Exploring Coby Whitmore’s Christmas Art from 1960
The post highlights mid-century women’s magazine Christmas illustrations, featuring Coby Whitmore’s work alongside stories by Irene Kampen, showcasing nostalgia from December 1960.
Tag: Christmas
1959 – Tupperware for Christmas
A mid-century trip to the post office
The Rockettes and the Christmas Spirit: A 1959 Ad Review
The December 1959 Ladies Home Journal ad features the Rockettes in Santa suits promoting the Remington Princess razor, highlighting their iconic connection to Christmas and New York.
Santa and the Vintage Yellow Pages: A Holiday Retro Look from the 1960s
The content discusses a 1964 Bell Telephone ad featuring a rotary phone with Santa, highlighting the history and decline of the Yellow Pages as smartphone usage has increased.
1963 – A Phone from Santa
All I want for Christmas is a new phone
How 1960s Celebrities Decorated Their Christmas Trees
The December 1964 issue of Ladies Home Journal showcased Christmas trees of 12 celebrities including Paul Newman, Dick Van Dyke, and Norman Vincent Peale.
The Nostalgia of Trading Stamps: A Christmas Memory
December showcased various Christmas Tree ads featuring unique themes, including Top Value Stamps offering items for filled trading stamp books.
Nostalgic Christmas Cookie Baking: Woman’s Day Advertisements
A delicious Christmas tree made with vintage holiday Cookies
Mid-Century Christmas: Oneida Silverware Highlights
Give a set of Oneida for Christmas
1960 – Trim Every Limb
Ho Ho Mistle-toes
Vintage Christmas Reindeer Shapewear Ads: A 1959 Look
In December 1959, Formfit promoted holiday bras and girdles using a playful ad featuring “Vixen” in festive colors and reindeer antlers.
1959 – Frosty Food
Mid-century frozen meal plans
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