15 Vintage Household Ads

By Queuebot in Advertising on Mar 26, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Kitch and nostalgia abound. Definitely got a kick looking at these! Favorite? "Weighting only 8 lbs" to describe the portable TV of the future.

Household chores may never feel effortless, but appliances that make our day-to-day lives easier have definitely come a long way over the decades. Take a fun look back at vintage ads that tout then-innovative inventions, such as the gas range, electric broom, portable television and more!

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Edward
Mar 26th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I get a kick out of what is in the freeze of the side-by-side refridgerator. An uncovered cake? Bananas?
PJMoore
Mar 26th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I still have a portable dishwasher, like the one in the ad, that I inherited from my Mom. It still works like a charm, even though its white and not harvest gold.
TBV
Mar 26th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
What a coincidence! “Surgomatic” was my nickname in high school!
jenjen
Mar 26th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
The truly shocking thing is the clothes shaver. That looks like a man’s hand operating it, due to the lack of otherwise obligatory red nail polish. Who on earth ever thought a MAN could do something around the house? Crazy!
Johnny Cat
Mar 26th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
TWINDOW! Now with twins!
Evilbeagle
Mar 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I love this stuff.
PartyRichter
Mar 27th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Me too. Love, love, love those ads from a much more optimistic era…
Saskplanner
Mar 27th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I have two of those wringer washers in the basement of the 1952 house I just bought. Anyone want em? They weight about 200 pounds.

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