Shots of both sides of an old bag of kibble sent to me by a generous commenter on the Pet Connection blog. The bag arrived with what appears to be kibble crumbs still inside! I accidentally washed the bag (and the envelope – ahem) and interestingly, the kibble crumbs were still clinging inside after the coming out the washer. Sorry I don’t have a date on the bag but here is a tidbit on the company:
In the early 20th century, Chappel Brothers of Rockford, Ill., supplied canned horse meat to the hungry citizens of France, Holland and Italy — and exported the scraps back to the United States as dog food. Chappel Brothers marketed Ken-L Ration and at its apex slaughtered more than 50,000 horses a year.
For the PetFoodiCurious, more tidbits on Chappel Bros (and general history of dog food) can be found here, here and here.
And while we’re looking at old dog food packaging and advertising:
http://store.vintagepaperads.c…..Dog/Detail
http://flickr.com/photos/theda…..888826853/
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/p…..ts113.html
http://graphic-design.tjs-labs…..;size=FULL
http://www.tias.com/3943/Inven…..387/1.html
Previously in this series:
Food Porn (Part One)
Food Porn, Part Two
Food Porn, Part Three