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

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.