Christmas Ads of Long Ago (part 1)

The first of several posts featuing print ads of the past.



1966

 

1965




1969




1956--thankfully today we know how to hold a pistol if we want to hit the broad side of a barn







1950



1942

When you compare the price of recorded music , it was usually much more expensive 70 years ago. Albums go that name because they started out just as that, big albums containing heavy, very easily broken, 78 rpm discs. A single disc could only contain a few minutes of music, so several were packed together to form an album. Oneof the offerings in this 1942 ad, the "12 favorites by Guy Lombardo" probably was under 40 minutes in length and sold for $2.60, which would be $36 in today's prices. You'd find a similar , much more durable, product today for under $10 easily.



LIFE magazine, 1966






1936
I've never seen this style carton before.



1954




1938

I like the "rearview mirror clock". Note that you have to wind it!



Smokes used to be a popular gift.

1937





1955




McCall's magzine,1950



1943



circa 1950. I thnk there are still some of these in the attic.




1966




1950