Millburn Spots
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Two advertisements for Millburn Sphagnum Peat Moss.
Credits
John Nash Ott Jr. (filmmaker); John Nash Ott Jr. (announcer)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1954
Cfa collection: John Nash Ott Collection
Notes: In two separate television commercials, John Nash Ott promotes Millburn Sphagnum Peat Moss, a soil conditioning product which he exclaims, "holds from 15 to 20 times its own weight in water."; The Millburn Peat Company, Inc. began after its founder, Glenn H. Traer of Lake Villa, Illinois, accidentally discovered between three and five million cubic yards of peat while attempting to develop part of a bog into an artificial lake.
Sponsor: Millburn Peat Company
Subjects: Plants; Flowers; Gardens; Consumer goods
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Winnetka
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 67 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36007
Cfa collection: John Nash Ott Collection
Notes: In two separate television commercials, John Nash Ott promotes Millburn Sphagnum Peat Moss, a soil conditioning product which he exclaims, "holds from 15 to 20 times its own weight in water."; The Millburn Peat Company, Inc. began after its founder, Glenn H. Traer of Lake Villa, Illinois, accidentally discovered between three and five million cubic yards of peat while attempting to develop part of a bog into an artificial lake.
Sponsor: Millburn Peat Company
Subjects: Plants; Flowers; Gardens; Consumer goods
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Winnetka
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 67 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36007
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:24:58