July 29, 2011

Don’t left Winter catch you unprepared (Nov, 1936)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1936
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Don’t left Winter catch you unprepared

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5 Comments »

1. “Cover up them nipples, we’re trying to sell oil in 1936 here!”

   Comment by Hirudinea — July 29, 2011 @ 8:36 am

2. Let me get my overcoat for the little lady…

   Comment by Michael, N5RLR — July 29, 2011 @ 8:43 am

3. The model bears a strong resemblance to my mother, ca. 1951.

   Comment by Charlene — July 29, 2011 @ 9:17 am

4. Charlene: I hope she dressed warmer then, or that you lived in the south.

   It’s amazing how many scantily clad women have been used to sell automotive products over the years, isn’t it?

   Comment by Toronto — July 29, 2011 @ 10:50 am

5. @Toronto: my mother was from Edmonton, and she usually dressed warmer – unless there were boys about, if the photos she left behind are any evidence.

   The more things change, the more they stay the same.

   Comment by Charlene — July 29, 2011 @ 11:46 am

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