"What rich chocolately product allowed kids to send in for ""secret decoder rings""?"
Secret decoder ring Midnight" radio and television programs. None of these early decoders were in the form of finger rings, but "secret compartment" rings were common radio program premiums and in the early 1960s secret decoder rings appeared - notably in conjunction with the "Jonny Quest" television program sponsored by PF Shoes. A later, less ornate, decoder ring was offered by Kix Cereals. and the men's magazine "Oui" offered a Captain Jet Decoder Ring- and in 2000 Ovaltine offered a Secret Decoder Ring to be worn on the finger which used their traditional A-Z to 1-26 scheme. Ovaltine and other companies that marketed
Secret decoder ring Secret decoder ring A secret decoder ring (or secret decoder) is a device which allows one to decode a simple substitution cipher - or to encrypt a message by working in the opposite direction. As inexpensive toys, they have been often used as promotional items by retailers, radio and television programs from the 1930s through to the current day. Decoders, whether badges or rings, are a fun way for children to tap into a common fascination with encryption, ciphers, and secret codes, and are used to send hidden messages back and forth to one another. Secret decoders are generally circular