Name/Title
Cocomalt premium: Men of the Mounted. By Ted McCall. BLB. Issued by R.B. Davis Co., Hoboken, N.J., ca. 1934.Entry/Object ID
2010.007.0164Description
Promotional premium for Cocomalt beverage: Men of the Mounted; Adventures of the Canadian Royal Mounted. By Ted McCall. The Big Little Book. (BLB) Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, copyright 1933 Toronto Evening Telegram; copyright Whitman 1934. Issued 1934 by R.B. Davis Co., Hoboken, N.J., makers of Cocomalt. Stiff card covers, 4-1/4" high x 3-1/2" wide x 7/8" thick; unpaginated, ca. 200 pages, illustrated.
A special issue / edition as a Cocomalt premium about the RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Regular Big Little Books had a case binding. Advertisements for Cocomalt on back cover, inside front cover and an ad that covers that last page and inside back cover where at the bottom is the name of the manufacturer: R.B. Davis Co., Hoboken, N.J.
This book was one of several premiums that were offered for children by sending in can strips or some other proof of purchase. There were a number of other BLB titles in this series. (Cocomalt was a sponsor of the Buck Rogers radio program among others that were oriented for kids.)Acquisition
Accession
2010.007Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Made/Created
Date made
1933 - 1934Notes
Date: 1933-1934General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-08-05
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