Campbell’s Soup has been a staple of American life and culture for over 100 years. It imbibes a sense of Americana nostalgia that few other companies or advertising slogans have matched.
Campbell’s Soup advertising campaign in the 1920’s with the small pudgy children provided Campbell’s with such a robust brand that it is still easily recognized today. Purchasing the original antique signs is an expensive venture. Some might fetch over a thousand dollars in antique stores and auctions.
Our Campbell’s Soup Collectible Signs were manufactured by AAA Sign Company in 1993 and then the plates and dies were destroyed. These colorful, embossed signs have turned edges for safety. Sold in sets of 20, they can be seasonally interchanged or can be used together to decorate an entire wall! Subjects include a Santa, teacher, nurse, fireman, pilot, engineer, and of course the Little Chef himself. Two of the more popular signs are of a little girl reaching upwards towards a Hoosier cabinet stocked with a large can of Vegetable Soup and a farmer’s wife feeding the chickens, which features (of course!) Chicken Soup. Sizes range between 9 and 16 inches each way. Originally priced at $13.00 per sign, some quickly sold out and are now quite rare! Visit the Country Store of Geneva for this and other wonderful pieces of decorative Americana for your home!
