amylsacks' photos
Festive Snacks & Canapes, 1967
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"With the increasing informality of the dinner party, the canape' or hors d'oeuvre has become more and more useful as a substitute for the first course..."
Front and back covers of a 62-page hardback published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York.
Treet Canned Meat Ad, 1953
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Look, we get how totally boring our product is, so we'll just cram it into a remote corner of the page. You can ignore it while you focus on this gorgeous car and pretty young lady instead. We don't mind.
From the September issue of Family Circle magazine.
Chiffon Paper Napkins Ad, c1966
Swans Down Cake Flour Ad, 1953
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No way is that giant wedge of cake staying balanced on that server without help from an entire tube of epoxy!
From the February issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.
Western Horseman, c1964
Mott's Apple Juice Ad, 1947
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Filtered apple juice: The liquid equivalent of white bread. Really nice illustration, though.
From the April issue of Ladies Home Journal.
General Electric Countertop Ad, c1953
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"Textolite." It's 20th Century American shorthand for, We're selling something just different enough from Formica™ to avoid a lawsuit.
Bel-Air Frozen Lemonade Ad, 1953
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We present the eighth wonder of the world: The Eternally Weeping Concentrate Can.
From the August issue of Family Circle.
Dex Borders Ad, 1947
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"Decorating Crime Scene. Do Not Cross."
From the April issue of Ladies Home Journal.
Edwards Coffee Ad, 1953
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The favorite brand of Jay Leno's parents!
From the September issue of Family Circle.
Tillamook Cheese Ad, 1950
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Forget all those giveaways of European vacations, furs, and luxury cars! The prize 5-lb. wheel of Cheddar is where it's at, Baby! [drools]
From the April issue of Sunset magazine.
United Airlines Ad, 1950
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We surround you with all that beautiful scenery, and yet you still feel the need to drink like a fish?!
From the April issue of Sunset magazine.
Lustre-Creme Shampoo Ad, 1953
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Yeah, I'm glad that people are too savvy nowadays to think that some overpriced glop in a jar is gonna' morph them into a sexy Hollywood celeb. Aren't you?
From the February issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.
Starlac Milk Ad, 1958
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A rare Fifties rendering of Elsie where she looks cute rather than freaky. A promising start, scuttled completely by that huge infected peach-i-cot thing in the meal's foreground. Bleah!
From the April issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.
Family Circle Pattern Ads, 1953
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If only I could sit around all day sewing tiny beads on a cardigan instead of leaving the house to earn money! How happy I would be!
Oh, wait. I lied.
From the September issue.
Naturalizer Shoe Ad, 1953
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It's... the shoe you must buy in order to go out and buy more shoes!
From the September issue of Family Circle magazine.
B&W/Duotone Ads, 1950s
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Well, syrup on ham might not be so terrible, but how am I supposed to enjoy my dinner-breakfast while living in mortal fear of runaway "floating iron"?
From: (clockwise) September 1953's Family Circle , March 1959's Good Housekeeping , and August 1953's Family Circle.
Barton & Guestier Wines Ad, c1957
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"Fine French wines have temperament. They hate to be handled like crates of canned beef by people who don't understand them..."
Makes you wonder how French cattle feel, doesn't it?
From Gourmet magazine.
