To the 1920's...

Keep that Schoolgirl Complexion!

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Palmolive Soap ad, 1928

Martex Towels

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"W. E. Heitland's 'Coral Seas' is one of a series of Martex towel designs by famous artists."
Ad from 1927.

Victrola

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Ad from 1922.

Cutex Manicure Preparations

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"In one stunning set - everything to keep your nails beautifully manicured."
Ad from 1920.

1921 Fashion

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"Circular Skirts and Irregular Outlines are Characteristic of the Season."
From McCall's magazine, May 1921.

Essex Cars

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Big car owners turn to Essex...
Ad from 1928.

Women Voters!

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"Vote for Cox and Roosevelt - Peace, Progress, and Prosperity."
Ad from the November 1920 issue of McCall's magazine.

Vermont Marble Company

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"All over America, in the quiet of churchyards, memorials of Vermont Marble serenely speak of honored names, simple faith, family love, and devotion."
Ad from 1927.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Snowdrift cooking fat.
Ad from 1923.

P and G Soap

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"The largest-selling soap in the world."
Ad from 1928.

"I don't mind Housekeeping a bit!"

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The Universal coffee percolator, bread maker, aluminum ware, electric grill and toaster, electric waffle iron, vacuum cleaner, electric washer, and electric iron all make housework a pleasure!

Ad from 1920.

Chevrolet, her Personal Car...

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"...The Most Beautiful Chevrolet has been wholeheartedly welcomed by women everywhere."

Ad from 1927.

Kirsch Curtain Rods

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"What do folks say of Your Window Drapings?"
From 1923.

Elizabeth Arden is Back from Paris...

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From 1922.

Daggett and Ramsdell's Perfect Cold Cream

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From 1923.

1922 Fashion

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Coat of fine Eastern mink. Fashioned by Otto Kahn. Slippers of Alexandre broadtail. Worn by Clare Herenden, of "The Last Waltz."

From Shadowland magazine, 1922.

See what White Teeth do...

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Phillips' Dental Magnesia ad, 1926.

Ace Combs

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"The oval teeth protect your hair's loveliness..."
From 1926.

X-Bazin

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The French way to remove hair.
1923.

Rudolph Valentino

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Rudolph Valentino

"A new Study of the Highly Promising Young
Cinema Actor by Maurice Goldberg"

From Shadowland magazine, 1922.

Is your home Becoming to you?

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"Wallpaper - Room by Room." A "handy, practical manual on interior decoration."
Ad from 1926.

Creme de Meridor

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Helps you through the hardest part of the winter!
From 1920.

Electrical Necessities, 1923

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The New, Improved Star-Rite electric waffle iron.
"You cannot conceive of a more thoroughly delightful and satisfactory home investment."

From 1923.

3 in 1 Oil

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Good Bye Rust and Tarnish!

From 1926.

Queen Quality Shoes

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Ad from 1923.

La Meda Cold Creamed Powder

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"No Shiny Nose - Ever."
Ad, from 1920.

The Bride and Groom

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1920's wedding photo.

1921 Fashion

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"Much Drapery and Many Hanging Ends Characterize the New Models."

From McCall's magazine, May 1921.

Underneath

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Three Ready-mades. From the April 1924 issue of the Woman's Home Companion magazine.

Bien Jolie Corsette

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Ad from 1926.

Hummingbird Pure Silk Hosiery

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Ad from 1922.

Goodform Reducer-Supporter

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"Beautiful face and lovely complexion do not offset AN UNGAINLY FIGURE."

Wow, another harsh ad. From 1920.

What Next?

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Ad from the Dennison Manufacturing Company, 1923.

Gordon-Van Tine Homes

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Ad from 1926.

Down at one side, but up at the other...

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1924's latest in hats. From the April 1924 issue of Woman's Home Companion magazine.

Gordon Motor Crib Company

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Have baby comfy.

Ad from 1922.

Brambach Baby Grand

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"Will your children be satisfied with wishing they could play?"
Ad from 1927.

It Happens - It Hurts!

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Unguentine ad, 1923.

Java Face Powder

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A beautiful ad with a very 20's font. I love this one!
From 1920.

Fashion from the very end of the 20's...

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From the December 1929 issue of McCall's magazine.

