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Tag: vintage advertising


Oct
2020

The Vintage Ads from a May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine

categories: 1950's, Vintage Advertising, Vintage Magazines

I was recently gifted this May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine seen below. It’s filled with loads of good content for my blog and so I thought I would start with some of the vintage ads that caught my eye.

Blog Note: There was so many fantastic ads, that I could not possibly post them all so stay tuned for a part 2 and even a part 3 in the future!

May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover.

“Your kids summer camp and POLIO” article was also a pretty intresting read, given our current pandemic we are in.

The Vintage Advertising from a May 1950 Good Housekeeping Magazine

1950 Betty Crocker vintage ad for cream pie recipes.

The Recipes: Banana Cream Pie, Almond Cream Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie, Coconut Cream Pie and Vanilla Cream Pie. YUMMY!!

FURTHER READING: Vintage Cooking Recipes as seen in Vintage Ads from the 1930s-1950s

11950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 Betty Crocker vintage ad for cream pie recipes

1950 singer sewing machine ad featuring everything you can make for your home. You can make drapes, curtains, slip covers and for less than store prices.

What do you think of our lovely ladies home decor design choice readers?

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 singer sewing machine ad featuring everything you can make for your home

“Take baby everywhere”. 1950 vintage ad featuring a baby crib by Bunny Bear.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 vintage ad featuring a baby crib you can take anywere like on the beach in the advertising illustration

“Tonight!…Show him how much lovelier you hair can look after a Lustre-Creame Shampoo”.

Love the 1950s hairstyle featured as well. This is a fairly simple one to recreate (at least I think so).

1950s Vintage Advertisement: Lustre-Creame Shampoo 1950 Vintage Ad. "Tonight!...Show him how much lovelier you hair can look after a Lustre-Creame Shampoo".

Nairn Inlaid Linoleum is Doubly Certified, so your floor covering investment is safeguarded! I’m really digging that kitchen floor and those cupboards in this 1950s ad.

FURTHER READING: The Beautiful World of 1940s Linoleum Flooring

1950s vintage ad for linoleum flooring

1950 vintage ad for kids shoes by Poll-Parrot. How cute are they?! Did any of my readers own shoes like this when they were kids?

1950 vintage ad for kids shoes by Poll-Parrot.

Another home decor idea! ChromCraft dining tables as seen in this 1950 vintage ad. “Table tops that can’t be marred by hot dishes or liquids…won’t scratch or stain”.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: Another home decor idea! ChromCraft dining tables as seen in this 1950 vintage ad.

Tarsal-Treds for Spring! 1950 vintage ad for women’s spring shoes. Aren’t they just lovely? I will take all of them in a size 9 please!

1950s Vintage Advertisement: Tarsal-Treds for Spring! 1950 vintage ad for women's spring shoes

Dinner time problems solved with Del Monte corn! You can make “Cornpatch Meat Balls” or “Scalloped Corn and Pork Chops”. You decide!

The presentation is so 1950s!

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950s vintage food ad for del monte corn featuring 1950s retro food ideas.

PLAID TIME! 1950 Ad for Georgiana Frocks featuring 2 lovely house dresses in plaid using U.S. Royal Fabric.

FURTHER READING: 1940s & 1950s House Dresses- Must Haves For Your Vintage Collection

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 Ad for Georgiana Frocks featuring 2 lovely house dresses in plaid using U.S. Royal Fabric.

The NEW Toastmaster Hospitality Set! This set will save you time in the kitchen so you have time to be with friends and family.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950s Vintage Ad for The NEW Toastmaster Hospitality Set!

“I keep my lingerie lovely with LUX Flakes” says Barbara Stanwyck.

1950s Vintage Advertisement: "I keep my lingerie lovely with LUX Flakes" says Barbara Stanwyck in this 1950 ad for the brand.

1950 vintage ad for ‘Coolaire” women’s foundations (bra and girdle). “For a lovelier figure when you put on that gorgeous evening gown and hat (Pictured).

1950 vintage ad for 'Coolaire" women's foundations (bra and girdle). Ad features a woman in a 1950s evening gown and in her bra and girdle

Rubbermaid Shelf-Kushions add colour to your kitchen and help your dishes stay put and not fog up.

1950s Vintage Ad for Rubbermaid Shelf Kushions

Do you have a couch you just need to reupholster? They make sure you use “Dekor the grandest new decorating fabric in a decade”!

1950s vintage ad for fabric for your couch or curtains

My next blog post will be on that 32 page Sandwich Manual stated on the cover and shown below. YUM! We are all in need of good food ideas these days (at least I know I am!). So stay tuned friends!

1950s Vintage Advertisement: 1950 retro food idea-Sandwich manual

Question Time: What was your favourite ad from the ones posted above? Share in the comments section below.

Further Reading:

Liz


Sep
2020

Vintage Formica Advertising 1940s-1960s

categories: Vintage Advertising, Vintage Home

When deciding what to write about next for my readers I sometimes look at past posts and how they have done (I review the stats). One of those popular posts has ended up being on ‘The beautiful world of 1940s Linoleum Flooring“. It has top billing in my stats every single day! Which made me think that clearly I need to do another version of Vintage Design Ideas (or close too) for the modern home.

