Category Archives: Consumers

Liberace Magazine Cover 1950s

Liberace: In the Candelabra Lit Closet

In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday

Liberace Magazine Cover 1950s

Liberace: In the Candelabra Lit Closet

In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday

Jon Whitcomb illustration ad pin it 1958

A Mothers Day Of Beauty

As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went.  I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence

Jon Whitcomb illustration ad pin it 1958

A Mothers Day Of Beauty

As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went.  I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence

illustration mother child 1951

Whitman’s and Mothers Day

My sweet Grandmother had a sweet tooth. Whether Bartons, Barricini, or Lofts, chocolate was the common currency of celebration. But Mothers Day meant only one thing- a Whitman’s Sampler. Through the years, that gift of chocolate has become more closely

illustration mother child 1951

Whitman’s and Mothers Day

My sweet Grandmother had a sweet tooth. Whether Bartons, Barricini, or Lofts, chocolate was the common currency of celebration. But Mothers Day meant only one thing- a Whitman’s Sampler. Through the years, that gift of chocolate has become more closely

vintage illustration woman beauty

Five Minute Face Lift

Want a more youthful vibrant expression? Chew on this! Forget expensive cosmetic wrinkle fillers and injectables like Botox. For a true non surgical age reversing technique-good ol’ American chewing gum not only doubles your pleasure, but makes you doubly delightful

vintage illustration woman beauty

Five Minute Face Lift

Want a more youthful vibrant expression? Chew on this! Forget expensive cosmetic wrinkle fillers and injectables like Botox. For a true non surgical age reversing technique-good ol’ American chewing gum not only doubles your pleasure, but makes you doubly delightful

illustration career choices 1960s

Girls,Games & Career Guidance

What Shall I Be? By the time I was 11 years old, I  had bid my EZ bake oven goodbye   and tucked my Tiny Tears doll into her rock-bye crib for the last time. Like most other pre pubescent 

illustration career choices 1960s

Girls,Games & Career Guidance

What Shall I Be? By the time I was 11 years old, I  had bid my EZ bake oven goodbye   and tucked my Tiny Tears doll into her rock-bye crib for the last time. Like most other pre pubescent 

1930 illustration men women phone

Heinz Ketchup Beckons a Man

Mad Men’s Don Draper was not the first man to be tempted by the beckoning allure of Heinz Ketchup. During the dark days of the Depression, Babs Johnson learned how to keep her hubby happy and add some spice to

1930 illustration men women phone

Heinz Ketchup Beckons a Man

Mad Men’s Don Draper was not the first man to be tempted by the beckoning allure of Heinz Ketchup. During the dark days of the Depression, Babs Johnson learned how to keep her hubby happy and add some spice to

supermarkets illustration 1950s

Supermarkets, Strollers and Suburbia

In this day and age when you have to maneuver yourself through a flotilla of McClaren strollers manned by an army of nannies and stay-at-home-moms just to place an order at the supermarket deli counter, it’s quite a sight to

supermarkets illustration 1950s

Supermarkets, Strollers and Suburbia

In this day and age when you have to maneuver yourself through a flotilla of McClaren strollers manned by an army of nannies and stay-at-home-moms just to place an order at the supermarket deli counter, it’s quite a sight to

vintage ad Fresh Start Mod 1960s

Can Betty Draper Tune in to the Now Generation?

Like my own mother Betty, Mad Men’s Betty  Draper woke one morning in the late 1960s to the realization she was a square. In a world firmly divided into the “under 30s” and “over 30s” she was no longer part

vintage ad Fresh Start Mod 1960s

Can Betty Draper Tune in to the Now Generation?

Like my own mother Betty, Mad Men’s Betty  Draper woke one morning in the late 1960s to the realization she was a square. In a world firmly divided into the “under 30s” and “over 30s” she was no longer part

vintage illustration woman and dieting 1950s

Betty Drapers Diet Tips

There came a time in every Cold War housewife’s life when the safety of the containment policy offered by a good girdle simply wasn’t enough to keep those pesky curves in line. Comely Betty Draper the once enviably svelte housewife

vintage illustration woman and dieting 1950s

Betty Drapers Diet Tips

There came a time in every Cold War housewife’s life when the safety of the containment policy offered by a good girdle simply wasn’t enough to keep those pesky curves in line. Comely Betty Draper the once enviably svelte housewife

vintage ad mens fashion 1967

Making The Scene With Mad Men

Millions will turn-on and tune-in when Mad Men returns for its 6th season. AMC is hoping you won’t drop out. The Beat Goes On We last left Don Draper and the gang at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce in April of

vintage ad mens fashion 1967

Making The Scene With Mad Men

Millions will turn-on and tune-in when Mad Men returns for its 6th season. AMC is hoping you won’t drop out. The Beat Goes On We last left Don Draper and the gang at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce in April of