Finds!!

I don't think I have seen anything this nice at a thrift store in a year, I have always been taken with this style of casserole, I love the design, I grabbed it quickly at Value Village - have you ever seen one like it?  It's stamped Japan on  the bottom!  I love it!!

Last week I went to a yard sale, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this head vase sitting there, even if she needed some eylelash repair, you can't tell.   She was also made in Japan, she still has the original sticker on the bottom - An Enterprise Original.   I have only ever seen these in antique stores and they're way too expensive for me.  I just want one, no collection is starting!!  

Yesterday I went to two yard sales, one had nothing, the other one I came home with this great assortment of vintage magazines, I just can't leave them behind!   I do cut some of them up though, for SMASHing and now, pocket letters!!   This whole pile cost me $2 - they're full of great old ads..

I thought I'd share a few ads from them, what's the chance I picked two Christmas editions!!  Oh, well...

These first three ads are from Better Homes and Gardens,  December 1950.

These next three are from Family Circle, December 1966

Oh, the good old days when towels came in laundry detergent!!!

Remember Mail-in Offers?

I was thinking about how there used to be so many offers in magazines to send away for - maybe save up some labels or just send some money and you could own something pretty nice -probably some of these things we thrifters wish we could find now!!  

I started going through my vintage magazines, offers have been around for a while, in the older magazines it was usually booklets that were offered.   Then, bigger items became availalable, for next to nothing!!  I'm using only summer issues for this post - it's a fun one, hope you enjoy it too.

The earliest offer I found was from a 1957 Woman's Day issue.  Isn't this a strange advertising promotion - meat for perfume!!

Woman's Day from 1960 offered up this insulated baby bottle bag - I hate to say this but Mom had one of these for me, it was pink and it's still hanging around!!!

This might be my favourite of the bunch - The Hot Dog Rollster for $1 and the neckband from Kraft Barbecue Sauce.  It's from Woman's Day, 1961.

This "Bummin' Bag" was a nice deal - bag, tablecloth and apron - for $1.50 and the plastic top from Accent - from Family Circle, 1968.

All you had to do to get a roll of color film was turn in the coupon on The Del Monte juice can - from Family Circle, 1968

I like this one too, a lucky ladybug daisy pin or a tie bar - the tie bar was Sarah Coventry - it's another funny promotion - it was offered by Hudson Sprayers and Dusters.  This offer was in Woman's Day, 1969

If you were reading the Canadian ladies magazine, Chatelaine in July 1970, you might have sent in for this fondue set - with $2 and one wrapper from Chipits.

Things are getting more expensive in 1972 - $4.95 and one seal from a Kotex product for this underarm shaver - from Family Circle.

You had to save up 6 package fronts from Green Giant frozen vegetables or $1 and two fronts for this Green Giant bag - that's pretty cute!  From Family Circle, 1973.

Woman's Day, 1973 had a couple of offers - notecards from Virginia Slims -no cash, just four package bottoms.

No labels were involved in this offer from Jean Nate - just cash - $13.99 for a caftan worth $30.00.

This was a pretty good deal, $1 for each Disney doll and a Close-up toothpaste carton - from Woman's Day, 1974.

This handsome tote bag featuring jet-set styling and around the world durablity could be yours for just $5.50 and proof of purchase from Bonine - from Woman's Day, 1976.

The newest offer is from a 1981 issue of Family Circle - that's a pretty stylish running suit for $9.75, along with your cash register receipt showing purchase of Sugar Free Dr. Pepper.  Now, that's the way I remember sending away for things like this, with the cash register receipt. 

Did you ever take part in mail in offers?    What did you get?  

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It's Time for Some Vintage Ads

My idea originally for this post was to go through my tub of vintage magazines and pick out all my June copies of whatever I had and to pick out all the summer related advertisements, well, I did that but that would give you over 40 pictures to look at so I narrowed it down to copies of Woman's Day, I have three, 1956, 1957 and 1976.  These posts are always fun to do and it's so amazing to see how the advertising has changed.  So, here we go...click on any picture to get a closer look.

Remember when clothing was Sanforized???

One thing that never changes is the plentitude of cigarette ads - "Don't miss the fun of smoking" what a caption!!  And look further down - Remember the "Old Grad"with a carton of Pall Malls on Father's Day!!  

These paper placemats look like fun!

I notice that the older magazines have more children in their advertisements.

This Aerosol Bomb sounds powerful!!

This issue didn't seem to have that many summery ads.

This is a pretty ad for Pepsi

Those SOS pads look like rocks!

Another issue - another cigarette ad!!

By the 70's, the advertising is definitely more sexy!

Oh, those pantyhose used to be hot - I never had summer sheers!!

No ads like this back in the earlier issues!!

These shoes are made by Uniroyal - isn't that a tire company!  Hah!!

More bug spray.

I love to find these old magazines, you should keep your eye out for them too!

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Good Housekeeping 1938

Yesterday I bought these two 1938 Good Housekeeping magazines off a local buy, sell and trade site many of you that read my posts regularly know that I really like to find vintage magazines.

One thing that I noticed when I was going through them last night, a lot of advertisements used cartoon captions, I'm going to share a few of those with you.  Click on any pic for a closer view.

There are very few colored ads in these magazines.

 

If only the summer menu was this easy!!!  He looks happy to be having that can of Franco American Spaghetti.

She should have used Royal Baking Powder right from the start!!

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This is a funny one!!

Fresh sandwiches in waxed paper!!

She wants to move to Siam - see why....

Things could be so much better with Colgate Dental Cream!

Fels-Naptha soap must have been popular back then, I've seen different ads for it.

Quite the name for a toothbrush!!

Palomolive - the remedy for "middle age skin"

Be dainty - Loretta Young was!

I wonder does grapefruit juice really work for sleepless nights?  

These two magazines are the oldest ones I've found so far - a Good Housekeeping magazine for 25 cents and for a much thicker magazine than we have now!!  Couldn't go wrong!!  

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