1950s
Follies of the Madmen #482
A kind of housewife voodoo.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 10, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Appliances, 1950s, Christmas
Nuclear Car Battery
Note: no actual nuclear power involved.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 03, 2020 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Scams, Cons, Rip-offs, and General Larceny, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s, Cars
Out of This World by Jam Handy
Heaven and Hell battle for the soul of a bread salesman.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 02, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, 1950s, Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance
Sack O’ Sauce
I'm sure the product tasted fine, but the name would give me pause.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 30, 2020 -
Comments (3)
Category: Food, Advertising, 1950s
The Astra-Gnome Time and Space Car
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 29, 2020 -
Comments (1)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Avant Garde, 1950s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Tuffi the Elephant Who Leaped from a Monorail
The incident produced this "manipulated" postcard.
The Wikipedia page.
The anniversary celebration of 2018.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 21, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Publicity Stunts, 1950s, Europe
The First Nylon Fair at The Albert Hall (1956)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 17, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, 1950s
Krinkles the Clown
Clown mascot of Post's Sugar Krinkles cereal during the 1950s.
source: Mr. Breakfast
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 13, 2020 -
Comments (3)
Category: Cereal, 1950s
Take a good look
Take a good look at the gratuitous image of a scantily clad model, and then consider if you need an air raid warning system.
The American City - Oct 1954
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 11, 2020 -
Comments (5)
Category: Advertising, 1950s
Game Skirts
Source: Life - Oct 19, 1953
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 04, 2020 -
Comments (8)
Category: Fashion, Games, 1950s
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