The Butterick Quarterly

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Don't interrupt her - she's shopping for her 1920's wardrobe!

Ad for the Butterick Quarterly, from 1920.

"The Better Kitchen Table"

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"The only things manufactured in the home are MEALS."

Mutschler Bros. Company,
Porce-Namel ad, 1922.

Palmolive

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"Wash your face gently with soothing Palmolive Soap, massaging the lather softly into the skin. Rinse thoroughly, first with warm water, then with cold.

"If your skin is inclined to be dry, apply a touch of good cold cream - that is all. Do this regularly, and particularly in the evening."

This is the "rule" to follow with Palmolive, taken from this 1927 ad.

Danderine is "Beauty-Tonic"

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Makes hair seem twice as abundant!
Ad from 1920.

Automatic Garage Heater

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"Keep Zero Weather Outside Your Garage" -
ad for "Richardson" Automatic Garage Heater, from 1924.

Johnson's Polishing Wax

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Ad from 1926.

Elizabeth Arden evolves for you

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Ad from 1928.

Are you Bashful?

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Wow, this ad is pretty brutal!
From 1929.

1922 Fashion Ideas

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From La Mode magazine, May 14, 1922.

Ambitious Girls!

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"In the modern profession of Commercial Illustrating you are paid as much as a man with equal ability - and the present opportunities for women have never been excelled."

Ad for the Federal School of Commercial Designing, 1920.

Fashion from 1926

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Fashion pages from the December 1926 issue of McCall's magazine.

Garda Face Powder

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Ad from 1921.

Good Looks

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This is an article from the March 1924 issue of Woman's Home Companion, called "Good Looks: all about the dispensable uglies." It talks about blackheads, oily skin, etc. And the illustrations are actually by John Held, Jr!

Absorbine Jr.

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Ad for Absorbine Jr., 1926.

Simmons Bedroom

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Ad for Simmons beds and mattresses, 1923.

Lane Bryant ad

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An early ad for a Lane Bryant style book, from 1924.

Speakeasy (Movie)

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Ad, from Fox Movietone, from 1929.

Kissproof Lipstick

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Ad from 1926.

This is a Studebaker Year

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Studebaker car ad, 1923.

Hotel Blackstone, New York City

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Ad from 1929.

Red Star Oil Stove

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"...A vision of beauty and cleanliness and a pleasure to work with."

Red Star Oil Stove ad, 1924.

Winter Hats, 1920

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From the November 1920 issue of McCall's magazine.

Find the Twin Chaplins

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An ad for a puzzle contest, 1929.

Freckles Fade!

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Ad for Stillman's Freckle Cream, 1925. The captions at the bottom, under the illustrations, are pretty brutal!

Marion Davies for Pond's Cream

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Yes, that's silent film star Marion Davies in this 1923 ad for Pond's Cream. At this time, the caption states, she was playing in "When Knighthood Was in Flower."

Dr. Lyon's Dental Cream

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This lovely toothpaste ad is from 1924.

Maytag

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"You will be surprised how the hard, disagreeable work of washday disappears when the Maytag does your washing."

I love both the washing machine and the car in this one!
From 1927.

Ibuprofin ad from France

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"Hemagene tailleur" ad, 1922.

Dresses from 1924

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Fashion from the April 1924 issue of Woman's Home Companion.

"College Girl" Corsets

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Ad from 1921.

Melba Lov'me Make-up

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Ad from 1928 for face powder, lipstick, and rouge.

Do you Want to be a Movie Actress? - D.W. Griffith

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"Are you the talented member of your family? And have you a longing in your heart to be a moving picture star?"

So begins this little article, in which D.W. Griffith himself is interviewed by Djuna Barnes, from the February 1925 issue of McCall's magazine. The Gish sisters, Nazimova, Sarah Bernhardt, and Mae Marsh are all mentioned briefly by him and it's an interesting read, though I doubt it would have done anything to help a young girl embark on a career as a moving picture star.

The article is continued below; just click on the link to enlarge.

Campbell's Soup

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Campbell's Soup ad, 1928. According to the ad, Campbell's sold 21 varieties of soup at this time, and each can was 12 cents.

Lingerie

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Illustration of lingerie styles from Woman's Home Companion magazine, November 1923.

