And we thought that the commercialization of Christmas was a new thing. Here’s a great image from Victorian era England circa 1894 featuring Father Christmas as portrayed by the Brooke’s Monkey Brand Soap monkey. Actually, this simian huckster was quite a regular in the print ads of the time. If you click here it will take you to the Google Image search page with a large group of this great imagery.
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Have Yourself a Monkey Soap Christmas
Posted in Neat Stuff, tagged Brooke's Monkey Brand Soap, Chrtmas, Father Christmas on December 23, 2012| 4 Comments »
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