Dozier Weyl Crackers Tradecard, St. Louis, MO. Circa 1890

DOZIER-WEYL’S PARROT WANTED A CRACKER!

Polly wants a cracker! Who hasn’t heard the old saying, “Polly wants a cracker?”. This well-known phrase was certainly part of the Dozier Weyl Cracker Company advertising campaigns. They were based in St. Louis, MO and cleverly used a parrot in their advertising to help them sell their cracker products. The parrot is illustrated in…