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

You will NEVER find this again! A true rarity! This is an intact original Dog-N-Suds Owner and Operator's set from the 1950s! If you're a collector, you don't want to let this piece of history go!!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
request.
IMPORTANT CONDITION NOTICE: This archive was stored in a basement for roughly 40 years and does have a noticeable musty storage odor. I have more photos on request and happy to answer questions. However, the condition of this set is mutually agreed upon as satisfactory by the purchaser and seller at the time of sale. Items will ship in carefully packed, secured boxes. Signature for receipt of items will be required. Tracking will be provided. Please do not hesitate to message for questions!