A Boon to the Gray-Haired

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Brownatone ad, 1924.

Congoleum Art Rugs

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Ad, from 1920.

Pert Rouge

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I think this is such a cute ad, from the curl on her forehead to the makeup on her cheeks. From 1924.

Corticelli Yarn

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Ad from 1920. It features the kitten that is common to all Corticelli ads of the time, along with a trendy knitted sports suit!

Fashion from 1926

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From the February 1926 issue of the Delineator magazine.

Stutz Motor Car

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Ad is from 1922.

The Elusive Spell that Perfumes Cast

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From McCall's magazine, August 1925.

The Sunkist "Old-Fashioned" Cure for Colds

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The "old-fashioned remedy" that "millions have used for years," from a 1920 Sunkist ad:

"Take a hot bath, a hot lemonade, cover up warm in bed and get up with full vigor in the morning."

French Fashion

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Fashion illustrations from the May 1922 issue of French magazine La Mode.

"Why I wish I had married."

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I found this article in the May 1921 issue of McCall's magazine. The introduction states:

"Are you sorry you are single? If you had your life to live over again, would you marry the man you once rejected? This article, the first of a series, by the married and the unmarried, is the frank confession of a business woman who never married but wishes she had. Read her story and tell us what you think."

This is one of the quotes from the business woman who wrote the article:

"I frankly admit that I would exchange my ten thousand a year salary as an interior decorator for the children and husband I never have had."

This is a very interesting read and helps paint a picture of the changing times for women in the 1920's. The conclusion of the article is below (just click on images to enlarge enough to read.)

Aberfoyle Fabrics

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I love the bold colors and elegant illustration in this ad for Aberfoyle Fabrics from 1928. Even the text likens the choice of fabrics to art:

"By the shades and tones of their frocks and dresses, women paint their types - just as an artist puts himself into each canvas... A careful choice between a pale rose voile and a blue and white tissue - the selection of a fabric with a small flowered design rather than a gaily plaided one - then the actual style and making of the frock... in these every artist-woman revels."

Designs that are accepted by women of discernment and taste.

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Fashion page from McCall's magazine, May 1921

Ingram's Milkweed Cream

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From this ad, from 1929:

"Look to my Mannequin. Study the six spots where lines and defects first appear. Then study your own skin, and you will realize the great importance of Milkweed's extra benefits.

"Aging little lines and imperfections are no respecters of youth, so I have selected for my mannequin this month, a girl on the under side of thirty. Her skin, like yours - no matter how few or how many your birthdays - depends upon health for its attraction. Guard well the six starred places - the column at the right tells how - and your skin will respond swiftly with new loveliness."

Weight Loss Ad

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The Wallace weight-loss method, 1923.

1925 Fashion

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From McCall's magazine, August 1925.

The Milo Bar-Bell Co. ad

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From 1925.

Talk to them by Telephone

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AT&T Bell Systems ad, 1929

The Shocking New Moral Code of Modern Youth

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This article was in the March 1925 issue of Physical Culture magazine. According to the author,

"I have already dwelt at length on the extremes of unwise conduct to which our young people go, with their joy rides, their ways of dancing, their petting parties, their freedom in sex relations, and the like. I might have gone with some detail also into the domain of actual crime, such as automobile stealing, banditry, burglary, and assault committed by mere boys."

Society was changing in the 1920's, and this article is just one example of many in which the behavior of the youth of the day was often lamented.

Clothes for Riding, 1927

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From Ladies Home Journal, September 1927. I think these clothes look surprisingly modern.

Clara Bow in "Hula"

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Clara Bow was one of the most popular stars of the 1920's and was a perfect example of a flapper. I just bought the DVD of her most famous movie, "It," and it is just as delightful today as I'd imagine it must have been at its premiere in 1927. This ad comes from the September 1927 issue of the woman's magazine Ladies Home Journal and as you can see, she is already known as the "It Girl", though this ad is for her movie "Hula."

Inspiration Magazine, 1921

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This was a tiny little, eight page publication issued out of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was filled with fashion and housework tips.

Cashmere Bouquet Soap ad, 1927

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This elegant woman was illustrated in a September 1927 ad for Cashmere Bouquet Soap.

Fashion from 1928

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April 1928, from McCall's magazine.