Among my granddad’s endless child-of-the-Depression-era keepsakes (honestly, I should start a blog just called THAT, since it could last into the next century), was this signed (pawmenship, not penmanship) image of Rin Tin Tin himself. Does he look focused or forlorn? They really should have posed him looking up. In any event, he died the next year in 1932. Other RTT’s succeeded him, but he was the legit and only German Shepherd rescued from a World War I battlefield.
Far be it for Ken–L-Ration not to send advertising and pimp their products to young kids (like my gramps) who sent off for them. After all, it’s what Rin Tin Tin ate.
I Don't Get It 
What a marvelous collection. I think Ol Rin is eyeing a can of Ken L Ration.
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Great collection, Kerbey. I remember watching that majestic Rin Tin Tin in black and white when I was a small lad. I’m sure it was in reruns.
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I loved watching Rin Tin Tin on TV when I was a young pup. And the Chappel Corp. was feared by horses everywhere.
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Justifiably so.
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Agreed, although there will always be neigh sayers. But most are just horsing around.
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#!$@
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Those are great ads !
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How is this in perfect condition? I can’t get the mail from the box into the house without crumpling it at least partially. Amazing!
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That’s a good point. The mail I got a few days ago was all damp ?? I can’t use the return envelopes to pay bills because the adhesive is already stuck to the paper.
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I know, right? I’m super impressed with the great care you and your gpa took in handling these keepsakes.
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muchas gracias
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Say me, are Kit-E-Kat/Chappie from Mars were Kit-E-Ration/Ken-L-Ration initially or Mars acquired only Chappel’s factory and manufactured its own feeds from ground? I know that original Chappel brands also has been sold for a long time (since later 1920-x) by Quaker Oats, but never by Mars. And Quaker Oats finally acquired Chappel totally in 1942.
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You got me.
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Really.)
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