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Posted: 06 Nov 2014

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Quaker Oats Metamorphic Trade Card

Quaker Oats Metamorphic Trade Card
"Quaker Rolled White Oats. Manufactured by the American Cereal Co. Address: Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. Use only Quaker brand rolled oats. Pure Quaker Oats. 2 pounds. A Family Affair."

Five views of a nineteenth-century metamorphic trade card, which--as it's unfolded--changes from a Quaker Oats cereal box to a scene of children eating cereal at the breakfast table (with the Quaker Oats man lurking in the background).

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 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
Da Vinci never thought of this. I find it fascinating.
9 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to John FitzGerald club
Thanks, John!
9 years ago.
 Smiley Derleth
Smiley Derleth club
There's nothing new, is there? This is an astounding little piece. No wonder it was kept, and well cared-for. Thanks for presenting it in this way.
9 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to Smiley Derleth club
Thanks, Smiley! It took some doing to scan and edit all five images and then put them together, but I thought it was the most effective way to demonstrate just how elaborate it is.
9 years ago.

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