<p>The Seattle Advertising and Sales Club, or Seattle Ad Club, was started in 1909 and continues as of 2018 as the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Seattle. The club was founded by local business men in part to investigate and prevent fraudulent advertising schemes.
This postcard advertises the club's monthly luncheon, to be held March 18, 1912, at the Rathskeller. This particular luncheon was sponsored by local company Fisher Flouring Mills, begun in 1911 by brothers O. W. Fisher and O. D. Fisher. The Fishers later founded radio station KOMO, in part to advertise their flour. One of the company's most famous products is Fisher Scones, still sold at fairs throughout the Pacific Northwest. </p>
<p>Caption information source: "Fisher Flouring Mills officially opens on Harbor Island in Elliott Bay on June 1, 1911" by Priscilla Long, HistoryLink.org Essay 3927</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): American Advertising Federation; Business people--American--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial organizations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fisher Flouring Mills Company</li></ul>
Seattle Advertising and Sales Club
1912<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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