Vintage Swiss chocolate posters

landscape painting with children, woman and cow — Nestlé poster, circa 1898. Adverts for chocolate began to appear near the end of the 19th century, with nature and children featuring heavily. (Nestlé) Chocosuisse

2 posters for Toblerone chocolate (left) and gala peter chocolate (right) — Two posters, both from around 1900. Johanna Spyri's Heidi had been published in 1880 and the tourism and advertising industries quickly jumped on its success, consolidating Switzerland's image in the mind of foreigners as a land of goats and mountains. (Chocosuisse) Chocosuisse

2 posters advertising chocolate — Adventure and treats: posters for Suchard and Lindt, circa 1900. (Chocosuisse) Chocosuisse

2 posters advertising Cailler chocolate — Men rarely featured in posters for chocolate. These ones for Cailler, later owned by Nestlé, are from the early 1900s. (Chocosuisse) Chocosuisse

Painted image of three girls linking arms in the snow. One is eating a Suchard chocolate bar. The other two are holding a box. — Chocolate-chomping cherubs from 1893 Apic/Getty Images

advertising painting of a lady holding a chocolate — Linking Cailler chocolate with tradition and special occasions, circa 1900. (Nestlé) Chocosuisse

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