amylsacks' photos
Cooking For A Man (4), 1953
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This doesn't look so bad, actually, except that I'm afraid to look directly into the hypno-onions.
Cooking For A Man (3), 1953
Cooking For A Man (2), 1953
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The younger generation of manly men like cute floral dishes for their Meat-Ball Stew and Floating Island...
Cooking For A Man (1), 1953
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Wait. Something's wrong. Did Dracula sop up all the meat juices?
Front cover of a promotional booklet for A1 Steak Sauce, published by G.F. Heublein & Bro., Inc., Hartford, Conn.
(Originally posted to flickr on February 11th, 2011.)
Vicks VapoRub Ad, 1946
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Poor Dolly can't sleep because the whole room reeks of menthol.
From the March issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.
"Nature Morte," Marc Chagall, year unknown
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Notes from a November 13th, 1986 Christie's catalogue:
"signed and inscribed 'VENICE'-- gouache, watercolor, pastel and brush and black ink on paper 25 1/4 X 20 1/4 in. (64.1 X 51.4 cm.)
"Provenance Niveau Gallery, New York, $65,000-85,000."
"Les Pretendans," Marc Chagall, 1975
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Notes from a May 15th, 1986 Christie's catalogue:
"signed lower left Marc Chagall -- gouache and watercolor with red wax crayon and pen and black ink over pencil on paper, 18 1/2 X 14 1/8 in. (47 X 35.8 cm.)
"Painted in 1975, Provenance Galerie Maeght, New York, $80,000-100,000."
Natural Shoes Ad, c1955
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"Sensible low heels" should not include anything higher than a work boot.
Unsure of this clipping's origin, but from the size I'm gonna' guess Life .
Lincoln Automobile Ad, 1946
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The seeded interior and the melon-stripe finish will run you extra.
From the September issue of Harper's Bazaar .
Edwards Coffee Ad, 1953
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No one beams like that at 7AM unless there's something stronger than coffee in their coffee. Just sayin'.
From the July issue of Family Circle magazine.
(Originally posted to flickr on September 1st, 2012.)
Blue Bell Menswear Ad,1958
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"Blue Bell is in gear
Our milk cans sure are clinkin'
Sealtest will steer clear
'Cause all their stuff is stinkin'
Not fit for drinkin'!"
From the March issue of Farm Journal magazine.
The Sealtest Food Advisor (6), Winter 1939
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Without any silverware to give it scale, that pink plaster heart looks menacingly huge.
The Sealtest Food Advisor (5), Winter 1939
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Did you know before today that Martha Washington served Pineapple Cherry Sundaes on George's birthday, or that Lincoln's birthday faves included Cream of Tomato Soup with Cheese Popcorn?
Me neither.
The Sealtest Food Advisor (4), Winter 1939
The Sealtest Food Advisor (3), Winter 1939
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L. The dishes are credited to Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co., which seems particularly opulent since the Depression was still on. At least the food in the dishes was cheap, though.
R. "Kids, everyone else is out looking for work, so go ahead and make dinner for yourselves. Oh, and put some bread up, too. Thanks."
The Sealtest Food Advisor (2), Winter 1939
The Sealtest Food Advisor, Winter 1939
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I have a few of these 16-pagers, but I don't remember where they came from. There's a spot where the old owner blacked something out in ink, which may have been a price per copy. Published by Sealtest, Inc. (If anyone knows where Sheffield Farms was/is, I'd love to hear from you.)
(Originally posted to flickr on February 14th, 2011.)
Fashion Frocks Ad, 1943
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"130 stunning styles" for the college graduate who wants to look like her own Great-Great Aunt. :/
From the May issue of Motion Picture Hollywood Magazine .
