Girl Scouts & Nut Sales

Putting a date on those old, vintage Girl Scout nut tins can be a challenge. Maybe this page can help.

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The mid- 1950's though the 1970's seemed to be the "hey-day" for tins with the Girl Scout logo on them. Mostly they were metal printed tins, but sometimes paper labels were used. Planters & Fisher's Peanuts were late comers and didn't seem to last too long.

 There were 4 companies involved with nut sales:

  • Peanut Corporation of America

  • Peanut Products Company (simply the new name for Peanut Corporation of America)

  • Lummis & Co.

  • Planters 

  • Fisher

Peanut Corporation of America

Des Moines, Iowa & Indianapolis, Indiana

Mixed Nuts, Blanched Virginia Peanuts, Spanish Peanuts

Peanut Products Company

Des Moines, Iowa & Indianapolis, Indiana

Formerly known as Peanut Corporation of America

Blanched Virginia Peanuts, Mixed Nuts, Cashewettes, Peanut Crunch

6.5 ounces
key open
post 1962 (girl is wearing the 1963 Junior uniform)

Lummis & Co.

Philadelphia, PA and other places

Large Salted Virginia Peanuts, Salted Mixed Nuts, Peanut Crunch, Dry Jet Roasted Peanuts

1969

Planters

Suffolk, VA

Salted Peanuts, Mixed Nuts, Old Fashioned Peanut Candy

Fisher

Battle Creek, Michigan

Dry Roasted Peanuts, Peanut Crunch, Mixed Nuts

Site originally launched November 18, 2000

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