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10-20-2010, 04:52 AM
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An enormous "Thank You" goes out to...
Rick (oldtix) for spoon-feeding me this terrific little companion piece for my Lou Gehrig/Huskies Cereal collection...
1937HUskiesAshtray.jpg Last edited by thekingofclout; 10-20-2010 at 05:43 AM. 
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10-20-2010, 05:53 AM
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Last edited by Scott Garner; 10-20-2010 at 05:53 AM.
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10-20-2010, 10:15 AM
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Neat piece Jimmy...
I used to sell Post Cereals, and we always ran a distant #2 in the category(way behind Kellogg's). Post Toasties could not compete with the identical Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Neither could any of the other offerings, although Grape Nuts was our strongest with adults, and Sugar Crisp with kids. They changed the name to the "politically correct" Golden Crisp, and sales then went down the toilet... Huskies Cereal was long-gone by the time I was selling the brand. What was it exactly? I am thinking a similar Cereal to Wheaties, but really have no idea. Last edited by perezfan; 10-20-2010 at 10:16 AM.
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10-21-2010, 07:27 AM
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You're spot-on Mark. A weak tasting version of Wheaties, with a shelf life of two years (1937-1938). But they were around just long enough to produce some neat pieces such as these... gehrighuskies.jpg1930sGehrigHUSKIESsign1.jpg huskiesbox1.jpg huskiesring2.jpg Last edited by thekingofclout; 10-21-2010 at 07:48 AM.
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10-21-2010, 08:57 AM
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Awesome stuff Jimmy...
Wow... only two years of production. Huskies must have tasted like cardboard. At least it did produce some incredible and rare memorabilia, if nothing else! Thanks so much for the "show and tell".... Last edited by perezfan; 10-21-2010 at 08:59 AM.
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10-21-2010, 09:48 AM
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Huskies cereal
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I posted this on the pickup thread a few months ago, but it definately applies. Based on the verbage and the info that Jimmy provided it must be from late 1938. I had assumed it was from 1939 or so. Not a bad pickup for about $15. Last edited by Scott Garner; 10-21-2010 at 09:48 AM.
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10-21-2010, 03:38 PM
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Very cool Scott...
Vander Meer tossed his consecutive no-hitters in '38, so it makes perfect sense that Huskies would use him to promote their product during this time-frame. It all fits! That cereal must have been real garbage to vanish after just 2 years... especially considering that Post apparently promoted it well.
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10-21-2010, 09:49 PM
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Gehrig was on Wheaties boxes in 1934, 1935 and 1936, so I'm sure getting him to jump to Huskies was quite a coup for Post. 
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10-21-2010, 06:57 AM
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Picked this up with my Ebay Bonus Bucks, $6 = FREE to me.
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