1960s
Easy sugar cookies made with vegetable oil (1964)
Cookies made without butter? This vintage recipe uses vegetable oil instead.
Cookies made without butter? This vintage recipe uses vegetable oil instead.
Cranberry Christmas Canes cookie recipe Mmmm! Tender flaky cookie-buns crammed with cranberries, raisins, honey, nuts… bake ’em easy with Fleischmann’s Yeast and this new no-kneading
After an outdoorsy afternoon, bring the party inside. Settle down to something warming. Any of these delicious dishes will do fine. They’re super easy because you make them with onion soup mix.
Here are the top 3 prizewinning recipes from the All-Florida Orange Dessert Contest in 1964: Orange sunburst cheesecake, Orange loaf cake & Orange party cake.
Garden delights! Here are some old-fashioned backyard flower carts made of metal (often wrought iron) and wood.
These retro spinning top toys were super-popular with kids in the sixties! Each one had a clear plastic dome with a train inside.
You make it in a flash. Just pour an envelope of Lipton onion soup mix into a pint of sour cream. Stir it with a fork… chill. You’ve got it.
These vintage Ford Econoline vans from the ’60s had eight doors and a flat floor that put every part of a load within arm’s length.
What you will see at world’s biggest show New York’s billion dollar dream fair When the first visitors enter a onetime Long Island swamp on
Readers worldwide were delighted to learn of a book discovery in 2015: What Pet Should I Get? by the famous children’s author Dr Seuss.
Take a look at a more than 20 vintage road maps below, apparently preserved for years in car gloveboxes across the nation!
Where Did Our Love Go? The first #1 hit for The Supremes, “Where Did Our Love Go” was originally written for fellow Motown group The
How to give a preschooler something fun to do. And something fun to learn. (1966) The Mattel-O-Phone talks, teaches, and works like real. The voice
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
Double-peppermint cake recipe Looks like a birthday party! For more flavor coordination, serve this cake with chocolate ice cream. Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix
How Betty White got her start (1957) By Margaret McManus – Florida Magazine TV Log, The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) August 4, 1957 NEW YORK
A frightened, crying child’s ability to dial ‘0’ for the operator in case of emergency could save a life. Your child’s life. Maybe yours.
From dry, warm desert sands, mist-enshrouded rain forests, snow-mantled mountain peaks, miles of ocean beaches, you set your own pace, pleasure and price when you visit Washington state.
Good, home-prepared meals in a Thermos school lunch kit (1957) Your child’s most important school supply Only when you prepare the lunch yourself are you
Darling, do you know what 500 women said they like a man to do? (1965) We made this research, darling… that’s what you call it
“My Fair Lady’s” dream comes true Wouldn’t it be lovely if ‘Enry ‘Iggins and Eliza Doolittle were as warm and ‘owling a hit on the
Years ago, these old-fashioned clock radios were on pretty much every bedside table around America.
Who needs a nursery? Make your kitchen the happy hub of your home! (1963) A playful candy-striped rounded kitchen from the 1960s MORE: 16 kitchen
Sugar ‘n Spice Cookies recipe Ingredients 2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup
Fourth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers Concord, New Hampshire (1861) The Eagle and the Harp – Irish recruitment poster from the Civil War Come with
One look tells you Continental styling is new, totally new from the dynamic front grille to the graceful contours of the rear design. And yet you know that this new styling is a contemporary expression of the continuing Continental look.
Chocolate Nut Drops cookies recipe Ingredients 2 cups sugar 2 squares (2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 2/3 cup
The original: Just You, Just Me (1929) The song’s first performance, by Lawrence Gray and Marion Davies Duke Ellington “Just You, Just Me”
5,478 long-playing records from now you’ll still be glad you bought a Philco Stereo… that’s Philco lasting value Have you ever figured that if you
Funny Face Coconut Pumpkin Pie recipe Having a party on Halloween? Then you’ll welcome this amusing and very easy to make funny face pie. It
Yellow Pages made Joe Torre famous for football (1976) You probably know Joe as a baseball star from New York. But he also owns a
Get real action: 7-Up your thirst away Any thirst you can get, 7-Up can quench! Seven-Up is all action. It tingles. It freshens. It re-starts
Samantha, Darrin & Endora Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Agnes Moorehead Mr and Mrs Darrin Stephens welcoming Tabitha/Tabatha The Stephens family with the
Sprite is for adult tastes. Naturally tart. And not so sweet. A product of the Coca-Cola company
Bangkok… holiday decoration afoot Oriental brocade lined with satin. In black, Heaven blue, Ming blue, pink, red and white with gold. AA and B widths.
Vintage wall clocks in traditional & mod designs
The wisdom of giving a Royal portable for graduation. You’ve probably heard that a portable typewriter can help students make the most of their learning
New 61′ Ford Pickup New 114-inch Wheelbase! New easy ride! Fatigue never thumbs a ride in Ford’s new Driverized Cab! There’s a new longer wheelbase,
Schwinn Varsity 10-speed bike – 1972 Vintage Schwinn 10 speed bikes – Racer Varsity 1960 Vintage Free Spirit 10 speed bikes from 1973 1973 Murray
Tangy lemon juice, crisp corn flake crumbs and sweetened condensed milk combine in this easy vintage no-cook lemon freeze recipe.
New shape! New defense against dry skin Inside the smart new shape of Princess Dial is your new defense against dry skin. For Princess Dial
Cocoa Peanut Logs You make ’em crunchy and quick with Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies cereal How to make classic Cocoa Peanut Logs Ingredients 1 cup (6
Woman’s Day dictionary of Victorian art glass Victorian art glass has come into its own with the return to favor of things Victorian, furniture as
A little light luxury, please Yes, indeed… Cobbies give it to you in the smartest little T-strap ever to sift a summer breeze. Airy, light
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Get out of the way… or get hit in the heart! Here comes… The Unsinkable Molly Brown, starring Debbie Reynolds, Harve
McCall’s Certified House $27,490 in Virginia* The traditional style and low-keyed exterior color make this warm, friendly house look as though it had a long
Make-ahead dazzler This chocolate thriller is just one of many Philly desserts that you can make days (even weeks!) in advance — take out of
Mickey Mantle baseball special “Great glove, Son!” “You said it, Dad!” Rawlings “finest in the field” Full-leather lined — deep well pocket — leather web
Fun to do… fun to bird-watch all summer long! How to turn a Pure-Pak milk carton into a beautiful home for birds It’s easy with
Crunchy party treat recipe You make a big bowlful in 5 minutes with Kellogg’s OKs and Kellogg’s Croutettes Ingredients 1/4 cup butter or margarine 4
Sweetie Pie A cool, elegant Cherry Cream Pie that’s easy to make Make it in minutes, hours ahead of time. Serve it — cool, creamy
Cream Cheese Brownies recipe Never expect real, rich, chocolate-y flavor in a brownie unless you bake them with German’s Sweet Chocolate by Baker’s. Only Baker’s
Hershey’s rich cocoa fudge recipe from the ’70s & ’80s 
Remember that AT&T jingle, ‘Reach out – reach out and touch someone’? Hear it again & find out more 
How to be a perfect ’50s housewife: In the kitchen 
The ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ bottle: TV magic with props, sets & special effects 
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