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Lurex Metallic Thread Ad, c1955

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Mon, 18 May 2026 01:09:01 +0000

It's kind of hard to see the pretty sparkles in the tablecloth, but that could be my fault. My Photoshop skills aren't all they could be. But at least I don't charge. :D

Chrysler Automobile Ad, 1953 (1)

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:50:31 +0000

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That poor little dog has no idea they're about to be packed off the vet's office.

From the February issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Chrysler Automobile Ad, 1953 (2)

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:50:32 +0000

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I can't tell if Green Car Man is holding a road map or wearing a really odd scarf.

From the February issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Katzenbach and Warren Wallpaper Ad, 1954

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:15:10 +0000

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No Gingham Dog to, er... hound the Calico Cat. (They were saving him for the sequel.)

From the March issue of House Beautiful magazine.

Georg Jensen & Saks Fifth Avenue Houseware Ads, 1950s

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:19:19 +0000

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All from The New Yorker magazine.

Clockwise, from the upper left:

1) May 9th, 1953
2) October 14th, 1950
3) March 31st, 1956
4) same as above
5) August 15th, 1953
6) same as 3 and 4

Goodyear Airfoam Ad, 1956

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:46:19 +0000

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I kept you all waiting over a month for... chemical foam. :o I'm a terrible host, I know...

From the May issue of Better Homes & Gardens.

Cannon Towels Ad, 1956

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:34:01 +0000

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Nothing rings in the New Year quite like a good old-fashioned wall of terry cloth!

From the January issue of Family Circle.

Stylon Tile Ad, 1956

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 23:22:06 +0000

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Five minutes later, Kay pulls her new white angora sweater on over her head and learns to never again apply lipstick until after she's fully dressed.

From the September issue of House Beautiful magazine.

Firth Carpet Ad, c1955

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:51:02 +0000

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Ah, yes. The famous "Dinosaur Hide" carpet pattern, coveted by each and every 1950s homemaker.

Probably from House Beautiful magazine.

Follansbee Metal Roof Promo (2), 1950

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 06:42:19 +0000

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"A time to be red, A time to be blue.
A time to mow, a time to reseed..."

Follansbee Metal Roof Promo, 1950

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 06:42:16 +0000

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Signed lower left: "Colhauer," who took the concept of "The Little Woman" literally.

Front and back of a 16-page booklet published by Follansbee Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.

Luxury Chair Ad, 1952

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 08:52:59 +0000

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Unless it actually smells like pine when you sit down, I'm not buying.

From Better Homes & Gardens.

Super Kem-Tone Paint Ad, c1956

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 07:41:19 +0000

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The famous Spanish Olive color scheme strikes again!

From Sunset magazine.

Prolon Melmac Dinnerware Ad, 1957

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:41:44 +0000

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It's either the upscale or downscale version of Melmac. I'm not sure which. From June's Good Housekeeping.

Country Life, 1936

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:58:44 +0000

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After collecting his pay for this picture, Harry went wild buying a can of beans and a new pair of socks, before returning to his 4th-floor walk-up in Newark.

Armstrong Flooring Ad, c1959

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:47:45 +0000

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There's way too much going on in this room. Get a dozen of your relatives in here to bicker about politics with each other and it'll actually seem quieter.

From Sunset magazine.

I used a bit of this image in one of my collages, which is on view here.

Tyle Bord Leaflet (4), 1948

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:19:37 +0000

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Bathroom by The Necco Corporation!

Tyle Bord Leaflet (3), 1948

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:19:35 +0000

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I don't know. The "Pacific Pastels" look exactly like the "Great Lakes Pastels" and the "Middle Atlantic Pastels" to me.

Tyle Bord Leaflet (2), 1948

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:17:01 +0000

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...and they didn't allow you to peruse the leaflet with the commode pictures until you were twenty-one.

Tyle Bord Leaflet, 1948

nobody@ipernity.com (amylsacks) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:16:01 +0000

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Back then, men were men and women were women...

Front and back of a promotional leaflet published by the Tyle Bord Company of Seattle, Washington.

(Originally posted to flickr on May 19th, 2011.)