Martex Dish Towel Ad (2), 1957

The Scene Is Clean

Whatever you need in the fight for a more magazine-ready living space, we've got it here!. From the 1930s to the 1960s. Related: The magic of Tadd Dameron (1917-1965).

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22 Aug 2012

114 visits

Glamorene Carpet Cleaner Ad, 1952

Remember that time when the babysitter forgot her glasses and confused this jar with the Ovaltine jar? Well, we can look back now and laugh, right? From the August issue of Sunset magazine.

12 Dec 2012

191 visits

Zee Paper Towel Ad, 1956

Mrs. Finn McCool tidies up while she waits for her better half to come home and put on his birthday crown. From the November issue of Western Family magazine.

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07 Jan 2013

145 visits

Parade Laundry Soap Ad, 1953

"What do we want?!" "DRUDGERY!" "When do we want it?!" "NOW!!" From the September issue of Family Circle.

11 Jun 2013

250 visits

Oxydol Laundry Soap Ad, 1947

Orange-limbed doll-ladies with balloon heads... selling obsessive-compulsive domestic "bliss"... Can somebody explain to me why we even needed monster movies back then? From the April issue of The Ladies Home Journal.

07 Dec 2018

1 favorite

137 visits

Old Dutch Cleanser Ad, c1955

Mom gave the seeds to the neighbor because she couldn't stop scrubbing the sink long enough to go outside. :/

26 Feb 2018

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143 visits

Ironrite Leaflet, c1940

I guess these were around for quite awhile. But I'd never heard of them before stumbling on this flyer at a junk shop a few years ago. Front and back of a 8-section promo.

26 Feb 2018

1 favorite

142 visits

Ironrite Leaflet (2), c1940

An aspiring poet clearly wrote this copy.

21 Jan 2018

1 favorite

135 visits

Ironrite Leaflet (3), c1940

This thing would've needed its own room. Jeez!

20 Jan 2020

1 favorite

210 visits

Twinkle Copper Cleaner Ad, 1960

When your eyes first meet across a crowded kitchen, and you see she's brought that macaroni casserole that you love... From the December issue of Sunset magazine.
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