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Mr. Peanut, walking through Midtown Manhattan in 1972...
By 1972, Mr. Peanut had already been Planters' mascot for more than six decades. The character first appeared in 1916 after a 14-year-old Virginia schoolboy, Antonio Gentile, won a company contest with his sketch of a peanut. Professional artists refined the design, adding the now-iconic top hat, monocle, white gloves, and cane, creating one of the most recognizable advertising mascots in American history.
Throughout the 20th century, costumed Mr. Peanut performers became a familiar sight at parades, sporting events, and busy city streets, promoting Planters peanuts with samples and playful interactions. This photograph captures one such appearance in Midtown Manhattan during an era when live brand mascots were a staple of urban advertising.
Antonio Gentile received just $5 for the original Mr. Peanut drawing. More than a century later, his creation remains one of the oldest continuously used corporate mascots in the United States, making that modest prize one of the best returns on investment in advertising history.
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