RARE Original 1950s-60s DOG N SUDS Franchise Archive Recipes Radio Ads+ Ephemera For Sale

IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTICE: This archive was stored in a basement for roughly 40 years and does have a noticeable musty storage odor. Please read the full condition description before purchasing.INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL 1950s–1960s DOG N SUDS FRANCHISE / DRIVE-IN ARCHIVEOffered here as one complete collection is a large group of original vintage Dog n Suds franchise, operator, advertising and restaurant material dating primarily from the 1950s and 1960s.This material was found together and appears to represent an archive associated with an operating Dog n Suds drive-in. Several of the included original radio advertising scripts specifically identify the Dog n Suds location at 9th & Elm in Clinton.I am keeping the archive together rather than separating the manuals, advertising, recipes and local documents.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:• Original Dog n Suds Operator’s Manual, marked for use by Dog n Suds owners, managers and operators
• Original Dog n Suds Operational Guide
• Dog n Suds Curb Hostess Training Manual
• Large original Dog n Suds Promotion Manual with illustrated advertising campaigns
• 8 original WMFT-1300 Radio-ABC Dog n Suds advertising scripts, including dated 1961 Clinton, Indiana material
• Early 1955 Dog n Suds Rover Report material
• Material concerning the first annual Dog n Suds convention
• Original Dog n Suds convention floor plan and exhibitor information
• Original root beer formula, mixing and Brix testing instructions
• Original recipes/preparation instructions for Dog n Suds menu items including Coney Dogs, Coney sauce, burgers, BBQ, Orange Frost, fried onions and other food/drink items
• Original “Ready-to-Serve” Dog n Suds Coney Sauce promotional material
• 1960 Dog n Suds ingredient/concentrate order forms
• Original Dog n Suds mug order forms from Indiana Glass Company
• Paper-goods and supply order sheets
• Uniform order forms and uniform specifications
• Original handwritten quantities/calculations on several period order forms
• 1962 Dog n Suds restaurant-equipment price lists
• 1969 Dog n Suds advertising supply price lists
• Menu-board, banner, roadside sign and promotional-material listings
• Technical drawings and equipment diagrams for Dog n Suds dispensing equipment
• Vintage Sweden ShakeMaker literature
• Sweden / Polar Chips Slush Freezer literature
• Frymaster restaurant equipment brochures
• Delfran Char-Glo broiler literature
• 1959 Duro-Test technical bulletin prepared for Dog n Suds drive-ins
• Approximately 20 vintage Dog n Suds bags
• Vintage Dog n Suds frisbee
• Additional loose Dog n Suds documents and ephemera included with the findThe collection contains a remarkable cross-section of how a mid-century Dog n Suds franchise actually operated — from recipes and root beer production to uniforms, employee training, wages, advertising, restaurant equipment, signs, ordering supplies and local radio commercials.Some material was intended only for Dog n Suds operators and was never consumer advertising.CONDITIONThis is original vintage material approximately 55–70+ years old. Condition varies. Expect age toning, foxing, stains, edge wear, small tears, staple/ring-binder wear, handwriting and other age-related wear. Some sheets are loose and some manuals/binders show considerably more wear than others.I have not individually counted every page or verified that every manual or section is 100% complete. Please review the photographs carefully. Everything shown as part of this Dog n Suds collection is included.This would make an outstanding collection for a Dog n Suds collector, vintage drive-in/restaurants collector, advertising historian, soda fountain collector, restaurant museum, local-history collection or archival institution.SELLING ONLY AS ONE LOT. I am not separating the manuals, radio scripts, recipes or advertising pieces at this time.Additional photographs are available upon
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