Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And if you’re not from the US, happy day! Hopefully you’ve already enjoyed your turkey (or tofurkey) dinner and are settling in, unbuckling the belt, ready to appreciate some Seattle nostalgia. In that case, today’s undated vintage ad features Gardner’ s Pep sin Chewing Gum from The Consolidated Chicle Company of Seattle, most likely from the early 1900′s. President Joseph Gardner is right there front and center looking serious. In the late 1800′ s, pepsin was used as a digestive aid and was soon also used in chewing gum for the same reason. Check out this turn-of-the-century Beeman’s ad from National Geographic. Perhaps you too could use some pepsin gum with all that tofurkey needing to be digested. Or maybe not. Click on the image for a larger view.

Gardner’s Pepsin Chewing Gum. The Consolidated Chicle Company. Seattle, Washington.