Famous Labels

1. What did this picture inspire?

2. Which iconic logo is based on the picture below?

3.  Some of the methods of making it are claimed to be X recipe , Reed recipe and Merory recipe. X is the pioneer of making it, although X method is only believed to be the right way. What are we talking about?

4.  This company manufactures Browning Automatic Rifles and M1 Carbines. Which are we talking about?

5. Whose business tactics are sometimes criticized as “Embrace, Extend and Extinguish”?

6. American Cotton Company, American Sugar Company, American Tobacco Company, Chicago Gas Company, Distilling & Cattle Feeding Company, Laclede Gas Company, National Lead Company, North American Company, Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Company, US Leather Company, United States Rubber Company. Fill in the missing company. Should be easy.

7. The name of this company is taken from a river that flows through the town where it originated. In it’s native language, the word is derived from the plural of a dark furred animal that lived on the banks of that river. In the old version of the language, the word meant Sable (a fox-like animal whose fur is highly valued). In the modern usage, though, the word means soot. Which company are we talking about?

As usual there’s a connect. Connect the answers of Qs 3-7.

Answers tomorrow.