Follies of the Madmen #359

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"Susan Smart," Woolworth's spokeslady, is definitely one of those characters I refer to as Lesser-Known Ad Icons. It might have helped her longevity if the ad people could have settled on one particular appearance for her.

Second ad from MODERN SCREEN for Feb 1952.

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Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 12, 2018
Category: Business | Advertising | Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings | 1950s

Comments

But she was more effective than Sally Stupid...

Posted by Brian on 04/12/18 at 04:23 PM

Thanks, Brian. That brought a chuckle for the day.

Posted by KDP on 04/13/18 at 02:32 PM

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