The Memorabilia Photos

11 Sep, 2009

Posted by : JT

When I was a kid, our neighborhood DQ store didn’t hand out cone whistles, but based on the comments and photos we received after our memorabilia post, they were a popular item with many young DQ fans over the years. Chris Del Plato from Long Valley, NJ, still has one:

And here is another version, submitted by Joshuah Cornell of Indianapolis, IN:

DQ® store owner Herman Reschke, from Geneseo, IL, shared his impressive collection of vintage packaging:

John Longoria of Corpus Christi, TX, tells us that he is still in touch with the girls in this photo:

We wonder how long it took Trevor Klein of Eik River, MN, to eat the sundaes that came in his collection of miniature baseball helmets:

And our own Web Master has this hanging in his garage at home:

He will not be receiving a $5 gift card, but everyone else will. Thanks to you all for sharing your photos!

(9) Comment Categories : DQ General, Fun Stuff

Comments

Linda Cunningham September 11, 2009

two and three years ago I sang in an old country band at our Dairy Queen in Romney WV

Bill September 11, 2009

Those are great collectibles. I don’t remember seeing any of them. That vintage packaging has got to be hard to find.

Wilda Miller September 11, 2009

I work for DQ in Portage, Michigan
and love it. Meeting people and making them happy with beautiful cones and all the rest of the best!

BRD September 14, 2009

Thanks for the great attitude Wilda!

PAT MUSTER September 17, 2009

I was wondering if anyone remembered the Canadian Football League’s plastic helmets distributed many years ago.

michael September 17, 2009

i love dq

Alethea Follis October 6, 2009

I have a question. I have looked all over the internet and dairy queen sites and cant find any info on a tray that i have. it has a little dutch girl on it and says dairy queen. when did the dutch girl come out. its really cute. any clues???

Carolyn K October 7, 2009

Alethea, thank you for your question! IDQ was incorporated in 1962, and tragically much of the history prior to incorporation is vague, or lost. What I can tell you is that this girl was called “Little Miss Dairy Queen” and the information we have indicates she showed up on signage developed in Pennsylvania in 1961. It sounds like she was used in signage after that — however we have no information on how long she was used or how much she was used. How fun that you have this tray!

Molly Lambit October 7, 2009

Ahhh…the good ol’ baseball helmets! Those were awesome and should totally be brought back- along with the Peanuts character cups…loved those as a kid!