amylsacks' photos

"...in the form of inspiring cocktails, refreshing highballs and the varied drinks that aid so materially in the enjoyment of any occasion... I had no idea before picking up this booklet that so many different kinds of cocktail shaker existed in the world. It's kind of inspiring.

"...the art of dining, of entertaining and of old time hospitality-- preceded and accompanied by genuine, matured liquors..." And buttered toast. Lots and lots of buttered toast.

"Today in countless homes of the nation, American citizens are welcoming the rebirth of those delightful customs of other days..." ...Drinking in public!! Wooo!! Front cover and first page of a 20-page promo published by G.F. Heublein & Bro., Hartford, Conn.

Uncle Jake has just bet Dad fifty bucks that he can't eat that entire steak in one sitting. Dad's only hope of victory is the extra stomach acid that comes with sating one's "coffee hunger" before the meal. From the September issue of Western Family magazine.

This cake looks to be about 1 1/2 feet across. I'd give anything to know if it needed to be that large just to use up all the frosting in the envelope. (I kept the blanket care saga, because I figured she felt bad enough about not getting to go to the beach or to the birthday party.) From the September issue of Western Family magazine.

If you ignore that Miss RC Cola probably has about 50 lbs.' worth of foundation garment underneath her bathing suit, this page is pretty cute. From the September issue of Western Family magazine.

"'Redhead' was painted by Russell Cowles, one of America's finest artists. All his work is distinguished by a beauty of design, organization, color, and aesthetic overtones.. The original of this portrait is in the art collection of Dartmouth College, where Mr. Cowles was graduated cum laude in 1909. He studied art in New York, Paris, and Rome. During World War I, he worked for the Intelligence Service of the American Navy, in Italy. His paintings are exhibited in all the major museums of the United States..."

Look straight at my antenna. You are getting sleepy... sleepy... Sent from "Radio G3RFE... Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England." (Shown slightly larger than original size.)

Imagine if you were carrying on like this with a loaf of bread and the spouse came home unexpectedly. And then you had to tell him that you'd joined the cult of the "HAPPY WONDER BAKERS!" Yikes. (Shown slightly larger than original size.)

You can tell it's not much of a game, because the ash tray hasn't been used. At least not yet... From the September 1st issue of Collier's magazine.

To improve your signal capability, eat more canned fruit! Sent "via Central Radio Club, Praha Czechoslovakia" on July 29th, 1968. (Shown slightly larger than original size.)

After two highballs, it gets really tough to say "Monogrammed Phonograph" over and over again, but by that time nobody really minds. From the September 1st issue of Collier's magazine.

Okay, the baked goods don't look like much, but I love her peppy chef's toque. Front portion of a promo from Crown Mills of Portland, Oregon.

So... she's symbolizing the basketball hoop here? Never mind. Maybe I don't want to know. From the March issue of American Home magazine.

I kind of like the painter's palette-Pac Man fusion thingies devouring themselves in the upper right corner.

Minuscule body fat plus monumental earrings. Nice to know that some things never change. One side of an advertising fold-out from a local jewelery store.

What's with the obviously artificial fruit in the background? Was it meant to give a subtle warning as to what this stuff actually tasted like? From the May issue of Everywoman's magazine.

No pretty colors, but it's amusing and appalling at the same time to read what a kitchen full of everyday glassware would have run you back then. From the February issue of Ladies Home Journal.