S. D. Myres Saddle Company, 1972
Professional Pride
There are times to show off; times to take pride in your work and your tools. Even for cowboys and peace officers. Continue reading Professional Pride
S. D. Myres Saddle Company, 1972
Montgomery Ward, 1949
“Keep your home 10 to 20 degrees cooler this summer”
In these days of climate-change-slash-global-warming, that promise seems as relevant as it did in 1949. Continue reading “Keep your home 10 to 20 degrees cooler this summer”
Sears Roebuck, 1958
“Help yourself and your child to a happier and more normal life”
Once again we see there was nothing Sears didn’t used to sell. Continue reading “Help yourself and your child to a happier and more normal life”
Montgomery Ward, 1965
Round Round Get Around, I Get Around
The Beach Boys were singing about cars in 1964 and 1965, but there where plenty of other personal transportation options rolling out. Continue reading Round Round Get Around, I Get Around
Sears Roebuck, 1958
Totally Tubular
What the well-dressed house was wearing in 1958 – affordable, practical, up-to-the minute tubular furniture. Continue reading Totally Tubular
Sears Roebuck, 1945
A Little Dickey for Valentine’s Day
No, not what you’re thinking. Continue reading A Little Dickey for Valentine’s Day
Toys'R'Us, 1997
90’s Kids
Were you a Toys’R’Us kid? Did you happily leaf through the sale catalogs that once were stuffed into Sunday newspapers? Then you’re a dinosaur too! Continue reading 90’s Kids
Estes Model Rockets, 1972
Space: The Final Hobby Frontier
Starting in the 1960s, boys could pursue a hobby which seemed exactly in tune with the Space Age – model rocketry. Continue reading Space: The Final Hobby Frontier
Hardin-Lavin, 1923
A World of Tubs
Coming up with names for products is always a challenge. Just ask car makers. So how about bathtubs? Continue reading A World of Tubs
Sears Roebuck, 1920
A Century of Progress
Sears, Fall 1920 100 years ago, what things were changing us? Cars, still, certainly. Also electrical items in their many manifestations. In 1920, the breakthrough was about to be radio broadcasting. Wireless communications (of either telegraphy or voice) represented the latest tech, proven during recent War. But the concept of sharing public audio performances for … Continue reading A Century of Progress