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In honor of this Easter Sunday, I wanted to share my all-time favorite Easter TV commercial. This M&M’s ad spot ran in 1984. Ah, the memories… Related Posts10 Retro Easter Crafts Vintage Whitman’s Valentine’s Day Ads Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas Deliciously Retro: The Layer Cake Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Soup & Stew
From Ten-B-Low Concentrated Real Ice Cream comes this 1950s ad for a minty, green frozen treat to celebrate March 17th. Ten-B-Low was a trademarked brand that started in 1941, producing a condensed milk product that was used as a base in making any flavor ice cream at home. It was sold in cans that yielded [...]
In 1937, Fred Waring introduced the first blender – the Miracle Mixer – at the National Restaurant Show. Waring was a well-known musician and band leader during the 1930s to the 1950s, and frequently appeared on the radio. Soon after its introduction, the kitchen appliance name was changed to the Waring Blendor. Later, the Waring [...]
Richard Drew, a 3M mechanical engineer, designed Scotch Cellulose Tape to give bakers and grocers a quick, waterproof method to seal packages. Until then, water was needed to seal cellophane. > Read the History of Scotch Cellulose Tape 3M kicked off marketing for the tape on January 31, 1930. It soon entered the common household [...]
From May 1959 comes this ad for Armstrong Vinyl Corlon. Trademarked in 1946 and introduced in the late ’50s, Corlon became a popular “luxury” material. It was pricey, but was built to last. > View Larger Image of this Ad This vintage ad represents the pride companies took in their products, and the appealing designs [...]
Forget kneeling, bending and reaching. This oven features a slide-out insert that simplifies the task. Frigidaire introduced the Pull ‘N Clean oven in 1958, and continued producing it through the mid-60s. Those wanting wall-ovens found simplicity, too, with a drop-leaf door that opened fully. Related PostsGE’s New Combo Washer/Dryer My Goodness… My Guinness Harley-Davidson Advertising [...]
Following suit of total color coordination, Rubbermaid created matching dish drainers, sink mats and countertop drainer trays. Many retro colors were available. This late ’50s ad shows a turquoise/pastel. Other colors included sunshine yellow, green, red and deep blue. This entire set could be had for under $10 (ad shows “as little as $7.96″). Related [...]
This ad from the early ’50s features Woolworth’s Gumdrop Goody Tree. The plastic tree was available in two sizes: 13″ and 7″, and was marketed not just for Christmas, but also birthdays and other holidays. Did you have one of these unique trees? Related PostsDIY Sweets: Christmas Lightbulb Candy Weekend DIY: Snow Globes Retro Planet [...]
In the 1950s it was popular for businesses to promote constant and word-of-mouth advertising by giving away useful items. Among the most common promotional items were desk and wall calendars, matchbooks, shoe horns and writing instruments. It was also common for business to offer more elaborate tools and household items with significant purchases, like this [...]
For many of us, Thanksgiving brings back lots of fond memories. So do the vintage ads that graced magazine and newspaper pages. Many Thanksgiving ads included recipes and tips on making the best turkey, cranberry sauce or unique side dishes. Here’s an early 1950s ad for Reynolds Aluminum Foil. From the ad copy: Don’t let [...]
Flip through the pages of any modern women’s magazine and you’ll find pages of sensual images promoting both classic and new perfumes and colognes. Perfumery has been a popular and profitable trade for several centuries. Designer scents have been, for many years, in high demand. In the late 1300s, the Hungarians produced a perfume that [...]
Comparing costs from the 1950s with the 2010s based on inflation alone isn’t exactly perfect. Just like today, new technologies were viewed as luxury items and introductory prices reflected this. The automatic pop-up toaster was first introduced in 1926, but manual toasters maintained popularity well into the ’50s, mostly due to costs. Take a look [...]
This 1960s-era ad for a Whirlpool refrigerator offers up something that never really caught on – using fabrics or wood to decorate the doors. Take a look at this 1967 magazine ad, target toward housewives: Like many ’60s ads, this one is text heavy and targets women in the hope they can influence a major [...]
A Nostalgic Look at the Sears Christmas Catalog I recall growing up in the 1960s when one of the most anticipated events in the Christmas season was the arrival of the Sears catalog at our home. My brothers and I would take turns (honestly!) going through the toy pages and making our lists for Santa [...]
