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Vintage 1956 Jell-O Print Ad Humpty Dumpty Saturday Evening Post General Foods

About this piece

Original vintage 1956 magazine advertisement for Jell-O Gelatin Dessert, originally published in The Saturday Evening Post.

• Brand: Jell-O (General Foods Corporation)
• Publication: The Saturday Evening Post (visible top right margin)
• Date: 1956 (marked "Copr. 1956, General Foods Corp.")
• Subject: Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme illustrated advertising art
• Approximate Dimensions: 9.7 x 12.9 inches

Printed Poem Transcription:
"Humpty Dumpty, sitting too high,
Watched a maid eating Jell-O stroll by.
It looked so delicious, he loved it so well,
He reached down to taste some – and that's how he fell."

Condition: Clean vintage condition with bright color illustration and expected light age toning/edge wear as shown in photos.

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