Fertilife #4
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A television advertisement endorsed and narrated by John Ott for the lawn fertilizer, Fertilife, produced by the Frazer Illinois Compost Corporation.
Credits
John Nash Ott Jr. (filmmaker); John Nash Ott Jr. (narrator)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1955
Cfa collection: John Nash Ott Collection
Notes: This advertisement promotes Fertilife by utilizing Ott’s time-lapse footage of a blooming rose and a plump tomato, as well as a short cartoon sequence that portrays anthropomorphized fertilizer organisms which use a miniature watering can and pickaxe to revitalize old dirt.; In 1955, a 50 lb bag of Fertilife cost $2.45.
Subjects: Gardens; Consumer goods; Flowers; Plants
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Winnetka
Language: English
Cfa elements: 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36028
Cfa collection: John Nash Ott Collection
Notes: This advertisement promotes Fertilife by utilizing Ott’s time-lapse footage of a blooming rose and a plump tomato, as well as a short cartoon sequence that portrays anthropomorphized fertilizer organisms which use a miniature watering can and pickaxe to revitalize old dirt.; In 1955, a 50 lb bag of Fertilife cost $2.45.
Subjects: Gardens; Consumer goods; Flowers; Plants
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Winnetka
Language: English
Cfa elements: 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36028
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:25