We All Scream - a photo on Flickriver

We All Scream

The dog days of summer are behind us but don't tell the dogs.

The dogs are still enjoying the delights summer brings, like the gentle ringing of chimes hanging over the windshield of a Good Humor truck, announcing the presence of treats in the neighborhood.

Another thing, please don't try to tell the doggies chocolate is not good for them. The dogs have heard it before and they don't care.

The phrase, "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream" comes from a song first published in 1927 by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll and Robert King. It was the advertising slogan for Eskimo Pie. No idea if that Howard Johnson was part of the famous 28 flavors Johnsons. That said, it could be. The Johnson family was certainly obsessed with ice cream. Only Baskin and Robbins were more zealous in their quest for creamy goodness. They had 31 flavors, you may recall. Of course that was probably just a stunt to keep up with the Johnsons.

According to the Good Humor company's web site, their journey began in Youngstown, Ohio in 1920, ".... when confectioner Harry Burt created a chocolate coating compatible with ice cream."

His daughter was first to try the chocolate coated ice cream but found it messy. Burt's son suggested adding sticks to the frozen treat and as the company says, "...things took off from there".

Shortly thereafter Burt outfitted a fleet of twelve trucks with freezers and bells. Once again, the company web site comes to our aid and tells us, the first set of bells came from his son's bobsled.

So thanks to Harry Burt, Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert King and even Mr Baskin and Mr Robbins for giving us all a memorable part of summer fun.

We ALL scream for Ice Cream!

Unless, of course, you are lactose intolerant.

This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24th scale models in front of a real background.

1953 Chevrolet, Good Humor truck is by Danbury Mint

1953 Ford Victoria is by Welly

A behind-the-scenes photo of the setup that we did for this photo can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/one24thscale/54023730271/in/datepos...

Taken on: September 19, 2024

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