Archive for the 'Summer' Category

Jun

THURSDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

Free Download: First Day of Summer (With images) | Free vintage printables, Poster prints, Free art

A Mad Men Style Summer: Vintage Ads To Get You In The Summer Spirit
1938

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Aug

THEY STAYED COOL AND COMFORTABLE IN 1953

1953 Crosley Air Conditioner Vintage Ad "cools the air"

Meet the amazing Miss Nichols, world-record aviator in a Crosley - History Mystery Man ...
Powel Crosley Jr.
(September 18, 1886 – March 28, 1961)

Crosley made his fortune in the automotive
parts and accessories business, before
diversifying into manufacturing other
consumer products and Crosley cars in
the 1920s and 1930s.

In 1925 his company became the largest
manufacturer of radios in the world.

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Aug

CAPTURE THE CAREFREE SPIRIT OF SUMMER

Clairol Sunshine Harvest Shampoo (1976) | Retro beauty, Clairol, Print advertising
1949

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Jul

THE ALL-FAMILY DRINK FOR SUMMER – 1952

klappersacks, 1952 7up ad by totallymystified on Flickr.

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Jul

AMERICAS MOST FAMOUS DESSERT IN 1952

vintage advertising: 1952 JELLO SUMMER AD

The "Jell-O" brand is a registered trademark of Kraft
Heinz, and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1897, in LeRoy, New York, carpenter and cough
syrup manufacturer Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked
a gelatin dessert called "Jell-O". Wait and his wife,
May, added strawberry, raspberry, orange, and lemon
flavoring to granulated gelatin and sugar.