Jam Productions

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Text on Button jam PRODUCTIONS
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Tall, cascading orange text on top of smaller, capitalized white text on a blue background.

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Located in Dallas, Texas, Jam Creative Productions, also known as JAMS, is a long-standing company that produces jingles for radio, television, and commercials. Established in 1974, the company (which started out as PAMS), gained popularity in the United Kingdom when BBC Radio 1 and 2 began airing JAMS jingles for all of their radio segments. The BBC chose to run these jingles from the 1970s to the 1990s, making JAMS jingles the sound of BBC radio. 

The company has also created bumper jingles for some of the United States’ biggest radio stations, like WABC in New York, WLS in Chicago, and KIIS FM and KOST in Los Angeles. In addition to radio bumper jingles, JAMS has created jingles for television channels, such as VH1.

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Davies, A. (n.d.). 1970’s Jingles. Radio Rewind. https://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio2/1970s_jingle_page.htm

 FAQ. JAM Creative Productions. (n.d.). https://www.jingles.com/jam/radioids/jamtalk.html#JT4

 JAMcreative. (2012, April 12). The Making of WABC #121 by JAM [Video]. YouTube. September 15, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmINAhMud4c

Catalog ID MU0266

Century 21 Real Estate

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Text on Button I'M 21 ANd REAdY Century 21 REAL ESTATE
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In 1971, Century 21, American real estate agent franchise company, was founded. It consists of approximately 7,100 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 75 countries and territories worldwide with over 102,000 sales professionals. 

Catalog ID AD0213

General Datacomm

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Text on Button GDC TIES IT BACK TOGETHER General dataComm
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A broken egg is tied together by a red ribbon inscribed with compound "gd" and circled by black text on a yellow background.

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Founded in 1969, General DataComm (GDC) is a manufacturer of network access products, headquartered in Naugatuck, Connecticut.

Catalog ID AD0209

Bear Country Philadelphia Zoo Sloth Bear

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Text on Button BEAR COUNTRY PHILADELPHIA ZOO
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White, scruffy bear with large mane and white, curved text above and below.

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The Philadelphia Zoo opened in 1874 and was America’s first zoo. The zoo’s bear pits were originally constructed in 1874, but they were replaced by the Bear Country exhibit in 1980. Bear Country with its waterfalls, brooks, and pools is home to polar bears, sloth bears, Andean bears, and Asiatic black bears. Polar bears come from the world’s Arctic regions, can weight up to 1,200 pounds, and can swim underwater for up to 2 minutes. Sloth bears live in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. They eat termites and ants and are primarily nocturnal. Andean bears are known for having blonde hair around their eyes, which makes it seem like they are wearing glasses. They are the only bear native to South America and little is known about their behavior. Asiatic black bears are good climbers and can be found in mountains and forests at 9,842 to 16,404 feet in Southeast Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, North and South Korea, Nepal, Bangladesh, Russia, and China.

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About Philadelphia Zoo. (n.d.). Media Kit Philadelphia Zoo. Retrieved from https://www.philadelphiazoo.org/About-The-Zoo/Pressroom/Press-Kits/Phil…

Bear Country. (n.d.). In Philadelphia Zoo. Retrieved from http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/Explore/Exhibits/Bear-Country.htm

Catalog ID EV0392

Taco Bell

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Text on Button I know 50 ways. TACO BELL
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Yellow text above the white Taco Bell logo centered on a red background.  The "50" on the yellow text is larger than the rest of the lettering.

Curl Text © 1986 TACO BELL CORP PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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Restaurant chain Taco Bell produced several marketing items in support of their 1980s promotional campaign, "50 Ways to Leave Your Burger."  Taco Bell ran a peel-and-win competition in their restaurants where customers could win 1 of 50 prizes - from free tacos to a trip to Tahiti. Videos of various versions of the marketing commercials can be found on the Internet.

Catalog ID AD0228

Wieland's Vitamin D Milk

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Text on Button Wieland's VITAMIN D MILK
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Cursive ivory text within an orange stripe atop a shining red sun and orange text on a red-outlined ivory background.

Curl Text PARISIAN NOVELTY CO., CHICAGO
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Wieland's was a Chicago-based dairy purchased by Borden in the early 1930s. Borden is a company founded in 1857 that manufactures food and consumer products such as Elmer's Glue and Krazy Glue. It was founded by Gail Borden Jr. in Connecticut with evaporated milk as the primary product of the company.

Catalog ID AD0162

Sealtest Cottage Cheese For Summer Menus

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Text on Button Sealtest COTTAGE CHEESE For Summer Menus IN EXCITING NEW MUGS
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Red and white Sealtest trademark above black and red text around a pink and black mug on a white background.

Curl Text PHILA BADGE CO. INC. PHILA. PA.
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Sealtest Dairy was a division of the National Dairy Products Corporation that manufactured dairy products throughout the United States. It is the predecessor to Kraft Foods, Inc. One of its products included mugs.

Catalog ID AD0152

Modern Press

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Text on Button 121-127 PLYMOUTH COURT CHICAGO FOR COMMERCIAL PRINTING TRY THE MODERN PRESS REPRESENTED BY A.R. WHITE PHONE HARRISON 5321
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Red logo in the center of the button with black text above and below on a light yellow background. A thin red line borders the button and another red line creates a circle 3/8 inch from the edge with black text in between. 

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The back is a mirror.

Curl Text PARISIAN NOVELTY CO. CHICAGO
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The Modern Press was a printing press that operated in Chicago, Illinios from around 1908 until 1922. It specialized in religious literature, producing such Christian titles as My Last Drink: A Tragic Human Story and The Cause of Damaged Goods: Why There are More Convicts Outside of the Penitentiary Than Inside

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Francis, Joseph H. (1916). My last drink: A tragic human story. Chicago, IL: The Modern Press. Retrieved from http://www.williamwhitepapers.com/early_recovery_biographies/

Quale, Carle C. (1915). The cause of damaged goods: Why there are more convicts outside the penitentiary than inside. Chicago, IL: The Modern Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com

Catalog ID AD0248

High Admiral Cigarettes

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Text on Button A CLEAN SWEEP HIGH ADMIRAL CIGARETTES
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A rooster holding a broom upside-down and crowing with red text curving about the circumference.

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Lapel style with WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. PAT APP'D FOR NEWARK, N.J. engraved.

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High Admiral Cigarettes are a brand owned by The National Cigarette and Tobacco Company.  Their flagship brand, Admiral, was first marketed in 1883.  Other brands produced by the company included: Royal Sweets, Opera Lights and Yellow Kid.  Known for their outrageous publicity stunts and forward thinking marketing, National was eventually absorbed into American Tobacco.

Catalog ID AD0242

Care Will Save Your Car

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Text on Button CARE WILL SAVE YOUR CAR
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A red flag with black text and white block on top left with a black and white seal that says "MOTOR AID EQUIPMENT" on a black background outline in white.

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Manufacturer seal printed on back in black.

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Catalog ID AD0241