amylsacks' photos
Promotional Service Inc. Ad, 1956
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Always start conversation at the dinner party by asking, "Have you tried my special moist vegetables?"
From the May issue of Better Homes & Gardens .
Boeing Jetliner Ad, 1961
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Join me in feeling that special melancholy which only comes from contemplating pre-COVID traveling.
From the May 13th issue of Life magazine.
Nescafe Instant Coffee Ad,1956
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She just asked how he likes her new haircut, and he's afraid to say anything.
From the March issue of Western Family magazine.
Cudahy Roast Beef Hash Ad, 1950
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Great. More bug-eyed staring inanimate objects, plus the phrase "Push out contents." I think I'm giving up forever on food. :/
From the April issue of Sunset magazine.
Dunbar/Janus Sofa Ad, c1959
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes (7), 1956
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I had no idea there was so much blue candy in the world before I got to this penultimate spread in the booklet. (The last one shows a lackluster pink birthday cake, duly enrobed by at least six bags or cans of the titular product. Not worth it.)
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes (6), 1956
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"...Whether she's a glad witch or a mad witch is up to you!"
Either way, she's not half as scary as that unholy goldendoodle-turkey fusion down below.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes (5), 1956
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The sailboat's cute, but who'd be celebrating the return to school in September? Certainly not the kids. Must be the Moms, since they got no cake back in May.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes (4), 1956
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I've never once looked at that June cake and thought Crown. It better suggests a plaster three-reel movie projector left by aliens.
I think that the eaglet evolved into a butterfly in the Sixties or Seventies version of the Baker's booklet, which suited this configuration much better.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes (3), 1956
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I've never understood why they decided that the square shape would make a better bunny than the round shape.
As for the "Maypole"... Oh, never mind. It could've been much, much worse.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes (2), 1956
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I don't buy the transition from the un-frosted heart to the completed version.
Also, that clown auditioned for a supporting role in Picasso's Guernica , but was rejected for scaring the other applicants.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes, 1956
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The cute shapes help divert you from the fact that sweetened dried coconut tastes like dusty candle shavings.
Front and back cover, plus two pages, of a promotional booklet. Published by General Foods Corporation/Franklin Baker Division, Hoboken, NJ.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 12th, 2011.)
Firth Carpet Ad, c1955
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Ah, yes. The famous "Dinosaur Hide" carpet pattern, coveted by each and every 1950s homemaker.
Probably from House Beautiful magazine.
Ken-L Biskit Dog Food Ad, 1961
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The Pyrex Pet Dish fad was short-lived.
From the November issue of American Home magazine.
"Such Good Recipes With Fresh Pears," c1960 (2)
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I guess it's good that gelatin is starting to relax its iron grip on U.S. salads at this point. But they're still overthinking it. Just set out some sliced pears with some nice cheese and move on. Yeesh!
Slightly enlarged to show detail.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 13th, 2011.)
"Such Good Recipes With Fresh Pears," c1960
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An eight-section promotional fold-out published by the Pear Bureau (of Oregon, Washington, and California).
It unfolds vertically, with the sections in one long column, but I rearranged it to better accommodate a laptop screen.
Slightly enlarged to show detail.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 13th, 2011.)
Tex Son Coat Ad,1964
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He's got the face of a future serial killer, or Congressman. But I repeat myself.
From the March issue of Western Horseman magazine.
Serviset/Sutherland Paper Ware Ad, 1953
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SO many warring patterns and directions. I think I need some decaf so my eyes will stop twitching.
From the May issue of Better Living magazine.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 3rd, 2011.)
