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The Exton Dairy Grille 1940

Posted in chester county, exton pa, history, tagged , , on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Before The Guernsey Cow changed names and signage in 1945, it was known as The Exton Dairy Grille. This is how it appeared in 1940 on a Friday morning.

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Flooded World War II Era Exton, PA

Posted in chester county, exton pa, history, tagged , , , , , , on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

At some time during World War II Exton apparently suffered a significant flood. The Valley Creek that runs along the road across from what was then The Exton Dairy Grill looks to have overflowed its banks. A Brandywine Farms truck navigates the waters along with two cars.
Before there was The Guernsey Cow billboard, during World [...]

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Cows on the run

Posted in history, tagged , , , , , , , on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s a truck carrying cows either overturned or broke down along the Lincoln Highway in Exton, PA in front of The Guernsey Cow.  The cows, on the loose, were drawn to the giant Guernsey Cow billboard and milled around in its shade and that of the nearby trees. [...]

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Pipers at The Guernsey Cow

Posted in history, tagged , , on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The awning behind the pipers reads “The Guernsey Cow” which puts this event in the 1940s after the name was changed from The Exton Dairy Grille. There ’s no explanation for the gathering of pipers — perhaps lunch after a morning parade?

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At the sign of The Cow

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is another nice photo from my grandmother’s photo albums taken in the Fall of 1941. My Aunt Saundra and mother, Wanda, stand out along the Lincoln Highway (Rte 30).
In 1941, the business was called The Exton Dairy Grille. It was these smaller cow signs advertising “Golden Guernsey” products that would prompt customers to tell [...]

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The Guernsey Cow as it appeared in the 1940s

Posted in history, tagged , , , , , on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is another photo my grandmother had in her files. I believe it’s The Guernsey Cow circa post World War II. That’s when my grandfather changed the name of the business from The Exton Dairy Grille to The Guernsey Cow.

I really like the detail of this pastoral scene atop the roof. I don’t know if [...]

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The World’s Largest Guernsey Cow

Posted in famous, history, memorabilia, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I’ve been meaning for a long time to post a photo of the actual Guernsey Cow sign since, for many (or most), it is what defined The Guernsey Cow. I actually have very few photos of the famous sign.
While it was still known as The Exton Dairy Grille, in 1927, Frank B. Foster, the owner [...]

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Memorabilia: Amazing what you can fit on a sugar cube

Posted in history, memorabilia, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I picked up this sugar cube on eBay a couple of years ago. It wasn’t until I scanned it and blew up the images on both sides that I could see the detail of what was printed.
I’m guessing by the looks of the cars in the graphic below that this was from the 1940s. I [...]

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