts" embossed into the handle.

This last piece is the best indicator that perhaps serving Crofts Cocoa or Crofts Candies in Montague & Co stores was a joint venture or business alliance?

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