Monday, December 24, 2012

Happy Holidays!

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Gumdrop earmuffs!  This one looks like it was made out of a bunch of Bugles. Wonky-eyed puffball panda ...
Monday, December 17, 2012

The Many Faces of Christmas Evil

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All over the world, aluminum Christmas trees are dripping with tinsel and tasteful glass ornaments. But, perhaps, if you peer carefully into...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Valentine Curly Wurlygrams #2

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As I was digging through my paper collection to find Valentine's graphics, I came across an old envelope filled with clippings and never...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Valentine Curly Wurlygrams #1

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As I was digging through my paper collection to find Valentine's graphics, I came across an old envelope filled with clippings and never...
Thursday, February 09, 2012

Say It With Spry and Stokely's

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Happy Valentine's Day, Corn Scallops!! [Detail from a Stokely's advertisement from Woman's Home Companion - February 1946] [Det...
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Frosty Firsts

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From the June 1947 Woman's Home Companion comes Frosty Firsts by Elizabeth Walker (with wonderful illustrations by Harry Diamond). The...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dressed For Success

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The June 1947 issue of Woman's Home Companion had a series of articles about women in the workplace. Here is the accompanying fashion s...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Get In With The Spin Crowd

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Rinse away the dirty water of the past year and start a whole new cycle with these top o' the line washers. Elizabeth Beveridge offers u...