1950s
Don’t Get Too Close
My favorite part of this 1950s billboard is the small sign at the bottom left: "DANGER ELECTRIC FENCE." Evidently needed to keep away the looky-loos trying to peek up the woman's skirt.
(via Dull Tool Dim Bulb)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 15, 2012 -
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Category: Advertising, 1950s, Billboards
Follies of the Mad Men #178
My questions:
1) Did girls and women acquire those same Charles Atlas muscleman biceps shown on the box, or just boys and men?
2) Do they eat Pep on the International Space Station today?
3) Does anyone today still say, "He's got pep!" or "I feel peppy!"...?
And if you haven't had enough cereal trivia, please allow me to highly commend this new book, which is a lot of fun. My review will appear soon at THE BARNES & NOBLE REVIEW.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 07, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Family, Food, Nutrition, Health, 1950s
Essential Beatnik Pad
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Original story here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 04, 2012 -
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Category: Interior Decorating, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #19
"Why, could that be Officer Clancy approaching me down this poorly lit sidewalk? Let me just whip out my pistol flashlight and-- Argh, I'm shot!"
From the 1950 catalog.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 27, 2012 -
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Category: Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s, Weapons
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #20
I would think that a call to drive squirrels away from your bird feeder would sell a lot better today, now that squirrel meat is not on the dinner menu for most people.
From the 1950 catalog.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 19, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s
La Napoule
According to this LIFE magazine article, art collector Henry Clews had a taste for the bizzare, as seen in the statue above. His French Mediterranean home is now a museum, and you can visit, or even apply for an arts residency there!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 09, 2012 -
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Category: Aliens, Art, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Dreams and Nightmares, Eccentrics, Collectors, Museums, 1950s, Europe
Camera as Gun
"Smile for the camera, Officer-- Argh! Why'd you shoot me?!?"
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 04, 2012 -
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Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Guns, Photography and Photographers, 1950s
Winky Dink and You
The voice of Betty Boop launched a thousand TV screen scribbles and parental curses....
Have fun playing with your "winky dink" at home!
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 31, 2012 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Disasters, Television, 1950s
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #18
"Junior, why is the cat glowing?"
From the 1950 catalog.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 30, 2012 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Johnson Smith Catalog, Science, Experiments, 1950s
Follies of the Mad Men #174
I'll bet you never knew popcorn came in special hepcat/hipster/beatnik varieties.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 28, 2012 -
Comments (1)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s
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