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UPCOMING 
2012 CONVENTION
2012 Midwest Convention
South Haven, Michigan
April 27-28, 2012
CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM, 
HOTEL INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE

 


 


"UNDER THE BOARDWALK"
Click Here for an Atlantic City Slideshow
Atlantic City's Boardwalk was the home of the largest
Planters Peanuts retail store.
Our thanks to Peanut Pal Bob Devlin for the show.

Click here for the story and photos
Click here for Additional Information
Schedule, Tour and Hotel Information
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A BRIEFCASE FULL OF.........
PLANTERS
CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR MORE!
Our thanks to Kosta Boltov from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
for emailing us this story and the additional photos. 


Photo Update
New York City's Planters Grove

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Our thanks to Peanut Pals Scott, Angel and Holland Schmitz
for the Photos taken on their January, 2012 visit to New York City. 

 

"HAVE YOU SEEN?"
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TO SEE OLD AND NEW, 
 NOT OFTEN SEEN 
PLANTERS ITEMS

Our thanks to Peanut Pal Tony Scola
for the Photos and Information
ARE THESE
 HOLIDAY TINS?
FOLLOW-UP!!!!

CLICK HERE TO GET THE ANSWER!
Our thanks to Peanut Pals Mark and Barb Woodson 
for this interesting Holiday story

 

PLANTERS
TROLLEY SIGNS

The first in a series of articles on
Planters Peanuts Trolley Signs. See and read
about these rare, hard to find signs with their
great graphics and colors.
Our thanks to long time Peanut Pal Sherwin Borsuk
for all his hard work in researching and gathering 
this information to share with all Planters Mr. Peanut
Collectors and fans.
 
CLICK HERE FOR TROLLEY SIGNS!

"We finally made it 
 on to YouTube"

Our thanks to more long time Peanut Pals Greg and Sue Puszkiewicz for sharing this with all of us. Eastern Illinois University Public TV invited them on to do a segment for their weekly TV show "Hobbies, Collectibles and Crafts". The show aired at the end of October, but finally made it to YouTube the second week in November. Greg and Sue are on for 12 minutes in the second half of the show. As you will see, they promoted the Peanut Pals Club and its website. And best of all they did it all in one take!
CLICK ON THE LOGO TO WATCH THE VIDEO
 
   

 OBICI HOME RENOVATION/RESTORATION NEWS
Click on Photo for Information 


CLICK HERE FOR JUNE 1, 2011 UPDATE 

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Site Administration by Peanut Pal Web-Master Bill Osey
This site was designed in 1999 by Rick Johnson and Cliff  Phillips for Peanut Pals use only
This site was last updated on 2/6/2012

 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF PEANUT PALS ...

"Peanut Pals" A 12-pg. 
advertising booklet 
featuring Mr. Peanut, 
published by Planters in 1927.

Peanut Pals was founded in 1978 by Judith Walthall after she and her family began collecting Mr. Peanut items and discovered many of the items they found had never been documented and that much of the information had been lost over the years. 

Planters President Douglas Lauder gave his consent in April of 1978 to the formation of a club, and later, Ted LoCascio, a long-time employee of Planters, and offered his support. On Nov. 1, 1978, the first Peanut Pals Newsletter was sent to 23 charter members. The first year the club existed only for the purpose of publishing the bi-monthly newsletter in order to establish communication between its 23 members. Permission was also received for use of the Mr. Peanut name and device, and Planters was given to Peanut Pals.

The first convention was held in Indianapolis, Ind. in July 1980, with Judith Walthall as first chairperson. Sixty-three members and guests attended. By early 1981, Peanut Pals had grown to 115 members and a second was held in October 1981 in Suffolk, Virginia, in conjunction with Planters' 75th Anniversary celebration.

Peanut Pals is a non-profit organization which currently has more than 900 collectors of Mr. Peanut items from throughout the United States, Canada and Japan. 

We are also receiving inquiries from other foreign nations .Peanut Pals encourages all those interested in collecting Planters and Mr. Peanut memorabilia to contact us and join with others who share in their interest. Planters Peanuts started in 1906 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.  

In 1916 the company held a contest to create a company logo.  A fourteen year-old schoolboy won the contest with his drawing of a Peanut Man and an artist later added spats, a top hat, a monocle, and a cane to the drawing, and Mr. Peanut was born.