It's interesting seeing all of the obscure brands in the ad, including Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic (before Fearless Fosdick became their spokesman), Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Minipoo Dry Shampoo.
There are plenty of products that are still popular today, including Similac and Gerber's Baby Foods, and Aqua Velva.
Toni Home Permanent is there; I still remember the unpleasant smell when Mom was giving herself a permanent. Do they even make the Toni product anymore?
Then there are the really odd products in the ad, like K. R. O. (for killing rats).
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| 1946 magazine ad |
There aren't too many toys in the ad. Speaking of rats, the one toy that really stands out is the Mickey Mouse Drummer for 49 cents. These things are pretty collectible today. There are several for sale on eBay right now, with prices ranging from $14 (broken, with only two wheels) to well over a hundred.
It looks much better to me than the current version of the cheese-eating Disney symbol, seen in a series of popular online shorts.
The rest of the Disney menagerie (especially ex-orange juice salesmen Donald Duck) didn't fare so well either.
My sister was just telling me about Lydia Pinkham. It's still sold on Amazon. That my grandma (b1902) in WV called it Liddy Pinkham. It was good for all that ailed women. I had never heard of before, and now twice in one week. Wondering what was in the K-R-O Bis-Kit? Thanks Dan, interesting post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! I'm embarrassed to say that I forgot to post the full-page ad! It's up now!
DeleteWhat in the world is "back plaster"?
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