Socks & Hosiery Ads

These are just a small portion of the ads that we have for sale. None of these are reproductions, all are original. Most of these are large ads, larger than our scanner bed. Therefore the view shown on the page may not completely show the ad. They are placed in a plastic bag with a cardboard backboard for protection. Please e-mail us with your specific interests.


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Beauty Mist
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Seamless Stockings. The ad has a picture that shows a wall covered with framed paintings and the one in the middle has a title of Beauty Mist and, against a blue background, you can see a pair of attractive woman's legs wrapped in stockings. These legs extend beyond the frame and toward the reader's eyes and the frame has an award ribbon on it calling them "the best seamless stockings you can buy for $1.00". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 1964
Seventeen magazine
1
$4.50
View Socks 10

Berkshire
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13" ad for the Berkshire Stockings. The ad has a picture of a lady wearing a white dress holding a pair of these stockings in her hand with a look of satisfaction on her face. The ad headline warns that you'd "Better Wear Berkshire". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 30, 1945
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Socks 6

Berkshire
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their sheer sheer stockings for ladies. The ad has a photo of a lady in a red dress who is wearing Pretty Taupe stockings. The ad headline claims that "This is the year of the pretty leg". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 26, 1951
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Socks / Hosiery 1

Bonnie Doon
Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad with a picture of a lady wearing one Mosaic sock. The ad headline claims that "Most girls swear by only one sock - Bonnie Doon" and the picture shows a lady, from the hips down, with a Bonnie Doon sock on her right leg which she is trying to wrap around her bare left leg. The ad mentions that these socks are available for only $3.00. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 1964
Seventeen magazine
1
$4.00
View Socks 9

Gotham
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Cheesecake '53 color of stockings. The ad has a very cute drawing of a lady just back from shopping who has dropped one of her boxes of stockings while picking up one of her French Poodles. The other French Poodle has grabbed a corner of the material that is in the box and has pulled it out, much to the lady's dismay. The ad headline calls this product "More exciting than ever!" This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 4, 1953
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Socks 2

Hanes
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Runless Stockings. The ad has a cartoon-type drawing of a lady being driven in the lap of luxury around town in a gaudy car staffed with a cook and a navigator and every other type of hired help. The ad headline answers the question of how she was able to afford this kind of setup by saying that "She saved it all on sheerloc". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 19, 1962
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Socks 5

Hanes
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12" ad for their Panty Hose. The ad has a picture of a leggy model who looks to be wearing nothing more that a pair of Hanes Panty Hose but you can't tell for sure because most of her upper body is hidden behind a banner that says Hanes. The ad text claims you can get "your favorite plain dress sheers in smooth smooth panty hose $3.00". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 1964
Seventeen magazine
1
$4.00
View Socks 11

Inter Woven
Full color 9 1/4" x 13" ad for their University Series of Socks. The ad has a drawing of a football player carrying the ball past another player trying to tackle him and a large variety of colorful socks. The ad headline calls this "Good Foot Work". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 15, 1948
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Socks 3

Interwoven
Full color 9 1/4" x 12" ad for their Mark II O.T.C. Socks. The ad has a picture of a man's legs from the knee down. The ad has him wearing a pair of burgandy socks, pulled up high, with a matching tie tied around his right leg. The ad claims that Whenever you wear a tie, your socks should come up over the calf. And stay there." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 1964
Esquire
1
$4.00
View Socks 4

Miracle
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a coupon that allows you to receive Miracle Brand Stretch Nylons for $1.00 and an opening tab from Kotex. The ad has a picture of a Kotex box, a box that contains a Kotex belt, an opened box of Miracle nylons and a nylon that is being stretched by a pair of female hands. The ad has text that is devoted to the nylons and text that is devoted to Kotex. The ad describes the nylons as being 60 gauge - 15 Denier and having Full S-t-r-e-t-c-h - Top to Toe. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 1955
Ladies Home Journal
1
$4.50
View Kotex / Miracle Nylons

Mojud
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Magic-Motion Stockings. The ad has a picture or a lady who is sitting down and has raised her left leg to run her hands along the stockings. The ad headline asks you to "Take the Action-Test and prove it to yourself!" that "...Mojud Magic-Motion stockings cling better...wear longer!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 5, 1953
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Hosiery 12

Phoenix
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13" ad for what is called "today's most flattering hosiery". The ad calls it the "most flattering in weave" and the "most flattering in sheerness and fit" and dates it's mastery to over half a century. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 28, 1944
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Hosiery 7

Supp-Hose
Black and white 4 3/4" x 12" ad that has basketball great Jerry Lucas advertising these socks. The ad has him holding a basketball in one hand while his left leg is perched on a stool so the pant leg is pulled up high enough to make the sock visible. The ad headline simply says "Jerry Lucas wears Supp-Hose Socks". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 16, 1965
Look magazine
1
$4.00
View Supp-Hose 1

Van Raalte
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their Nylons in a variety of colors. The ad has a picture of an attractive lady sitting in a red and white striped gown and wearing Van Raalte Nylons on her long and statuesque legs. She has placed a finger from her right hand on her forehead and has closed her eyes in concentration as she holds a Crystal Ball in her left. The ad text says "Forecast colors in the nicest of nylons" and lists, with descriptions, the colors available as being Tea Leaf, Sandstone, Gypsy Tan and Golden Hour. The ad mentions that these items are sold for $1.35 to $1.95 and that Van Raalte is famous for underwear and gloves too. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 4, 1949
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Hosiery 13










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