Wilkins Coffee

Background
Wilkins Coffee was a brand of coffee founded in 1899 by John Wilkins in Washington DC. The company was known for it's muppet-styled commercials featuring Wilkins and Wontkins. After the success of the Wilkins Coffee commercials, Henson sold the concept to coffee companies in other local markets around the US.

Logo (1957?-19??)
Logo: On a table, we see a jar of Wilkins Coffee.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, a different shot of the Wilkins Coffee will appear.
 * One features the logo next to a coffee maker
 * Another features it with the text "Rich...Rich...Double Rich" beside it.


 * Sometimes a transition is added from the commercial to the logo.


 * Starting in 1961, Jim Henson would sell the commercials to other brands. The brands include Nash's Coffee, Kraml Dairy, Taystee Bread, Faygo Soda, Dugan's Bread, Community Coffee, LaTourine Coffee, and Red Diamond Coffee (the latter and Community Coffee having colored commercials). In these commercials, the Wilkins Coffee product would be replaced by that of the brand's product
 * Sometimes, the Wilkins logo and the other brand logos are next to a TV Station logo

Technique: None

Music/Sounds: None

Availability: Can be seen on their commercials from the period, including the other brands commercials.

Legacy: This logo along with the commercials has gained a bit of a reputation due to the rarity of some of their commercials.