H-O Steam Cooked Oatmeal Advertising Postcard Craigville NY Old Mill

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

The Original H-O Mill, Craigville N.Y.: This monochrome illustrated postcard features an advertisement for H-O steam-cooked oatmeal, claiming it is ready to serve in 15 minutes. It shows a depiction of the original H-O Mill located in Craigville, NY, with text noting that operations were discontinued in 1891 and new mills were established in Buffalo, NY, and Cedar Rapids, IA. The visual style is nostalgic, using sepia tones and cluttered / detailed illustration to evoke a sense of history and reliability associated with the product.
The Original H-O Mill, Craigville N.Y.

This monochrome illustrated postcard features an advertisement for H-O steam-cooked oatmeal, claiming it is ready to serve in 15 minutes. It shows a depiction of the original H-O Mill located in Craigville, NY, with text noting that operations were discontinued in 1891 and new mills were established in Buffalo, NY, and Cedar Rapids, IA. The visual style is nostalgic, using sepia tones and cluttered / detailed illustration to evoke a sense of history and reliability associated with the product.

Name/Title

H-O Steam Cooked Oatmeal Advertising Postcard Craigville NY Old Mill

Entry/Object ID

chs-014750

Description

This monochrome illustrated postcard features an advertisement for H-O steam-cooked oatmeal, claiming it is ready to serve in 15 minutes. It shows a depiction of the original H-O Mill located in Craigville, NY, with text noting that operations were discontinued in 1891 and new mills were established in Buffalo, NY, and Cedar Rapids, IA. The visual style is nostalgic, using sepia tones and cluttered / detailed illustration to evoke a sense of history and reliability associated with the product.

Subject Person/Organization

Hornby's Oats

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Craigville (Populated place) - Town of Blooming Grove - Orange County - New York

Category

Hornby
Businesses

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Business

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Transcription

[image of cereal box] H-O For Breakfast Hornby's Steam Cooked Oat Meal H-O The Only Steam-Cooked Oatmeal Ready to serve in 15 minutes. The Original H-O Mill, Craigville N.Y. Operations discontinued 1891, New Mills at Buffalo, N. Y. and Cedar Rapids, la, [verso] Post Card [box for postage stamp] Place Stamp Here Correspondence | Address

Dimensions

Height

8.8 cm

Width

14.3 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

September 21, 2024