Use celluloid starch, because I'm a lot bigger than you are

I’m not trying to sell you anything for Postcard Friendship Friday, but I’m sure that this salesman had a very compelling pitch.  This photo was taken around 1915 by a Georgia photographer with the delightfully alliterative name over Cicero C. Simmons, whose career spanned 45 years, until he retired in 1925 at the age of 68.  The picture was probably taken in Talmo, Georgia, which is a small town located along the old Athens Highway.

I picked up this postcard about five or six years ago at the Athens Welcome Center.

7 Comments

1. Marie (July 10th, 2009 at 4:01 AM)

   You sure would having a hard time selling anything now with a name like ‘Celluloid’ I’m certainly trying to get rid of mine! This is an amazing card! Happy PFF Chris!
2. debby (July 10th, 2009 at 7:55 AM)

   This is a great card, love it! Thanks for sharing.
   debby
3. Sheila (July 10th, 2009 at 9:26 AM)

   One very tall man, or two very small? Hard to tell.
4. Chris Overstreet (July 10th, 2009 at 9:41 AM)

   No, that dude is big.
5. Margo (July 10th, 2009 at 12:27 PM)

   interesting picture – so many questions that will never be answered! Happy PFF!
6. Terry (July 10th, 2009 at 5:09 PM)

   Howdy
   Happy PFF to you .
   Great postcard today .
   It is always so much fun to see how really creative they could be with advertising
   back in the day.
   Have a great weekend.
   Hope your keeping cool during this summer heat wave.
   Happy Trails
7. postcardy (July 10th, 2009 at 7:50 PM)

   Reminds me of Shaq and Ben TV commercial:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHxA50yakFk

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