Animal

Animal Art Button Museum
Category
Advertising
Additional Images
Animal button back Art Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Text on Button ANIMAL
Image Description

Illustration of a hairy creature with sharp teeth on a black background with white text at the top
Curl Text LANCERS DINNER WINES © 1980 HEUBLEIN INC., HARTFORD, CONN. 0672040
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
2 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1980
1980s
Additional Information

Animal, and his female counterpart, Foxy Lady, were illustrated characters from Lancers Wine's 1980 advertising campaign. Lancers Wine has been made at the J. M. da Fonseca winery in Portugal since 1944. Its importation to the United States coincided with the end of World War II. Lansers became extremely popular among returned American troops. Though the wine is still produced today, it is frequently referred to as "retro." 
Sources

Orlin, Mary. (2017, Sept. 26). "How do retro wines like Blue Nun, Lancers, Riunite taste now?" Mercury News​. Retrieved at https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/26/8-retro-wines-blue-nun-lancers-r….

(2016, March 2). "Lansers Introduces Retro Packaging Inspired by Original Clay Pot Bottles." Palm Bay International. Retrieved at https://www.palmbay.com/articles/lancers-introduces-retro-packaging-ins…;
Catalog ID AD0794