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DescriptionRice Krispies ad blotter circa 1940s.JPG
Advertising ink blotter promoting Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal. These are the originally designed characters. The first elf appeared in 1933, and was joined by the other two in 1939.en:Rice Krispies By 1949, the elves' were "updated" and became more youthful in appearance. en:Snap, Crackle and Pop
Date
circa 1940
date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
s based on when the three characters were used and when their appearance was updated.
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