Vintage ad for the “sensational low-priced Western that should be on your station”. Found in the December 18, 1950 issue of Broadcasting Telecasting. More here.
Tag: horses
“The Spotted Pony Loves His Pal”
…she’s his favorite kind of gal.
See the way he cleans the plate
Those Christmas cookies are just great!
Many of us know a certain age vividly recall images like these from their childhoods. This, and others like it, was found in one of advertising traditions of Reddy Kilowatt, the annual Christmas cookbook.
Modern Woman Monday: Sad, Grown-Up Edition
It’s a sad day indeed when a girl goes from dreaming of Shetland ponies to Shetland floor cleaners.
Ad found in Good Housekeeping, May 1961.
The Pony Costume Is The Best Of All
Children in Halloween costumes, 1950s. Via.
My, What Pointy Ears You Have
The better to play My Little Pony with. Don’t forget to ask Santa for MLP cosplay ears.
Vintage Celebrity Cowboy Birthday
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans celebrate a child’s birthday with — what else? — a cowboy themed birthday cake. This photo feels like it was taken at a children’s ward… The seller offers no details, but says this is a previously unpublished photo.
How We Travel(ed)
More pages with photos from How We Travel, by James Franklin Chamberlain, an antique school reader. Shown here are a Belgian milk-cart, pulled by a dog, and a “peculiar vehicle” called the jaunting car, from Ireland, pulled by a horse.
He’ll Give You The Answer That You’ll Endorse
This terrified-horse mask has been getting around the internet for quite a while, whether you’re scaring roommates or just watching Google Streetview Car drive by. Turns out, it’s a $30 piece of amazing that’s available from Amazon — and the user-contributed photos are awesome beyond words. Go look at the Amazon slideshow, because rather than stealing an Amazon photo I give you this animated GIF instead. Enjoy.
Genuine Mothers’ Bread Parade Float
A parade float, horse and wagon style, advertising C. R. Henerys genuine Mothers Bread (Steelton, PA). Apparently they didn’t believe in apostrophes so much in the 1880s. Via.
The Stovall: Good Old Fashioned Branding
A great vintage neon sign for the Stovall theater (Sayre, OK), posted by The Vintage Reader (another one is here). Note that along with the cowboy riding the bucking bronc, there’s a line of brands down the side of the sign closest to the building. (PS You would have seen this — and plenty more — had you been following my Tumblr.)
