1950s
The Relaxed Wife
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 29, 2014 -
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Category: Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Husbands, Wives, 1950s
Refreshment on the Job
The economy that soda built.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 27, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Work and Vocational Training, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1950s
Loony Lids, 1951 toy
Sold by The Ideal Toy Corp: "Inflatable Vinylite headpieces for children, built in the shape of lions, elephants, horses, and roosters. A few puffs of air inflate each 'lid,' and a cord under the chin secures it."Insanity quickly follows.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 26, 2014 -
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Category: Toys, 1950s
Battle of the Vintage Chocolate Drinks
Name your poison! Bosco, Ovaltine, Borden's or Tootsie V-M?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 23, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Chocolate, 1950s
Dagwood, the table-tennis-playing cat
From an AP story that circulated in August 1951 (example here):This cat was obviously born before her time. In the age of YouTube she would have been a global celebrity.
Update: Thanks to mindful webworker who found a video of Dagwood on YouTube. And as Cezar noted, it seems that Dagwood appeared on an episode of MASH. So I guess she kinda was a global celebrity.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 22, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Cats, 1950s
Hasbro’s Mr. Carrot Head
Is it just me, or was there more creativity in the old days, when you could use "any fruit or vegetable" with Mr. Potato Head, and arrange the features anyplace on the head, instead of in the pre-drilled slots?
I was also curious if "play doctor" sets were still made, and they certainly are, as you can see in the link below. Thank goodness children are still abetted in their, ahem, innocent early vocational explorations!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 19, 2014 -
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Category: Medicine, Toys, 1950s
Cat takes center stage
November 12, 1951: As British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden was delivering an address at a meeting of the General Assembly of the U.N. in Paris, urging calm in Europe, a black cat suddenly got up on the stage and strolled across it, without a care in the world. This prompted discussion in the media as to whether the cat was a sign of good or bad luck. It was finally agreed to be a sign of good luck since a black cat in France is apparently a good omen (which I didn't know).I think most political speeches would be greatly improved if cats randomly wandered across the stage during them.
Iowa City Press-Citizen - Nov 12, 1951
The Kokomo Tribune - Nov 20, 1951
Posted By: Alex - Sat Oct 18, 2014 -
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Category: Politics, Cats, 1950s
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #32
Can we believe that this is a genuine taxidermied fox head? Even if not, very cool accessory even for today's bikes. Anger vegans everywhere!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 10, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Taxidermy, Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s
Appreciating Our Parents
Insidious adult-slanted propaganda!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 09, 2014 -
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Category: Domestic, Family, PSA’s, 1950s
Chubbettes
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 02, 2014 -
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Category: Fashion, Advertising, Children, 1950s, Obesity
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