Monday, 20 April 2009

Vintage oats!


Have you had your oats today? ;-)



I was browsing on ebay, last week, when I suddenly caught sight of these : eight vintage posters, which were published by the Quaker Oats Company,probably during the 1940s 0r 1950s,the idea being to get children to eat their oats.
So I put in a bid and because noone else bid, I won them for 99p!


Such quaint designs !


And little rhymes.


Quite charming in fact!





I love this one with the little scottie dog!




I've put them up in my classroom, along with all the other vintage bits which adorn the walls.



Meanwhile..here's a snippet of history for you:
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17 comments:

  1. menopausalmusing20 April 2009 at 08:57

    What lovely, lovely posters. Love the graphics and the colours. My favourite is the Chinese boy.Lucky you to get such a bargain. x

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  2. Simone20 April 2009 at 09:04

    They make a great addition to your classroom wall Sal. They are really quaint!!!

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  3. LissyLou20 April 2009 at 09:21

    What a great bargain x

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  4. Cowboys and Custard Mercantile20 April 2009 at 09:56

    Now why didn't I see those? Were they listed under Oats.. I wonder!?

    Lovely graphics.. just my bowl of porridge!

    Mxx

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  5. A Thrifty Mrs20 April 2009 at 11:30

    Oh wow I love those. I am going to try and hunt some down.

    I love porridge, I have it everyday. Yum!

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  6. Rosie20 April 2009 at 12:30

    They are charming, aren't they? They look good on your classroom walls, too:)

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  7. No one is you ...& that's your power20 April 2009 at 13:43

    Love the posters, how lovely you have popped them up at school for everyone to enjoy. They are really nice ones too. x Dom

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  8. THISNTHAT20 April 2009 at 15:12

    Great posters! Just my sort of thing. Enjoyed the peep into your classroom too. Will let you know when my next lot of posters are arriving in the shop. There will be some macmillan Nature study ones as well as a few history/geog.
    Love Lesley XX

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  9. KC'sCourt!20 April 2009 at 16:50

    They're fun. I never seen anything like those before!

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  10. Floss20 April 2009 at 19:15

    How lovely. I think I like Irish Mary best.

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  11. Anonymous20 April 2009 at 19:55

    I haven't lol! ;)

    Thanks for your comment and support

    It's pinching a bit. Have i got it on the right way?

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  12. thevintagemagpie20 April 2009 at 20:19

    Hi Sal,

    What a steal... those posters are gorgeous you lucky gal!

    x

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  13. Twiggy20 April 2009 at 20:22

    They are fab, particularly love the Irish one
    Twiggy x

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  14. http://lavenderhouse.typepad.comh20 April 2009 at 21:41

    Hi Sal

    Just loved your nautical post. The pics were fab.

    Love Emma xxxxx

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  15. Victoria - Florence and Mary20 April 2009 at 21:58

    What wonderful posters and for such a good price.

    Victoria xxx

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  16. Bobbie Lynn20 April 2009 at 23:35

    Those are just precious.

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  17. Anonymous21 April 2009 at 21:35

    Wonderful posters
    I love the colours
    x
    sumea

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