June 1947 Life Magazine

After spending a little time arranging items at my Uncle Stan's collectables booth at a local market, last October, (he calls it fluffing things up a bit), he let me have a couple of swell Life Magazines! Thanks Uncle Stan!  I'm not real good at arranging things, but am getting better with practice.

 

This particular Life is from June 2, 1947 and has Jane Greer on the cover.  Greer was an actress.

 

 

Apparently silverware was a big deal in the '40s and '50s because I see and hear advertisements for them in print and on OTR quite often.

 

 

There were ads for fabric.  And the mom's sundress is adorable!

 

 

This is an interesting story, below.  Apparently, a boy was trying to break a flat piece of cement himself but couldn't, so he set it on the railroad track to let the train break it for him.  The train derailed injuring 4 people.  The police were unable to punish him, but "hope that parents of other clever children keep a close eye on them."----Now-a-days, that kid would've been in deep **** and the parents would've been sued.   

 

Here is a beautiful two-page spread for Max Factor make-up.  I think it would be fun to find some of those vintage make-up containers (possibly at a vintage shop or garage sale) and refill them with modern makeup.

 



 

 

Ah, Prell.  I heard a few years ago that Prell wasn't the best for hair,but I love her hair style.

 

 

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer!  I just watched that on TCM earlier this spring.  It was a fun movie.  Cary Grant and Myrna Loy are a couple of my favorites from that era. If I had been a teen I would've cut out Myrna Loy's photo from this mag. and pasted it in my scrapbook.

 

 

Oh look, more silverware.  And some SHELLS!  I never noticed that article before, I'll have to go back and read that one.

 



 

White Dresses mark life's major occasions.

 



I love old radios and these are portables!  I wonder if the sound quality was any good.

 



 

Another radio advertisement, this one for Bendix with the cast of Duffy's Tavern.

 



 

9 favorite artists in one great album.  Includes North Dakota's own Peggy Lee.  Also, Martha Tilton with Johnny Mercer, and the Pied Pipers.---I'll have to look up some of these artists and songs.  I enjoy Martha Tilton and Johnny Mercer quite a bit and have some of their songs. 

 



 

I'm just love summer time BBQs and picnics like this one, below.

 



 

The large, brick BBQ pit reminds me of the I Love Lucy episode where they build their own BBQ in the back yard.  Lucy thinks she lost her wedding ring in the cement, so she and Ethel tear it all apart, then puts it back together crooked.  

 



I guess super markets have always been crowded.  While I like our big grocery store here in the city, I miss the time when there were neighborhood markets.  In fact, for a short time, I lived a block away from one and loved it.  I preferred it for my "everyday" shopping.  Sure, the prices were probably higher, and they wouldn't always have specialty items (had to go to the big grocery store for those), but for staples like bread, cake frosting, milk, pasta, cake frosting, soups, cheese slices, cake frosting, hamburger, etc. they'd do fine.  (Yes, during my college years, cake frosting was a staple).  The store even had a butcher in back and some of the best meats in town.

 



 

And finally, a Coke advertisement.  I've collected a few magazines over the years and have noticed that Coke seemed to like having the back cover.  I like the girl's sweater.  You don't see too many short sleeved cardigans anymore.  Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.

 



Well, that's all for today, I hope you enjoyed pursuing this Life magazine with me.  Until another time, have a happy vintage day!

Farm Journal May 1941

Right when things were really hoppin' on the John C. Krogh farm near Columbus No. Dak., the May issue of Farm Journal arrived in the mailbox.

Grab a cup of tea and a comfy chair and we'll look through it together.

 What a pretty cover!
 

 

I'll admit, I bought this particular issue from my happy place, Vintage City, because of the cover.  I created a strawberry centerpiece for my table and wanted to add it to my "strawberry" collection.

 

 

Here are some photos of the inside of this May 1941 Farmer Journal.

 

 

 

I found this Spring/Summer list of things to do quite interesting!  "Ask your neighbor to come and see your tulips."

