Raphael Tuck & Sons used Fred Buchanan’s cartoon art on postcards for a quarter-century but few of his cards, if any were sold in America. Was his humor purely British? A mystery to be solved. Who knows the answer?
Advertising icons, like The Campbell Kids and so many others wormed their way into the nation’s subconscious before we realized what was happening. All at once we knew who Reddy Kilowatt and Mr. Peanut were and what they wanted to sell us. We found them in magazines, newspapers, and even on postcards. Advertise on postcards? What a brilliant idea!