amylsacks' photos
Real Gold Orange Juice Ad, 1947
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No, I don't have a copy of the "Uses For Juices" booklet. But someday... [dreamy sigh]
From the April issue of The Ladies Home Journal.
The Family Pet, c1902
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Printed on the back: "The Cute Kitty Post Card, Published by M.T. Sheehan, Boston." Sent to Miss Gladys Linton, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Festive Foods (7), 1970
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The Wisconsin Gas Company reminds you that subliminal advertising makes everything better! Thanks, and Joyeux Noel.
Festive Foods (6), 1970
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A fresh, delicious green salad or... cute, fluffy squares of gelatin and corn syrup.
Hmmm...
Festive Foods (5), 1970
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Here's to the ladies who lunch, while elsewhere, a pint of beer plays "Where's Waldo." (It's a long, long way from its soulmate: the Beerwurst, which is wayyy over on the upper left side of Sausage Fest '70).Originally posted to flickr on 1/29/11.
Festive Foods (4), 1970
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It's December-ish in Wisconsin right now, but we're going to remind you what fresh fruit looks like, just in case you happen to see any lying around in the snow.
Festive Foods (3), 1970
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Crowd of Drunks Packed Elbow To Elbow + Wobbly Pot Full of Hot Oil. Yeah... I don't know why this craze failed to endure, either.
Festive Foods (2), 1970
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""We of the Gas Company Home service Department like your fresh and easy approach to menu planning..."
Suddenly, I want to wear a ski hat and an OP shirt while cooking, and I don't know why...
Festive Foods, 1970
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"The In Mood... your mood, in your kitchen, on your patio, around your dining table with your family and friends, your meals reflect you and the life you lead..." Gotta' love that Seventies-speak. Cover of a 66-pager from the Wisconsin Gas Company.
Ken-L-Ration Dog Food Ad, 1948
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That is one grumpy-looking Spaniel. Maybe you should loosen his collar a bit, Kid.
From the August issue of Family Circle magazine.
Be Mine Cake, 1953
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Well, damn. Do I even have any tweezers in the house?
From the February issue of Family Circle magazine.
101 Recipes of World-Wide Fame (3), 1938
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Mostly this booklet is in tatters, but I did want to show a bit of the interior, which is nicely designed-- right down to the pretend green tabs as we go from beginning (Appetizers) to end (Beverages, followed by pictures of the company's knives, etc).
101 Recipes of World-Wide Fame (2), 1938
101 Recipes of World-Wide Fame, 1938
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"Simon Roggo, for 40 years a European as well as an American chef of note, has set down in an understandable way some of the better known dishes..." A 32-pager from Kurt H. Volk, Inc. for the Remington DuPont line of kitchen cutlery/utensils. Originally posted to flickr on 1/29/11.
Duchess Salad Dressing Ad, 1954
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That fish looks just a little too happy about its fate.
From the February issue of Family Circle magazine. Originally posted to flickr on 1/28/11.
Vitality Shoes Ad, 1947
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Yes, they're the shoes that chirp and sing every time you take a step!
From the April issue of The Ladies Home Journal.
50 Delicious Desserts (8), 1938
50 Delicious Desserts (7), 1938
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The inside back cover shows some vintage packaging, as well as some varieties of Nabisco's best that haven't been seen in some time. I just hope that background wasn't meant to cheer anybody up. Originally posted to flickr on 1/29/11.
