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Scott toilet tissue ad, 1930

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That's some living room. I'm pretty sure that's a whole, triangular hunk of meat on the indoor bbq.

Plymouth 1942

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Studebaker 1941

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Union Carbide and their hand fetish.

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In the 1950s, advertising was dominated by large hands.  Disembodied, but still - powerful hands.  The layout is typical of many industrial ads of the time - 2/3 (lavish, detailed) artwork, 1/3 dense, progress-laden text.

Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation, 1950s


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Four more Union Carbide Giant Hands of Progress™ under the cut.

( Feeding fire with water )

( Acetylene still shows the way )

( Synthetics - why they spell a better life for you )

( Our friend, the stereotypical Atom )

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