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| Chatham |
Three color 8 3/4" x 12" ad for their Beautiful Blankets. The ad has a green blanket as a background with a white bouquet and a gift box lying on it with the headline assuring you that "Now is the time to buy the Perfect Gift for a Bride". The text informs us that you can choose to give either the All-Wool Chatham Blanket or the "Purrey" Blanket which is claimed to be 88% rayon and 12% wool. They are said to be available in your favorite stores in bridal white, pretty pastels or high fashion colors and are priced at $13.00 to $30.00 for the 100% Wool, $10.95 for the "Purrey" or $40.00 for the Electric |
June 1952 House Beautiful |
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$8.00 |
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| Englander |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad for their Airfoam Mattress. The ad has a series of photos that show the different positions that a lady assumes while trying to sleep during the night. The headline says "Doctors' answer the SLEEP question: It's not how long you sleep - but how well!" and has another picture of this lady stretching as she wakes up in the morning with a smile. The text talks about the bad things that a mattress can do and then explains "How Airfoam starts your best days the night before". |
November 12, 1956 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Englander |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for the Low Introductory Pricing on their Revolutionary New Mattresses. A mattress is shown with the cover peeled back so the improved interior can be seen and a price is given of $49095 for their Figure Fit Queen mattress. The Figure Fit Princess is shown for $39.95 and information on both of these products is given in the text. |
September 18, 1964 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| General Electric |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" wartime ad for their Automatic Blankets or, as we call them now, an Electric Blanket. There is a picture of a man with a wary look in his eyes as he heads toward his bed wearing red long-johns, a hat and soft boots and carrying the skin of a dead lion over his shoulder. The headline reassures him to "Drop that Lion-Skin Uncle Lem! One G-E Automatic Blanket will keep you warm all night, every night." The text mentions the light weight of these blankets and has you imagine every inch of the bed being warm, not just the spot that you have been occupying. It mentions a price of $34.50 but warns you that what is on hand will be "The Last Till Victory" since the blanket factory has been converted to making Electrically heated flying suits, shoes, gloves and other equipment for the Armed Forces. |
October 19, 1942 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Bedding 13 / Wartime |
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| Lady Pepperell |
Full color 7 1/2" x 11" ad for their Sheets and Blankets. The ad has a large picture of a lady lying in a single bed and reading a book while she chews on the end of a rose. The ad headline claims that you can "Turn your Bedroom into a Dream room with lovely Lady Pepperell sheets and blankets" and a smaller photo shows this same lady lifting the edge of the mattress with the caption "Now! Fabulour NYLON fitted sheets for NEW luxury, NEW economy" and another picture shows some of the colors that were available. |
April 1954 Woman's Day |
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$8.00 |
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| North Star |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their All Wool Beauty Nap Blankets with actress Veronica Lake. The ad has a picture of the actress wearing a pink gown and a red bow in her hair while holding a grey blanket on her left arm and using her right hand to look at another grey blanket. There is a white star in the picture with the words "Sleep is your best beauty treatment" displayed in black text and the ad mentions her new movie Bring On The Girls. The text also describes the fact that getting eight hours sleep is important for any girl looking to stay beautiful. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 21, 1944 Life magazine |
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$8.50 |
View Celeb Female 302 / North Star |
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| North Star |
8 3/4" x 12" ad for their Blankets and suggests that they would make a nice wedding gift. There is a picture of a young lady lying deep-in-thought across her bed that is perfectly made with a blue blanket. The headline asks "What does an engaged girl think about?" and we notice that she has sheets of pink paper strewn about her and seems to be making several lists. The text begins by reminding us of the many tasks involved in planning a wedding yet states that a handsome North Star Blanket will "make a bright and shining place of the tiniest apartment. The text describes more of the features of these items and shows swatches of the many colors available to choose from. |
June 1952 House Beautiful |
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$8.00 |
