Another one of those Valentines kids give out at school, this vintage greeting card is of a “mad scientist” boy in a laboratory. No maker, just marked Made in U.S.A.
Tag: Valentine’s Day
The 14 Days Of Valentines
I’ve got enough of ’em, so why not?
One of those Valentines kids give out at school, this vintage greeting card is of an Eskimo child who says “Yukon rub noses with me, Valentine!”
No maker, just 750/8 Made in U.S.A. printed at the bottom on the front.
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage
Then comes a Valentine with a baby carriage. Note the fine print, kids, and beware the joy ride. (Via Bryans Collectible Treasures.)
Be My Vintage Space-Age Valentine
Giddy-Up, Valentine
Vintage paper Valentine paper dolls — one cowboy (with a dog) and one cowgirl (with a cat); via Mountain Kinfolk. (PS Check out my other post: Be My Racist Valentine, 2011.)
Bring Home The Bacon, Valentine
This vintage mechanical Valentine…
Reminds me of those old Enjoli commercials.
Vintage Valentine via sienna42.
Breeders Wanted
It may not be what you think — even if the classified ad was found in that retro romance magazine. …I wonder if the irony of Ms & Mr Lonelyhearts assisting in “animal romance” was lost on anyone? Or if the suicide rate was higher among those singles who bred animals simply to have them tortured for testing, then die… Oh, by the way, Happy Valentine’s Day!
Be My Corn-y Valentine
Your standard vintage corn-themed Valentine via gucciguccicoo.
“This Candy Must Taste As Good As Or Better Than Your Favorite Candy Or Your Money Back!”
And they guarantee you’ll lose weight too!
Another scan from that 1954 issue of People Today, this time an ad (one of the few advertisements in the magazine) for Kelpidine Candy. There was a gum too.
“Kelpidine” doesn’t sound tasty, but it’s not as unfortunate a name as Ayds weight loss candy.
Anyway, People Today is rather a mini-men’s mag, so I feel rather weirded-out that the ad depicts a “fat chick.” If this was a February issue of the publication, I’d be convinced guys were supposed to give their fat wives a box of Kelpidine for Valentine’s Day.
But I guess the guys were just supposed to buy her weight-loss candy “just because.”
Love Hurts
James Dean could have just told Rock Hudson, “No, thank you.”
