Mr. Peanut

Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company. He consists of a drawing of a peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, spats, and a cane.

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Mr. Peanut is based on a drawing by a Virginia schoolboy, Antonio Gentile, who won a US$5 prize in a 1916 contest for his "little peanut person". The mascot made its debut in 1918, in The Saturday Evening Post.

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Logo: A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand, which is set in a special typeface/font, or arranged in a particular, but legible, way. The shape, color, typeface, etc. should be distinctly different from others in a similar market....

Mascot: :For the suburb of Sydney, Australia, see Mascot, New South Wales. For the American city, see Mascot, Tennessee....

Planters: Planters is an American snack food company, best known for its peanuts and the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them....

Mr. Peanut related Images and Photos (experimental)

Mr. Peanut Goes To War	Mr. Wu (1927)	Mr. Ed	Mr. Wu (1927)(DVD)
Mr. Deeds	Mr. Deeds	Mr. Nanny (DVD)	Mr. Lucky (DVD)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Mr. Majestyk	Mr. Wonderful	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (DVD)