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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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Logo - Mascot - Planters - American - Peanut - Shell - Clothing - Gentleman - Top hat - Monocle - Spats - 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.

Related Topics:
Drawing - Virginia - Antonio Gentile - 1916 - 1918 - The Saturday Evening Post

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