Found in Mom's Basement

Let's fix her up with Mr. Peanut

Weird 1958 ad for Red Heart yarns.

Found at saltycotton.

Vintage advertising from 1959

Found at alsis35.

Ad for Bell Telephone:

Ad for Japan Airlines:

Ad for Western Pacific Airlines Pine Association:

Ad for Max Factor cosmetics:

Ad for RCA Victor portable TVs:

Vintage advertising for your Mid-Century Modern home

Found at HMDavid.

1952 ad for Hermosa bathroom tiles:

1952 ad for Lady Pepperell sheets:

1952 ad for Jackstraw linoleum flooring:

1957 ad for Texfoam cushioning from B.F. Goodrich:

1952 ad for a Formica surfaces:

Disembodied hands not included

1959 ad for Cashmere Bouquet soap.

Found at saltycotton.

Vintage posters from behind the Iron Curtain

USSR, 1920s:

Poland, 1950s or 60s:

Poland, 1978:

Poland, 1957:

Fishy Friday from the Fifties

Should probably have posted these vintage ads during Lent, huh?

Found at alsis35.

1952 ad for Durkee's margarine:

1952 ad for White Star tuna:

1954 ads for Chicken of the Sea:

Going to the bathroom used to be a white tie event, evidently

Found at tikitacky.

From 1955:

From 1956:

From 1959:

Also from 1959:

Getting ready for April showers the vintage way

Fashion photo from the 1940s:

1952 ad for Morton's salt:

1960s French ad for Nylfrance & Rhodia textiles:

What all the stylish bathrooms were wearing in 1953

1953 ad for American Standard. Found at AnOther.

Click here to see more 1950s bathroom styles.

Floor plan of the Ricky and Lucy Riccardo apartment

Little Ricky must have slept in a closet. Or maybe he slept over at Mrs. Trumble's every night.

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Click here to find more floor plans for TV show homes.

 

Click here to see a collection of vintage tobacco ads featuring celebrities, including one with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.