In the 1950s shopping cart

[jon-nyc]

I remember HiHo crackers and Chin King chow mein. None of the others.

[jon-nyc]

Doug probably still has them all in his pantry.

[jon-nyc]

Here’s a bit of interesting trivia -

The founder of Chun King was a guy by the name of Paulucci whose next act was to invent Pizza Rolls.

[Steve Miller]

I clearly remember four - Chun King, Spry, HiHo and French’s Worcestershire sauce. French’s is still sold today.

I vaguely remember BV, maybe my grandmother used it.

[wtg]

I remember Chun King, HiHo, and French's Worcestershire. And I loved Uneeda Biscuits.

[Daniel]

Before my time.

I guess I made it to 1 if #27 is SPAM.

[jon-nyc]

Chun King and HiHo made it at least into the 80s.

[wtg]

I think Uneeda was around for at least that long.

[RealPlayer]

I remembered a couple…I was too young to go shopping but still remember some brands.

Another one you don’t see any more…Sunshine Hydrox cookies. They were direct competition for Oreos. I thought they had a deeper chocolate flavor. And at least one dissertation has been written on the intricate design embossed into the chocolate wafers.

[AdagioM]

I remember Chun King chow mein. We didn’t buy it; it wasn’t real Chinese food. We cooked at home.

All the other stuff is too early for me.

Hydrox cookies were kosher when Oreos were not (lard/animal fat). Now they’re both kosher (Leaf Brands revived Hydrox. Don’t know if they’re still a going concern.)

[Daniel]

@RealPlayer said:

I remembered a couple…I was too young to go shopping but still remember some brands.

Another one you don’t see any more…Sunshine Hydrox cookies. They were direct competition for Oreos. I thought they had a deeper chocolate flavor. And at least one dissertation has been written on the intricate design embossed into the chocolate wafers.

Tangent, but your post reminded me of the signs and symbols around us every day. I have a theory that most of them hide in plain sight.

My favorite company logo growing up was the logo for Eastern Airlines. I remember National's, and Piedmont's. Nation was Eastern's main competitor for NY to Tampa, and Piedmont was a Charlotte based airline, where my grandmother's family including my great grandmother, my grandmother's sister and brother, and my mother cousins lived.

So it makes sense.

I knew the badge of every vehicle marque by the time I was 5. Domestic and foreign if it had been imported after the war. I could tell the name of every make and model of car and truck on the road at a glance. It sounds like a brag. That's not the way I mean it.

My favorites were Ford, VW, and Honda.

I have a wooden ruler. I bought it 10 years ago. The brand is Westcott ("Since 1892").

Well, it took me until a few days ago to realize "Westcott" has an arrow running through it.

It tiny. It starts before the W and crosses the E.

I don't know why this kind of thing intriques me.