vintageads | Mar. 11th, 2008

Mar. 11th, 2008

shawnndan.livejournal.com

I really love the tagline: "(At these prices, how can you afford not to redecorate.)"
I think the larger question is, "Who would cover all of their belongings in sticky cling foil, and then pose in front of them in such a bizarre manner?"

misstia

Women's Day June 1966....

clever way to advertise milk containers? aside from the raisins and the name of it (i watched too much beavis & butthead), it sounds sort of good....though i smell the sour old milk that that container would smell like...

cross-posted

vintage_recipes

( let's make a nut log! )

misstia

This is from Women's Day June 1966...it's sad that 42 years later this is still necessary...

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

Apparently, long ago, there was a time when people other muscular, oily, rugby-playing, shirtless frat boys with bi-curious tendencies felt comfortable walking into an Abercrombie and Fitch, let alone buying stuff. Hm.

..ya learn something new every day, eh? ;)

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

Ad copy:

Ladies - Don't Argue With A Burglar

Show him a Revolver. "Don't wait until the horse is stolen before you lock the barn." Old saying, but true. Ladies can handle the new Iver Johnson Safety Hammerless Automatic Revolver with absolute safety. Accidental discharge is impossible. Children cannot discharge them. Price $5.50. Catalogue mailed FREE. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE Or sent prepaid to any address to the United SStates on receipt of price. Protect yourself now - get an Iver Johnson Safety Revolver before it is too late.

Personal note: If a guy with a handlebar mustache crawled in my window wearing a suit and tie, that would be awesome! He's even wearing a hat!

Something makes me think the guy in the window is her husband.

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

Graf Zeppelin ad... South America in 3 days!

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

I usually pride myself on knowing all about obscure stuff like this. I grew up going to antique shows and flea markets with my folks.... But I dont have a damn clue what this could be. A novelty thing for entertaining guests at parties maybe? Does anyone know what the hell this ad is for?

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

Great Idea: A clock you can read in the dark!

Bad Idea: The damn clock face glows because it's f@!#$ng painted with RADIUM, which will give the customer 8 hours of close-range exposure to radioactivity every night....for years. This clock will give you cancer.

My folks, antique collectors, actually own one such clock..And as of the early 90's (the last time I saw it) it still glowed..50-60 years on..

Alot of different manufacturers made clocks with Radium-painted dials at the time. I remember hearing a story once, that they were discontinued after factory workers who had the job of painting the numbers started developing leukemia...After a while, they pegged down the cause. The workers were unwittingly licking their tips of their brushes while painting.

Oops...