Category Archives: Consumers
JFK’s Inauguration: A Colorful Account
January 20, 1961-The Day a Black and White World Changed to Color I was proud as a peacock. The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the first president I ever saw sworn in on television and I got to
JFK’s Inauguration: A Colorful Account
January 20, 1961-The Day a Black and White World Changed to Color I was proud as a peacock. The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the first president I ever saw sworn in on television and I got to
Back to The Future Pt.III Retro Tech for the Suburbs
Leisure in the Suburbs The future suburbanite as envisioned by mid-century ad men would have a life of unparalleled ease. The future of the past was populated with robotic like contractions that would take care of all the hard work.
Back to The Future Pt.III Retro Tech for the Suburbs
Leisure in the Suburbs The future suburbanite as envisioned by mid-century ad men would have a life of unparalleled ease. The future of the past was populated with robotic like contractions that would take care of all the hard work.
Electronics- a New Science for a New World
The Consumer Electronics show is always a great glimpse into the future for tech geeks and this year’s show is no exception. But for a glimpse back into the future of the past, I turn to this WWII ad from
Electronics- a New Science for a New World
The Consumer Electronics show is always a great glimpse into the future for tech geeks and this year’s show is no exception. But for a glimpse back into the future of the past, I turn to this WWII ad from
Back To The Future Pt II Retro Tech
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2013 getting under way today, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post war years.
Back To The Future Pt II Retro Tech
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2013 getting under way today, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post war years.
Back To The Future
A better life in the future is in effect the promise made by all advertising. Beginning in the dark days of the Depression and accelerated during the War years, many American business adopted the future as an explicit leitmotif in
Back To The Future
A better life in the future is in effect the promise made by all advertising. Beginning in the dark days of the Depression and accelerated during the War years, many American business adopted the future as an explicit leitmotif in
Tomorrows Trains Derailed
Americas train system has been derailed The development of our rail transit has made little progress as we lag far behind the sophisticated passenger rail systems in Asia and Europe. People complain about the trains in the U.S. They’re not
Tomorrows Trains Derailed
Americas train system has been derailed The development of our rail transit has made little progress as we lag far behind the sophisticated passenger rail systems in Asia and Europe. People complain about the trains in the U.S. They’re not
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt I
Back to the Future It was a freezing finish to the fifties, that last day in December of 1959, and the exciting “World of Tomorrow” 1960 was less than twenty-four hours away. The far-off world that had captivated my parents
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt I
Back to the Future It was a freezing finish to the fifties, that last day in December of 1959, and the exciting “World of Tomorrow” 1960 was less than twenty-four hours away. The far-off world that had captivated my parents
High Hopes For the New Year
It was a freezing finish to the fifties and TV weatherman Tex Antoine advised everyone to just stay put in their igloos. The last week in December 1959 the East Coast was hit with an icy, blustery snowstorm and it
High Hopes For the New Year
It was a freezing finish to the fifties and TV weatherman Tex Antoine advised everyone to just stay put in their igloos. The last week in December 1959 the East Coast was hit with an icy, blustery snowstorm and it
A Housewife’s Holiday Dilemma
Peggy was besides herself! She had her heart set on a new Presto pressure cooker for Christmas or at least a new wear ever aluminum sauce pan for the holidays. Toasters, and irons nestled under the Xmas tree would have
A Housewife’s Holiday Dilemma
Peggy was besides herself! She had her heart set on a new Presto pressure cooker for Christmas or at least a new wear ever aluminum sauce pan for the holidays. Toasters, and irons nestled under the Xmas tree would have
Mail Order Madness…Gifts and Guns Galore
Christmas catalogues have long been a cherished staple in the American home. Just like today, the mid-century housewife flipped through the pages of her favorite catalogue and enjoyed the ease of shopping the telephone way with a whole department store
Mail Order Madness…Gifts and Guns Galore
Christmas catalogues have long been a cherished staple in the American home. Just like today, the mid-century housewife flipped through the pages of her favorite catalogue and enjoyed the ease of shopping the telephone way with a whole department store
Envisioning The American Dream 