Another page of toys from the 1930 Billy & Ruth catalog, sadly sans police car.
Tag: advertising
Modern Woman Monday, 1961 Fridge Edition
The Wolverine Toy Family
A full page of Wolverine toys in the 1930 Billy & Ruth catalog. Billy & Ruth catalogs were from a department store in Roaring Spring, PA.
Seagrams Scotch Girl
Circa 1960s; via.
Hal Leonard’s Triple Tongueing Trumpet Trio
A vintage promotional calling card, stamped Dec. 15, 1939, for Hal Leonard’s Triple Tongueing Trumpet Trio Featuring “The Carnival of Venice”.
The story of Hal Leonard’s Triple Tongueing Trumpet Trio can be found here and here, but the skinny is this: The Edstrom boys, Harold and Everett Leonard, of Winona, Minnesota, were afraid to name the band after themselves using the family name for fear of Dad’s reaction.
[T]hey feared he would feel shame that his family name was spelled out in glittering letters night by night in dance halls all across the land. The boys contrived a name — Harold’s nickname and Ev’s middle name — the Hal Leonard Band.
A day came when the big white bus turned onto McMillan Street at Worthington and came to a stop in front of the Edstrom house. Dad came out to see the wonder, and he was awed. He had one question: “Why don’t you call it the Edstrom Band?”
No one, however, feared use of “tonguing”.
Everett went on to organize Hal Leonard Music, which would become the largest sheet music publisher in the world.
This vintage postcard-sized promotional piece is for sale at Exit 55 Antiques, for just $4. (You can call them — We’re not the one’s who own it; or it wouldn’t be for sale.)
Free Love…
Wasn’t free, I guess, but they were selling it in the 1971 Frederick’s of Hollywood Spring Catalog (Volume 26, Issue 122).
I Want A Thrill I Want A Wow I Want It All I Want It Now
I want a Shasta!
It captures everything about the 1980s.
What’s On Batman’s Wish List?
Yeah, I’m a part of the Collectors Quest family, but that doesn’t remove the cute from this video; know what I’m sayin’?
Vintage Kitschy Cola Cozy
What could be odder than a vintage “apron” for your soda pop bottles? One that bears both the Pepsi and Coke names — as well as 7-Up and Dr. Pepper. Via.
Gay-Slant Control Sounds Difficult
Vintage ad for Berlei lingerie.