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Category Archives: Vintage & Retro Style
Take a Look-See: WD, Nov 1968
Not much time to write any back-story for you today, but I can tell you that the following advertisements are all from the November, 1968 issue of Women’s Day. Click on images to enlarge.
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Take A Look-See: Oh So Tasty Edition
Here’s a quick post for you tonight. From the July, 1950 edition of National Geographic, this ad is (rather obviously) for Hormel ham. Click image for inflating. Deviled and chopped versions aside, doesn’t it actually look oh, so tasty? Tender, … Continue reading
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Cookbook Tuesdays: Pastry Cook Book
Thought I forgot today, eh? I did. A little. That is, I remembered a few times, when I was otherwise busy. And then I remembered when I wasn’t. Whew! Today’s randomly selected feature (this one happened to be on the … Continue reading
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Take A Look-See: Can you guess the product?
What could this 1948 photo be advertising? The beautiful dress? Perfume? Hair color? Here’s the headline (and subhead) of the ad. What does it take to be a “Model” Mother? What Betty Brookfield has—two adorable youngsters, a lovely figure—and look at … Continue reading
Cookbook Tuesdays: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Whoops, I missed a week of Take A Peek Wednesdays, where I scan and post some vintage advertising gem. To make up for it, or in other words, completely unrelated, let’s start Cookbook Wednesdays, wherein I feature some or another … Continue reading
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