In the past I have written about “Vintage Formica Tables” but I have never done a post on just vintage advertising for Formica from the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s! I think it’s time I do!

Let’s begin spining the seach engine wheel to see what we find (be prepared for some stunning mid century designs!)!

Disclosure: Some of the links on my blog from  eBay are Affiliate Links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. 

NOTE: If you click on any of the items featured below and they are not available, don’t fret! Hit the search button and see what else is on the websites. There are 1000’s and 1000’s of items being listed daily.

1950s / early 1960s vintage ad for Formica tops for your kitchen. Image features a mid century kitchen.

Source: eBay

Formica-For the Vintage Styled Home

First up..WHAT IS FORMICA? It’s LAMINATE!

Formica Laminate is a laminated composite material invented at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the United States in 1912. Originally used to replace mica in electrical applications, it has since been manufactured for a variety of applications. Today, the product is produced by New Zealand–based Formica Group, and has been since 2007.

The word Formica refers to the company’s classic product: a heat-resistant, wipe clean laminate of paper or textile with melamine resin (Source).

For today’s post we are going to focus on ‘Decorative Laminate/Formica’. Decorative laminates have greater aesthetic appeal in terms of finishes and patterns. Decorative laminates can be used for doing ornamental overlays on furniture (Source).

Vintage 1950s Formica table top salesman sample pieces, set of 8 Mid Century designs.

I want the design on the right!

Vintage 1950s Formica Table Top Salesman Sample Pieces RARE Set of 8 Mid Century

Source: eBay

Vintage Advertising for Formica 1940s-1960s

1948 Vintage Ad-“Formica is friends with the family.

A poem…

“What makes some homes such friendly places

Where smiles abound on happy faces?

Do colours clean and cheerful bright

Make coming home a real delight?

But daily use is the final test,

True beauty’s active….not at rest.

So have a home your proud to show,

Yet spare the kids that sharp “no, no!”

Formica’s beauty is in useful living,

In the abuse it takes…and the joy it’s giving.

1940s vintage ad from 1948 for Formica for all the different counter tops in your home.

Source: eBay

1941 Formica kitchen dinette breakfast table print ad.

1940s vintage ad: 1941 Formica Kitchen Dinette Breakfast Table furniture design vintage print ad

Source: eBay

“Hundreds of Pictures of Formica Furniture to Live with“. Vintage advertising print ad from 1956 for a Formica Furniture Shopper Guide. LOVE the 1950s purple skirt and top on our model and of course the Mid Century Designs! 

1950s vintage ad: Vintage advertising print ad from 1956 for a Formica Furniture Shopper Guide. LOVE the 1950s purple skirt and top on our model and of course the Mid Century Designs! 

Source: eBay

1956 ad showcasing another housewife in her mid century kitchen.

1950s vintage ad: 1956 vintage AD FORMICA kitchens Very 1950s Style mid century kitchen design

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“Formica, that’s the ticket!”. 1952 vintage ad featuring two 1950s housewives with signs supporting the purchase of Formica for their homes.

11950s vintage ad: 1952 Formica: That's the Ticket Vintage Print Ad featuring 2 1950s housewives holding signs. 1950s vintage hairstyle inspiration

Source: eBay

Make sure you buy Genuine Formica! Don’t get fooled by the imitators! 1950s ad featuring a Formica dining table and another 1950s housewife setting the table.

1950s Vintage ad featuring a Formica dining table and a 1950s housewife in a 1950s dress.

Source: eBay

1954 Ad featuring a blue Formica Kitchen counter tops and bubble gum pink chairs.

1950s vintage ad from 1954 for Formica featuring a Mid Century Kitchen and blue formica counter tops and pink chairs.

Source: eBay

1961 Formica ad. “Always check for the Formica Label”!

1960s vintage ad: 1961 Formica: Trustworthy Loyal Vintage Print Ad featuring an illustration of a man and woman in a furniture store buying a formica table.

Source: eBay

Formica is not just for the kitchen, you also can add it to your bathroom/washroom as seen in this 1966 ad.

Yikes carpet in the bathroom..NOPE!

1960s vintage ad from 1966 featuring a formica bathroom counter top and carpet in the bathroom in blue colour. The woman is wearing a 1960s dress.

Source: eBay

Add Formica to your walls, doors, counters and furniture for the perfect 1960s classroom as seen in this 1966 ad.

1960s vintage ad from 1966 featuring Formica for your classroom.

Source: eBay

Formica for stylish 1950s side cupboards. 1957 ad.

1950s vintage ad for Formica for stylish 1950s side cupboards. 1957 vintage ad.

Source: eBay

Lastly I wanted to share the competitions advertising from a 1957 vintage ad for General Electric Textolite (laminate surfacing) countertops. Look at those stunning patterns for your kitchen counters?!! Yooza!

1950s vintage ad for Textolite countertops, laminate surfacing, 1957 vintage ad featuringa 1950s mid century kitchen.

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Thanks for stopping by friends!

Question Time! Are you a fan of Formica? Do you have any in your home right now? What ads did you like the best? Share your comments below, I love to hear from my readers.

FURTHER READING: Check out my archive of ‘Vintage Home Decor’ Posts HERE.

Liz