About this Vintage Print Ad
A black-and-white corporate advertisement from Swift & Company, U. S. A. claims that the company's profit added less than a nickel a week to the average American family's meat bill in 1919. It cites U. S. Government and U. S. Census figures on meat consumption and family size, compares the amount to small weekly purchases like a cigar, street car fare, or gum, and emphasizes the firm's efficient, economical nationwide service and broad shareholder ownership.
- Brand: Swift & Company
- Product: Swift & Company meat products
- Tagline: Less than a nickel a week
- Publication: Good Housekeeping
- Year: 1920
Objects in the advertisement: calendar, coin, text, logo, border
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