What’s all the shouting about… it’s Textron Mens wear! (Dec, 1948)
What’s all the shouting about… it’s Textron Mens wear!
He’ll whoop for joy, he’ll shout like a boy, if it’s Textron you put in his stocking.
Men like the easy-going comfort of Textron pajamas . . . those longer trousers, roomier armholes. They go for the non-binding elastic in Textron’s shorts, the famous “parachute” seat. And how they approve of Textron tailoring . . . smaller stitches, generous seams! Finest rayons or Sanforized cottons. Pajamas, $3.95 to $10.95. Shorts, $1.00 to $2.00. At leading stores throughout the country.
TEXTRON inc., Textron Building, 401 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
TEXTRON HOSTESS COATS • BLOUSES • WOVEN & TRICOT LINGERIE • MENS WEAR
Wow! Pajamas that make you act like an idiot. I’ll bet they sold a lot of them with that ad.
Comment by slim — February 18, 2009 @ 10:54 pm
Where’s the empty whiskey bottle?
Comment by Rick Auricchio — February 18, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
This is the gayest ad I’ve ever seen!
Comment by Charlene — February 19, 2009 @ 10:13 am
This is how the Village People got started.
Comment by Thundercat — February 19, 2009 @ 10:25 am
That little kid in the back is probably praying that he was adopted.
Comment by John M. Hanna — February 19, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
Brokeback Christmas.
Comment by rsterling78 — February 19, 2009 @ 11:19 pm
As you can see, the dark age of American advertising had started by this time.
Comment by Torgo — February 19, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
Ah, the good old days when caricatures of ethnic groups were considered amusing, mainstream, and an appropriate form of childhood play.
Comment by Stephen Edwards — February 20, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
Looks like the kid’s reading a book on witchcraft: What’s “ACULT SEMAVIDA?”
Maybe he’s put a spell on the two guys. Yeah, that’s what happened.
Comment by Rick Auricchio — February 22, 2009 @ 5:47 pm
Rick- the book says “ADULT BEHAVIOR”
Comment by Larry — February 22, 2009 @ 11:07 pm
Duh. Now that you’ve told me, I can see it.
Comment by Rick Auricchio — February 23, 2009 @ 9:29 pm
Buy him Textron clothes and he’ll act like a lunatic — he’ll hijack the kid’s toys and then climb onto the snow-covered roof in his underpants. I think I’ll be safer sticking with cotton undies, thank you.
Comment by Eliyahu — February 24, 2009 @ 3:27 pm