 



 

 

Now, there's a more "realistic" photo of a 1950s refrigerator.  Usually, in illustrations they are neat as a pin, with everything lined up and stacked neatly.

 



 

The mom of all Oopa Loopas---and her neatly organized refrigerator.

 

 

I really LOVE this vintage stove!  "Vintage kitchen goals, people!"

I like that the stove top has a cover that can closed when not in use.

The clock and light are special little touches that just add to its vintage loveliness.
 

 

Here are some cute dresses (my mother will love these.)

I personally like the first and third one.  I don't care for the ruffles on the middle one, but if someone offered it to me, in my size, I wouldn't say no.  I find it interesting that two of the girls are wearing gloves.  In my earliest days of dressing vintage I wasn't sure gloves were worn in the early '40s but they were!

 

 

 Yummmmmm, rhubarb pie. 

 

 

And that's all for today.  I hope ya'll enjoyed perusing this magazine with me.  Until another time, have a happy, vintage day!

 



A Vintage Ad for Facial Tissues

Just a short post today, but here is a vintage ad from Kleenex that I found in a stack of loose Colliers magazine pages.  The pages were loose because back in the 1940s, my Grandmother used them to "beef up" the padding of her ironing board.  Not long ago, my folks found the loose pages while dismantling the antique, wooden ironing board.  I have photographed some of them.

 

This particular ad is very long and narrow advertisement positioned along the edge of the page.

 

 

I've created some close-ups to help us to see better.

I find it interesting that the younger person in this ad is very pretty, with her long locks of hair and her trim figure, while the middle aged woman (see below) all have double chins, their hair done up in buns and odd little hats. 

 

 

See what I mean...haha!

 

 

 

Kleenex were introduced here in the USA back in 1924,  and at first were used as a means of removing makeup.  It took a few years for the "use during colds" idea to become popular.  I'm all for "living vintage" and using a hanky to dab at my watery eyes, but I can't imagine going through cold season with only hankerchiefs!  Using a tissue just makes good sense!

 

That's all for today!  Until another time, have a happy vintage day!

 

Flea Market and Vintage City Finds September 2018

September ended up being a good vintage-finding month for me, after the summer being kind of a bust.  Would you believe, I found all of these goodies (minus the bowl of apples that my mother gave me from her tree) all in one day!?

 

 

The first flea market of the 2018-2019 season began on September 9th and I scored a couple of fun items including this flour sifter...

 

 

...and this Ladies' Home Journal from June 1939.

 

 

Then it was on to Vintage City and I couldn't believe it had been since February since I'd stopped in to say hello and to treat myself!

I can never pass up the Apple Pear pattern and these little mixing bowls were calling my name!

 

These antique hair combs will be perfect to wear next summer during museum tours.  They are large combs which is nice because the small ones just don't cut the mustard when it comes to keeping my hair in control.  And it's always nice to have a really white pair of gloves, that fit well.

 

 

I picked out a package of birthday candles to go along with the box I already had at home, when Marla pointed me in the direction of a Tiger box of candles.  Can't pass up a neat-o favor from ESSO Gasoline!  "Put a tiger in YOUR tank!"

 

 

 

Now, along with the little blue ones I had at home, I now have three boxes of birthday candles and THREE makes a COLLECTION!  Yea!

 

 

One of the first things I spied was this Silver Birch tea cup and saucer.  It is my Grandmother's pattern and I have a few pieces from her already and am always looking for pieces here and there to add to my collection.

 

 

This fun little drinking glass will look cute on a red white and blue themed table.

 

 And it kind of matches two other glasses I already had at home.  Again....Three equals a collection! (I wonder if this could becoming a sickness with me ha!)

 

 

And I can't leave Vintage City without a little jar or bottle of some kind, right?  This one had candy decorations inside at one time or another. I'm guessing they may have been like little Red Hots.

 

 

Well, I think that was about it, and did I ever have fun finding places for all of my goodies!

I hope you're all having a terrific fall!  Until next time, have a happy, Vintage Day!!