1960s
Peter Max clocks: Wild, wonderful ways to tell time!
The absolutely wild, wonderful way to tell time! (1968) New from General Electric: Peter Max Clocks Daisy Butterfly, Opticon, Wow Now, Daisy Reflection, Flower Girl,
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1950s
What was a vintage washing machine like in the ’50s? Check out the features on the ’57 Kelvinator washer and its fancy “Magic Minute”
What was a vintage washing machine like back in the ’50s? Here are some old-fashioned washers with high-end features for their time. Kelvinator paid big bucks to promote these laundry appliances!
1960s
The new look in home furnishings: Paisley & black lacquer (1963)
The new look in home furnishings — Black lacquer furniture and paisley fabrics By Vivian Brown A new look in home furnishings may well be
1950s
Card tables & folding furniture from the fifties
America uses Samson folding furniture to double play space, dining space, work space, hobby space! See vintage card tables from the ’50s here.
1950s
The bright, new look of needlepoint (1958)
Collector’s Craft Book: Needlepoint Pillows Needlepoint, favorite hobby of queens, Colonial housewives and every new generation of Americans, adapts beautifully to contemporary colors and modern
1960s
Come into the kitchen with Dinah Shore (1967)
Come into the kitchen with Dinah “My kitchen is home to me,” says Dinah Shore — singer, TV hostess, cook. And her newly remodeled kitchen
1800s
Vintage Bloomies! Antique Bloomingdale’s ads
Bloomingdale Bros. Illustrated Fashion Catalog (Summer 1890) Bloomingdale Bro’s building 918 Third Avenue, New York Bloomingdale’s ad from 1886 From The Sun —
1960s
Look back at 33 Libbey drinking glass designs from the sixties
Make each holiday an occasion with a Libbey glass wardrobe! See more than 30 vintage Libbey glasses from the ’60s that you might remember.
1920s
What should you put in a hope chest? (1920)
What should you put in a hope chest? Linens and items for the home after the wedding, or clothing for the bride’s trousseau? You can put both – but you really need to fill it with so much more.
1950s
Classic meets kitsch: Vintage wallpaper samples from 1953
Wallpaper artistry The designs are the work of the most talented wallpaper artists of both America and Europe. The range of styles has been selected
1900s
How to host an up-to-date summer party (1906)
Summer parties and entertaining duties never cease — there are always garden fetes, weekends, luncheons and bridge suppers to be planned and executed.
1800s
Asbestos: What it is, and where it’s found (1896)
Thousands of lives would be lost before it was discovered that simple asbestos – something natural, helpful and seemingly innocuous – would actually lead to many major health problems.[
1980s
How to make any kitchen more sociable (1981)
How to make any kitchen more sociable To make any kitchen as people-oriented as it is practical, start by rethinking it as a room, not
1940s
A retro restroom rainbow: Colorful modern bathrooms (1949)
Here’s some bright and bold bathroom decor, straight out of the late forties.
1960s
Who is Suzy Homemaker? (1966)
Who is Suzy Homemaker? She’s every little girl who wants to be just like her mother. That’s why all the Suzy Homemaker appliances look and
1970s
Crafty ways with papier-mache (1970)
Vintage craft projects: Crafty ways with papier-mache 1. Bathroom brighteners For wastebasket, cut two large oatmeal cartons in half lengthwise. Then fasten three halves together
1970s
Fun furniture: Lofty bunk (1976)
Lofty bunk The fireman’s pole makes getting out of bed a zip! And the whole project is a zip to build into any boy’s room.
1950s
The rotary-dial telephone and how we use it (1951)
The Telephone and How We Use It was published by Bell Telephone System in 1951. Geared toward children, the booklet covers the basics of how to use a rotary-dial telephone – the latest technology of the time.
1950s
Retro pink kitchens for you and me: Pink, white & black home decor from the 1950s
The modern fashion in floors What a wonderful, work-saving center the modern kitchen-dining area is! The dining table can be just a step away from
1910s
How to set a formal dinner table: Rules from 1915
How to set a formal dinner table: Formal dinner cover in detail How to set a formal dinner table: Diagram of table laid for home
1970s
America, show your colors! (1976)
America… show your colors! Pick paint as your best color buy When the budget doesn’t allow new furniture or even upholstery for the old sofa,
1980s
1987’s hottest TVs, VCRs, stereos, cellular phones & more
The Good Guys! Grand Opening Celebration Join us for the fun and the savings, as we celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Stereo Video
1970s
This suburban house hides something surprising (1972)
Posing as a 1-1/2 bath, three-bedroom home in suburban Freehold, New Jersey, this house is much more than a residence. Find out what’s inside!
1900s
When to leave calling cards after a party (1902)
When to leave calling cards after an entertainment On the subject of leaving cards, there is always much to be said. When should cards be
1960s
Fashion angels for yule out of papier-mache (1961)
You can fashion angels for yule out of paper You can fashion beautiful Christmas angels from papier-mache. You needs lots of newspapers and wallpaper paste.
1980s
Easy salt clay dough recipe (1981)
Holiday bake-fest For years beyond telling, a favorite holiday craft project for parents and children has been making charming tree ornaments and centerpiece figures from
1910s
Vintage home style: Wall decor and wallpaper (1910)
Vintage wall decor Wall decorations occupy the attention of the homekeeper much more than formerly. In former times, it was the custom for people of
1800s
Take a look at a fancy but typical Victorian Christmas dinner from way back in 1893
The dinner: One of the most important features of the day Christine Terhune Herrick gives some timely directions as to how the dining room should
1910s
Help with cleaning the home: House dust (1911)
During the summer, with doors and windows wide open, the house is comparatively easy to keep clean; but no sooner does the closing up season arrive than the housewife has to begin and wage constantly a battle with house dirt.
1950s
Make your own gift wrapping bags (1956)
Make your own gift wrapping bags They’re gifts themselves with many “after” uses Have you ever gone through wrapping gymnastics trying to make a pretty
1950s
Do-it-yourself home decor with colorful oilcloth (1952)
Dozens of bright ideas for your home with colorful oil cloth. Dust and grease wipe off with a damp cloth. The coated fabric surface doesn’t spot or stain, stays color-fresh, wears and wears.
1960s
Wild & wonderful new ways to wrap gifts (1961)
The best way to gift-wrap a bulky or odd-shaped kitchen appliance or utensil is — don’t! Give it a fanciful shape, instead — with Christmas paper, ribbons, gay ornaments, and such.
1960s
Creative ways to wrap oddly-shaped gifts (1963)
Creative gift wrapping ideas by Mrs CS Stone Skillet Lollipop. Tape lid inverted to skillet and cover with cardboard circle. Pad feet with extra tissue
1970s
Turn spray cans into clever Christmas decorations (1970)
Stocking stuffers are child’s play These Christmas stocking stuffers decorated by the children for mom and dad show how deodorant cans can be used for
1910s
The Christmas tree & classic decorations for the holidays (1910s)
The Christmas tree It is doubtful if St Nick in all his travels ever beholds a dwelling in which, no effort has been made to
1960s
The Housewife’s Yuletide Endurance Game (1964)
Yuletide Endurance Game Light Housekeeping’s Jolly Yuletide Endurance Game An exciting test of nerve designed for the fearless housewife at holiday time >> Click here
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