French's Parakeet Food Ad, 1956

My Dinner With Fluffy

...and Sparky, and Tweety. Pet food, and other related appearances, from the Fifties, mostly.

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14 Mar 2011

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French's Parakeet Food Ad, 1956

This is so cute. I guess nowadays at least one of the birds would be texting and the cart would have a "Follow Me on Facebook!" decal. From the February 13th issue of Life magazine.

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24 Apr 2011

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French's Parakeet Food Ad, c1957

"Pay no mind to what they say It doesn't matter anyway Our beaks are sealed..."

01 Jun 2011

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Puss 'N Boots Cat Food Ad, 1960

From the August issue of Woman's Day.

07 Aug 2011

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"Your Pet" Feature Illustration, 1951

Dogs were more popular than cats in U.S. households at this time, but that's not reflected in this (uncredited) pic. Go figure. Clipped from the July issue of Everywoman's magazine.

10 Aug 2011

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Pard Dog Food Ad, 1956

"Waise The Woof." Ooh, those wascawwy witers! From the August issue of Everywoman's magazine.

15 Aug 2011

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Friskies Dog Food Ad, 1959

Sibling rivalry: It's What's For Dinner. From the July issue of Sunset magazine.

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20 Jul 2018

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French's Canary & Parakeet Food Ad, 1954

"...and that was our medley of 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon' and 'Am I Blue'! Thanks for coming out and supporting live birdsong!" From the March issue of Family Circle magazine.

15 Apr 2012

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Friskies Dog Food Ad, c1959

Each "cube" has a layer of delicious chiton on the outside. So Rover and Daisy can pretend they're digging up sand crabs on the beach, even if they live in a land-locked state! From Everywoman's Family Circle magazine.

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25 Aug 2012

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Paintless Paint Book, 1940

"Use Only Brush and Water and Watch the Colors Appear. Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin." Hey, I remember these! They were still around in the 1970s. (And I've never heard of this artist before, but she definitely knew her cats!)
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