Tip-Top Ice Cream, New Zealand, came into being in 1936.   There are many, many images available.   Here are a tip-top few:

In their promotions, Tip-Top goes all-out in an embrace of American popular culture:  

That final photo kills me.   Love it.

When talk turns to ice cream, I can tell you where my friend goes.  Invariably.  To Philadelphia.

To the Reading Terminal Market.

 

To Bassett’s Ice Cream.  We agree – best ice cream experience in the world.  And –

A great mural to boot.  After a little reminiscing about Philadelphia, I steered the conversation back to New Zealand and Tip-Top Ice Cream.   On the subject of New Zealand, he wanted to show me a few stamps that Gabby sent him maybe ten years ago:

At this point I had to insist – what did he think of the Tip-Top ice cream photos.  His feelings weren’t hurt and he answered in a straightforward manner: