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Campbell’s Soup Cans as American Flag: Vintage Advertising

November 29, 2010 by Chris Durso 1 Comment

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Part of Box Vox’s Package as Pixel series, is this vintage Campbell’s Soup tin sign. Created around 1900-1910, this execution of soup can as art predates Andy Warhol’s efforts by half a century.

And, long before flag burning was en vogue, these signs were deemed to be a desecration of the American Flag and most were destroyed. Because destroying a flag comprised of soup cans seems perfectly reasonable.

One of these signs recently sold at auction for $18,400.

[via Box Vox]

Filed Under: Daily Links, Food Art Tagged With: advertising, art, design, ephemera, soup

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  1. renzo says

    October 31, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    I just found this campbells soup sign iny grandparents garage in nearly perfect condition. How much is it worth?

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