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hmhaines

hmhaines

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Found a bunch of ads in my small collection of Popular Mechanics magazines from the mid-late 1940s. I'll upload in two parts to make it a little easier for people to load the page. I noticed that my Popular Science magazines from the same time period were devoid of any tobacco ads, which is mildly interesting.
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hmhaines

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You could try, but It'll beat you right back.
No matter how new age you get, old age gon' kick your ass.

 
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aldecaker

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I wonder why the PS magazines had nothing. The issues I've seen from the 50's and early 60's had pipe and tobacco ads. A mystery.
Thanks for posting these, they're almost as cool as rooting around in your grandpa's attic or garage!

 
jpmcwjr

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Yes, way cool.
Anyone catch the device that mechanically holds your accelerator in place for a DIY "cruise control"? O boy, imagine the wrecks that could cause.

 
pipesmokingtom

pipesmokingtom

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Thanks SO much for taking the time to scan these.
Few things make me happier than old-timey adds - and not just for the pipes and tobacco! There were so many bizarre gizmos back then. I'm sure we may look back in 40-50 years and make the same comment.

 
danielplainview

danielplainview

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Thanks for posting. I love the wording of these old ads.
Van Roy

"You may be certain that he shuns mediocrity."
Priceless

 
hmhaines

hmhaines

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Thanks SO much for taking the time to scan these.
Few things make me happier than old-timey adds - and not just for the pipes and tobacco! There were so many bizarre gizmos back then. I'm sure we may look back in 40-50 years and make the same comment.
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No problem, wasn't much extra work for me. Doing some design research, using the old ads as inspiration! I love them too.

 
balkisobrains

balkisobrains

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Fun to look at! Although I was most intrigued by the lawn-mower. And yes, there is a vid on YouTube of some guy using it.

 
hmhaines

hmhaines

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Looks awesome actually. Small, effective enough. Great for little postage stamps. Probably was difficult to maintain all those spinny death wheels.

 
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My RSS feed for this section apparently wasn't working - so I missed the recent updates.
I love seeing those old ads. I have some "Pipe Lover" digital magazine scans that have a ton of these kind of ads. I'll have to upload some.
I work in urban NJ/NY a lot. I've gone to some of those addresses, like the one listed for Weber. Most are just decrepit buildings in what is now, a really bad part of town (Jersey City/NJ). It's pretty sad to think of how they must have looked in the hey-day.

 
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