How Ernst Stavro Blofeld Saved Christmas, by Matti Hagelberg

A dark and goofy Christmas story from comics genius Matti Hagelberg, translated by yours truly and published today in the … More

1926 Dress Designs

Here are some smashing dress designs from the June, 1926 issue of Pictorial Review. There’s an address to order the … More

The American Magazine

I really like the style of 1930s illustration. The June 1932 issue of American Magazine is full of great pictures. … More

Beer as Health Food

I’ve posted before about the fascinating digital collections at the University of Washington Libraries. Tooling through the early advertising archive … More

Long, Skinny Sweaters from 1968

Here are some long, belted sweaters from that fountain of inspiration, the Good Housekeeping Needlecraft issue for Fall-Winter 1968-69. They’re … More

Satellite Scout, a Heinlein Serial from Boys’ Life, August 1950

The August, 1950 issue of the Boy Scout magazine Boys’ Life had the first in a four-part serial by Robert … More

Vintage Knits: Yellow Jacket Suit

A three-piece suit with a knit jacket and skirt and crocheted top, from Good Housekeeping Needlecraft, Fall-Winter 1968-69. And here’s … More

Father Coughlin

Ads from 1940 Look Magazine

Having just been reading about the second world war, I found this March, 1940 Look magazine that Rick brought home … More

Thurber’s New Natural History

James Thurber‘s New Natural History was first published as a series in the New Yorker in 1945 and 1946. Here … More

1934 Vanity Fair: Has Hitler a Mother Complex?

Here’s a kinda fascinating abseentee psychoanalysis of Adolf Hitler, accomplished through interviews with his colleagues and family. I’ve included the … More

Patented Grass: Ad from 1964 National Geographic

I wonder if this ad from the September, 1964 issue of National Geographic would be designed a little differently if … More

Young Miss Magazine from 1971

Here are some scans of a few pages of the March, 1971 issue of Young Miss magazine. According to the … More

Make Money At Home!

Old knitting magazines are full of ads for craft “kits” and other stuff to assemble and sell from home. They … More

Pictorial Review, 1926

Here is a gallery of margin ads from the back of the June, 1926 Pictorial Review. I posted one of … More

Vintage Ad from 1961 National Geographic

The advertising is usually just as interesting as the official content of old magazines. Sometimes old ads are really sad, … More

Nouvelles Scientifiques

Nouvelles Scientifiques was a weekly supplement to the 19th century French science journal La Nature. It focused on new discoveries … More

Vintage Advertising

Those of you who enjoyed the old Lysol Feminine Hygiene ad may want to check out Found in Mom’s Basement, … More

Lysol for Feminine Hygiene

Here is an advertisement from Pictorial Review magazine, from June 1926. Brought to you by The Chawed Rosin