This guy is such a nut, everybody's just crazy about him! Since his introduction in 1916, to help advertise the sales of the country's first roasted peanut company, Mr. Peanut has become one of the nation's best-known advertising characters. Based on the original drawing of a 14-year-old boy, the ever-dapper Mr. Peanut eventually added a top hat, white spats, ebony cane, and monacle to his unique ensemble. He may never make the cover of GQ, but no one will ever be able to crack his top spot at Planters/Lifesavers Co.
You can really "bank" on this fellow! In his traditional formal attire, and appropriately dressed for entry into the most established financial institutions, Mr. Peanut has opened up his own coin savings bank.
