Canine Caches
What do you remember about some TV shows with dogs and products that had dogs as a mascot or logo? A famous kids shoe used, "My Dog Tighe" in Saturday morning commercials. This series may bring back memories for some and offer new information for others. If I get another dog, I might name him "Cracker Jack." This cache is placed in a relatively new public park named, "Railroad Park." There is a replica train stop with a bench where you might sit and watch for the next train to pass. Cache is no where near the tracks.
Of course, dogs played other roles beyond the plot line as well.
We will tell you some of the story here on the cache page and let you learn the rest by doing a web search or by finding the cache. In some ways this caramel coated popcorn snack was compared to potato chips. One of their advertising phrases was, "The More You Eat, The More You Want."
A German immigrant named Frederick William Rueckheim invented this popular snack. Rueckheim came to Chicago in 1872 to help clean up after the famous Chicago fire. He also worked selling popcorn from a cart.
Together with brother Louis, Rueckheim experimented and came up with a delightful popcorn candy, which the brothers decided to mass market. The snack was first mass-produced and sold at the first Chicago World's Fair in 1893. (The Ferris Wheel and the ice cream cone were also introduced at the event.)
Popcorn Snack Trivia
- In 1912, toy surprises were first put into every Popcorn Snack box, since then over 17 billion toys have been put into boxes (1986 estimate).
- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," written in 1908 by Norworth and Von Tilzer contains a reference to "Popcorn Snacks" in the lyrics.
- The boy on the Popcorn Snack box image is a sailor and his dog is called ?????.
- The Sailor character, and his dog ?????, were introduced as registered trademark logos in 1919 and in use as early as 1918.
- They were modeled on F. W. Rueckheim’s grandson, Robert, and his dog.
If you don’t know the name of the mascot, you can read the answer when you find the cache.