Now that you've read this far, you'll probably want to check my facts against those of other, more soberminded grain gurus. Fortunately for you, such references do exist. Here are the best sources for cereal skinny:
Cereal Box Collecting Books
Cerealizing America: The Unsweetened Story of American Breakfast History by Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford. Published by Faber and Faber, 1995. (An absolute must for any one interested in breakfast cereal.)
Tomart's Price Guide to Radio Premium and Cereal Box Collectibles by Tom Tumbusch. Published by Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1991. (A cluttered reference that pictures in color many of the cereal boxes and premiums not included in Cereal Box Bonanza: The 1950s.)
Free Inside!: Breakfast Cereal Scale Model Car Identification by Larry Blodget. Published by TechArt Publications. (Of interest to hardcore model car buffs only.)
Cereal Box Collecting Magazines:
Flake: The Breakfast Nostalgia Magazine, (An indispensible collector clearing house and historical resource.)Freakies Magnet: The Cereal Lover's Fanzine. (Covers breakfast offerings from the '60s to the present.)
Cereal Box Collecting Video Tapes:
Cereal Commercials, TV Lost & Found. (Barry McCann's anthology of old cereal ads is the best around.)More on vintage cereal boxes and Cereal Box Prices
