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Fred and Venida 21 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
1946 ad Fred the Hairstylist was a "famed hairdresser to glamorous New Yorkers" from the mid 1930s to at least the late 1950s, according to several little ads I've found. But my attempts to delve int...
Boss of the Oven 17 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
When you look through your oven door to check on something baking in there, you can thank a Cincinnati, Ohio man named Ernst H. Huenefeld. He invented the glass oven door in 1909. The door was fitted...
Joy In A Bottle 14 Aug 2013 | 10:13 pm
Joy in a bottle, huh? Are we sure this isn't an ad for sherry or brandy or something? Maybe the ad lady had a little nip before she spotted the bottle of dishwashing liquid. It would explain a lot, I ...
A Short History of the Bobby Pin 12 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
Did you ever wonder when bobby pins were invented and why they were called bobby pins? They were first made in the 1920s and were specifically to help women keep their bobbed hair, or bobs, in place. ...
Delicious Bennett's Fix-A-Drink 9 Aug 2013 | 08:25 pm
These self-explanatory Bennett's Fix-A-Drink syrups were made in the 1950s and 60s. One of those snippets from Google Books (a 1954 Trade Practice Bulletin) says that Recipe Foods of Baltimore, which ...
Victorian Hair Restoration 6 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
People in the Victorian era were worried about a lot of the same things we are worried about today, and one of those things is personal beauty. We all want to look good and feel good when we are going...
A Piece of Lemon Meringue 1 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
Bad Postcards Doesn't that pie on the left look amazing? That is just how I like lemon meringue pie because I always think the meringue is the best part of it. I've never made one of these pies but I...
The Will and the Mysterious Jewel Chest 29 Jul 2013 | 09:48 pm
In 1893 the Charlier family was in need of a legal translator, because when Madame Charlotte Roulez Charlier died in New Jersey in that year, she left about $50,000 and a "unique" will that no one, ac...
A Fabulous Vintage Car 23 Jul 2013 | 10:05 pm
The Hudson Motor Company made beautiful cars in Detroit from 1909 to 1954, and was founded by a department store owner named Joseph L. Hudson. They mostly made cars for everyday drivers, but are also...
The Discerning Dishwasher 22 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
"Most people with automatic dishwashers are discerning people." And naturally they use fancy "premium formula" dishwashing powder. Only the best for the soignée couple in the ad. I am not crazy about...
