These sweet faced advertising cows and adorable calves are tin die cut sets dating from the 1920-30s. They are old and
authentic advertising pieces from the De Laval Cream Separator Company. The cow sets were part of an advertising campaign that sent these little cattle to farmers' homes, encouraging them to write in for catalogs and
buy De Laval products. Several breeds were used -- these are Jerseys and Holsteins. The other breeds that were available were brown/white and black cows.
From the 1870's Gustaf De Laval (1845-1913) developed machines for the dairy industry, including the first centrifugal milk-cream separator and early milking machines. His first separator was patented in 1887 and the first milking machine in 1894. From the early 1880's, De Laval's cream separator was promoted internationally. In 1888, the company founded the De Laval Cream Separator Co. in the United States, as a subsidiary.
Each set of cow and calf available for $150 per set
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