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Italian 1 panel vintage
Fulton's (or Hilton's) Oyster Stew advertisement from around the late 1950s or early 1960s. The Santa Claus illustration itself is in the famous style created by artist Haddon Sundblom for Coca-Cola, but the specific advertisement promotes canned oyster stew.
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Product: The advertisement is for Fulton's Oyster Stew, as indicated by the text on the can Santa is holding. Other sources refer to the product as "Hilton's Oyster Stew".
Artist: The depiction of Santa Claus is in the style of illustrations created by the artist Haddon Sundblom, who defined the modern image of Santa through his work for The Coca-Cola Company starting in 1931.
Date: This specific print advertisement is estimated to be from approximately 1960 or 1962.
Tradition: Eating oyster stew on Christmas Eve is a long-standing tradition in many households, often linked to the Catholic custom of abstaining from meat the day before a religious feast day. |
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