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1943 Postum

July 12th, 2010 1 comment

1943 Postum
1943 Postum ad from Ladies’ Home Journal. Art by Saul Steinberg.

ETA: Uhh… that was supposed to go to the community, but… oops. This is what happens when you post at midnight. Well, it’s here, so I reckon I’ll keep it here.

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Socks and… what, exactly?

July 9th, 2010 4 comments

Danny KayeDanny Kaye shoes
Danny Kaye, you know I love you. But what the HELL do you have on your feet? It’s a joke right? Wait, it’s not?

I was unaware of the world of custom molded shoes before now. While this started out as an “OMGWTF” post, the more I looked at the shoes, the more I think that maybe that aqua one with the cutouts might be a good way to show off the right pair of hand-knitted socks. It also seems that manly man Steve McQueen wore them, much as it mortified his first wife. Plus the old building seems to have some musical history associated with it.

So there you go. That’s what I learned today. If nothing else, when I’m asked about Danny Kaye’s 40 pairs of custom footwear on Jeopardy, I’ll be ready.


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1892 Gold Dust washing powder

July 9th, 2010 No comments

1892 Gold Dust soap

Wikipedia says that the Gold Dust twins didn’t make their first appearance as a soap mascot until 1897, but I found this in a Sept 1892 Ladies’ Home Journal. The timeline looks right if the original Gold Dust twins started their act when William Curry was 8 in 1891. Of course, it’s always possible that they had these two kids as a mascot and then later dubbed them the Gold Dust Twins.

I could be wrong. I mean, here I’ve been paying 12 cents a pound for powdered soap like a crazy woman.

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1943 antiphlogistine

July 7th, 2010 1 comment

1943 antiphlogistine

Hope you weren’t eating.

Leaving aside issues like “moist heat,” if nothing else, we’ve come a long way in naming products.

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1943 Chore Girl

July 4th, 2010 2 comments

1943 Chore Girl

This mascot creeps me out just a little. I think it’s the eyes. Also the threatening, “she’ll be back…”

In the latter part of the 20th century this product became Chore Boy.

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…but no pressure!

July 3rd, 2010 2 comments

1943 US Rubber

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Meaterrific!

June 11th, 2010 1 comment

1943 Swift
I shouldn’t process vintage ads while I’m hungry.

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…”and after this, I’ll bring back Farscape.”

May 19th, 2010 5 comments

1962 McCalls Jayne sweater

Behold! This 1962 McCall’s Needlework Magazine bring us proof positive that time travel is possible!

Clearly the lady on the right in the cunning Jayne hat sweater is a Browncoat who has gone back to the past. My theory: she’s going to knock off a future FOX executive or two and prevent one of television’s greatest tragedies from occurring. And I am not talking about Cop Rock.

Keep flying, you amazing time-skipper. Keep flying.

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1878 Cooley’s Cork Corset

May 18th, 2010 2 comments

1878 Cooleys Cork Corset
Save the whales!

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1957 Tonette home perm

May 16th, 2010 7 comments

1957 Tonette perm
I don’t think it would occur to me to give a small girl a home permanent.

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