Many of the products we use around the house today were in existence for quite a long time! One example of this is Vaseline, as seen in the vibrant ad above that I found in the December 1919 issue of The Woman’s Magazine. However, as the ad shows, Vaseline came in several different formulas at [...]
It is time once again for a reoccurring feature on this website, where we explore an issue of a vintage magazine in a bit more depth. This time, it is the April 1929 issue of Screenland magazine. This magazine was all about the movies - reviews, movie stars, gossip pages - and at this time, [...]
According to Wikipedia, “A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it, or with a more lasting effect).” From the 17th century up until the early part of the 20th century, corsets were a common part [...]
The September 1927 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal is full of elegant, beautiful images. Two such images come from these ads that appeared in the magazine’s pages, and both happen to feature sun rooms. I think they are gorgeous and I can easily imagine myself sitting there, perhaps having a glass of lemonade, and simply [...]
I love the very elegant car ad above. It comes from the February 15, 1917 issue of Vogue magazine. According to this website about the Milburn history,
In late September of 1914, the Milburn Wagon Company began the manufacture of their 1915 Milburn Light Electric automobiles, based on a design by Karl Probst, who later designed [...]
The full-page, full-color ad above comes from the December 1929 issue of McCall’s magazine. According to Wikipedia, the first sears retail store opened in Chicago in 1925. By 1929, when this ad appeared, many more Sears retail stores were in business, and Sears had taken over the department stores of the Becker-Ryan Company. Still, [...]
Kitchens have changed quite a bit throughout the years. In times past, most housewives spent a great deal of time in this room and so it’s not surprising that the kitchen was often a colorful space. It also usually featured some type of organization so the housewife could prepare her family’s meals in as efficient [...]
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I love looking through old yearbooks, and every time I find one for sale that isn’t outrageously expensive I make sure to snap it up. This little edition comes from a small town in the state of Indiana, and represents the senior class of 1921.
One of the reasons I love yearbooks is that they show [...]
The story below, told in cartoon format, comes from the August 1925 issue of McCall’s magazine. This is right in the midst of the flapper era, and I think it demonstrates clearly the importance put on having the “right” appearance in this time. You can see that once she bobs her hair and loses some [...]
“No need to wrinkle your forehead over that perpetual question, ‘What shall we have for dessert tonight?’ For - here’s Jell-O!”
The colorful image above is from a 1928 booklet full of Jello-O ads and recipes. The introduction to the booklet is full of boasts about Jell-O (and also demonstrates how language in ads has [...]
