Twin Pines' vintage ice cream clown is deliciously unsettling

Twin Pines ice cream, a regional dairy brand from the mid to late twentieth century, counted on a memorable mascot to stand out in a crowded market: a vintage clown whose unsettling charm captures the era's advertising boldness. According to Boing Boing, the packaging offers a window into how local companies once competed with memorable—if peculiar—imagery.

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