June 1, 2011

WHAT’S NEW (Feb, 1947)

WHAT’S NEW

FOR SMOKERS. A new pipe has an adjustable air valve; Gentle Mfg. Co., 2222 Myrtle Ave., Detroit 8. Pipe cleaners are packed in a continuous roll; NuPak Pipe Cleaner Co., 11908 Ventura Blvd., North Hollywood, Calif.

ALUMINUM SASH will soon be available to builders. These lightweight windows are easy to open and close—and can even be removed and taken to the bathtub or the kitchen sink for washing.

DRY SHAVER shears off beard bristles as perforated drum rolls across face. In the short time it has been on the market, Vestpok has won many friends. Made by Ward Machine Co., 966 Main St., Brockton, Mass.
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It may not save your money . . . but it may save your teeth (Mar, 1930)

It may not save your money . . . but it may save your teeth

FORHAN’S has always been made with the feeling that people are far more anxious to have a good dentifrice than a cheap one.

In so vital a matter as good teeth, you need all the protection that the finest dentifrice can give.
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THESE SIMPLE HINTS WILL HELP YOU LEARN SURFBOARD RIDING (Jul, 1937)

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Issue: Jul, 1937
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How would you get a 21 foot long, 165 pound surfboard to the beach?

THESE SIMPLE HINTS WILL HELP YOU LEARN SURFBOARD RIDING

WHERE the sea throws itself shoreward in smooth, powerful swells, you will find the wave riders— bronzed, muscular swimmers who have studied well the whims of Father Neptune and know how to hitch their buoyant surfboards to the bounding water. Their shouts ring out above the thunder of breakers, as they stand upright on the polished planes of wood and rocket along on the forward slope of a swiftly advancing wave.
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