Barrett’s advertisements were a fixture of the aquarium press in the 1910s. One common advertisement featured a pop-eyed goldfish making bold eye contact with the viewer, from The Aquarium (December 1913).
Featured on PDR in the essay Propagating Propaganda: Franklin Barrett’s Red, White, and Blue Liberty Bond Carp
Toward the end of World War I, as the US peddled hard its Liberty Bonds for the war effort, goldfish dealer Franklin Barrett bred a stars-and-stripes-colored carp: a living, swimming embodiment of patriotism. Laurel Waycott uncovers the story of this “Liberty Bond Fish” and the wider use of animals in propaganda of the time.
Also appearing in the essay…
Advertisement for Franklin Barrett's Fish
Date
1913
From
The Aquarium
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