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| Sealy |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Posturepedic mattresses. There is a photo from behind of a lady in a nightgown sitting on a bed and reaching her hands out to feel the comfort and support. The headline suggests "Please lie down: Posturepedic is comfortable" and the text informs the readers that Sealy makes both an Extra Firm mattress as well as a Gently Firm mattress and they are both comfortable. It also mentions that Sealy "cooperates with leading orthopedic surgeons when we design Posturepedic". At the bottom of the ad are given the prices for the different size mattresses at that time. |
April 19, 1968 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Simmons |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 11 3/4" ad for their Deepsleep Inner Coil Mattress. The ad has a picture of a bed set up in a showroom where a large group of people have gathered around a bed with this New Simmons mattress on it. The ad claims that it is "Priced so everybody in the United States can have one at $19.95" and explains that this is the lower priced version of the Beautyrest that so many people are raving about. |
March 1930 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$8.50 |
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| Simmons |
Full color 10" x 13" ad that tells you how to "Laugh at Winter". The ad has a photo of their "Exclusive Electronic Control" which is a black box about the size of a small toaster. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 9, 1948 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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| Simmons |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for Simmons Beautyrest mattresses with sultry actress Kim Novak. The ad has a photo of her wearing a red dress and lying down on a bed covered with a white spread. The ad also mentions her new movie Strangers When We Meet. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 18, 1960 Saturday Evening Post |
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$8.00 |
View Celeb Female 133 / Simmons Beautyrest |
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| Simmons |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Beautyrest mattress. There is a picture of a man fast asleep in his bed while his son plays nearby with their dog. The headline calls this "Beautyrest...the Happiness Money Can Buy" and the text talks about doing what you want but don't distrub someone who is sleeping on a Beautyrest. It claims this mattress had a cost of $79.50 with a 10-year warranty and has diagrams that show how a normal mattress supports the spine and how a Beautyrest firmly holds the spine in the way that causes the least damage. |
June 5, 1962 Look magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Spring Air |
Three color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Health Center Mattress which was now on sale. There was a picture that showed the mattress and another that shows a close-up of the mattress with a block of ice on it and two twenty dollar bills frozen inside while the headline urges you to "Save a cool $40 during our Health Center mattress set sale". The text describes features of this item and how it will provide additional support to your body as you sleep. |
July 16, 1971 Life magazine |
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$7.00 |
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| Springwall |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for the Superior Support people will get with their mattresses. There is a picture of a lady supposedly brushing her hair after a night's sleep on an inadequate mattress. The headline asks "Could you Sue your Mattress for Non-Support?" and the text goes right into talking about the improvements that have been made in their mattresses. It talks about the lack of sag, about the 12 patented "shock absorbers" . the edge to edge comfort and a mattress that can be sat upon, jumped upon as well as comfortably slept upon. It also reveals that these mattresses were also sold under the names Eclipse, King Koil and Southern Cross. |
September 1952 Good Housekeeping |
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| Springwall |
Black and white 5" x 11" ad for their Mattress. This ad contains a picture of a lady resting regally on a mattress that seems to be floating in space supported by a spring clip. The headline claims "Here's the secret of firm, correct body support! The non-sag edge of this Springwall Mattress...the most important mattress invention since the coil!".The text talks about the importance of support on the edge and has two pictures showing a lady testing it out in the store, just like they want you to. The text also mentions prices from $49.50 to $79.50 and talks about a contest they were having for Brides giving away a free Bermuda Honeymoon. |
June 1956 Good Housekeeping |
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$7.50 |
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| Utica |
Full color 8 3/4" x 12" ad for their Beauticale Sheets. There is a picture of a colorfully dressed lady reclining on a lounge with a glass partially filled with an orange drink in her hand. As she looks boldly at the camera the headline asserts that "She Lives in Memphis...She Sleeps in Utica". The text describes the wonderful feel of this product and mentions the quality and care in production that makes them so desireable. It also mentions a few other top-quality brand names that are peoduced where this product is and mentions a free booklet, Beauty Secrets From Your Linen Closet. |
June 1952 House Beautiful |
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$8.00 |
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