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Here is one of the first, if not the first "Advertising" wristwatches. These were made to promote "Top Value" trading stamps. These and the lunchboxes are highly collectable and sought after. This was made by Ingraham in 1951. They seem to be few and far in between, but that's what makes them special. Thanks for looking and comment are always welcome.
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Top Value, Plaid, Eagle, or S&H Green, among others. Trading stamps were about the most complex form of advertising you could imagine. A merchant would buy the stamps-they had sticky backs like postage stamps-from the stamp company. Then, when you bought something from the merchant, he'd give you some stamps along with your change. Depending on the particular stamp scheme, you might get one stamp for each ten cents of your purchase: if you paid a dollar for something, you'd get ten stamps from the merchant. You'd take the stamps home and paste them into a little booklet that the merchant would give you, and you'd save up your filled books. And finally you'd exchange the filled books for gifts available either from the merchant or at a redemption center: six books might get you a chafing dish or something. Trading stamp schemes reached their greatest popularity in the early 1960's, declining fairly rapidly thereafter as large chains took greater control over local advertising. Some stamps, even those pasted into books during the Eisenhower administration, are still redeemable: have a look at http://www.greenpoints.com. And I'll bet you didn't know that the Top Value elephant had a name. This ad appeared in the March 4, 1958 Eagle-Gazette.
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Awesome! Whats the value of this? I think the lunch box is wort close to a million dollars!
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