From Popular Science...

[Kitty]

"I like you're, um, bracelet."

[donnie]

From the September 1948 issue. An odd ad. I wonder how this went over?

[Kitty]

It seems like an interesting concept!! The name is not very catchy, though.

[donnie]

Once in awhile you see these double ads, or ads for two unrelated products in one. Here we have engine parts + chewing gum and Green Giant beans + BB guns.

Can you think of any modern examples of this? I don't think I've seen any.

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[Kitty]

Those are interesting segues into the next ad. No, I don't think they do this anymore. Advertisers pay too much to have their ads shared by others. The chewing gum was especially a stretch.... I wonder how much gum would be on factory floors if owners gave into this marketing ploy?

[donnie]

From the Nov. 1961 issue, New Products section. Whaddya think?

[donnie]

It seems people of decades ago times were satisfied in a lot of ways with simple things that are less than we want today. Agree? Here is a good example from the October 1948 edition. Can you imagine instructions for something like this in a magazine today?

[Kitty]

That's so cool!

[donnie]

She’s going to have some trouble playing that guitar with the gloves on.

Where is Avon By The Sea?

[Kitty]

Where is Avon By The Sea?

I've never been there, but it's in that central Jersey area.