Monday, October 9, 2023

Fire Prevention Week Ad – October 5, 1953


Seeing as how this is Fire Prevention Week 2023, I would be remiss if I didn't post this vintage ad. The almost full-page ad ran in the Lorain Journal back on October 5, 1953.

I like the simple ad layout and dramatic angle of the illustration. It's very effective.

But where's Sparky the Fire Dog? You'd think he would have at least made a canine cameo in the ad, since he was already on the job, having been introduced in 1952.

Of course, the ad exists because of its sponsors – and that means insurance companies. There are some well-known Lorain names in there but I'm not sure how many of them are still around. Somers Agency is one.

Anyway, 2023 Fire Prevention Week runs from Sunday, October 8 – Saturday, October 14th. Click here to visit the official National Fire Protection Association website. Our old pal Sparky the Fire Dog is there too.



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3 comments:

  1. -Alan D HopewellOctober 9, 2023 at 3:31 AM

    https://youtu.be/j174sgpdgZg?feature=shared

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  2. LHS Blazer ManOctober 9, 2023 at 9:03 AM

    My great uncle, Elmer Stough, was Lorain's Fire Chief in 1953. He had an alarm in his home on West Erie Avenue that would sound whenever a fire was reported to the Fire Department. Uncle Elmer later became State Fire Marshal for all of Ohio.

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  3. Don HiltonOctober 9, 2023 at 10:47 AM

    Flashbacks to annual grade skool torture of creating a "Fire Prevention Poster."

    Yuck.

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