Tag Archives: Vintage

Good Housekeeping, 1937

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Van Reid sent me these ads from the August, 1937 issue of Good Housekeeping. It is indeed quite remarkable how many ads used a comic strip format in those days, to promote everyday products. These days comics are only used … Continue reading →

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And all thanks to batteries !

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

(from Unknown Worlds, Vol. 7, issue 2 – not my scan)

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It’s the scrubbing you do !

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

An advertisment from Good Housekeeping, june 1931. (Thanks, Van)

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Florida Cartoonists

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

This article appeared in Cosmopolitan, in april 1957.  Courtesy the One That Is Not Mentioned Or Rather Is, But Only Anonymously.

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Franky & Weeny….

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Sure to be tender, because they have no skins ! (From vintage ads.  Thanks,  Mr. Beaverhousen !)

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Without a Guy…

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Girl problems in 1965. (from vintage ads)

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Camel in the circus

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

A rare full-page advertising comic, from the 1930′s (June 27, 1938, to be exact). (Thanks, Van)

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