Posted on 12/01/2017 9:05:38 PM PST by mairdie
Luci Gosling, sales and research manager at Mary Evans Picture Library, said: 'I think these adverts show that Christmas has been a commercial opportunity for longer than we might think.
'But they also suggest that gift-giving was often more low-key. A pair of stockings for instance, would have been gratefully received in the 1920s, though a 'luckier' woman might receive a Hotpoint vacuum cleaner instead to alleviate her household chores.
'Gender and age stereotyping is fairly common, such as the young woman gifting a bottle of sherry to an old gent. The Great War era saw retailers and manufacturers really tap into public patriotism.
'As the war progressed, there was an increasing number of military-related toys for example, available from London stores such as Gamages.'
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4711 is still my favorite fragrance.
So many strange expressions that aren’t understandable now. One of the Livingston poems has a line “said with a fegs” which now just seems bizarre. I believe it means a shrug.
Turkey killed in snowball fight. Animal Cruelty charges to follow.
I love eating at McDougal’s!
I almost didn’t put the picture in because of the dead turkey, but the colors were so good...
Was one called Midnight something came in dark blue bottle, could be bought at Woolworths for less then a dollar.
I BOUGHT IT FOR MOTHER!!!
Just remembered Blue Waltz
Midnight in Paris.
I love vintage ads. Seems like such a simpler time.
I remember once, when my little brother was young and all tuckered out, and fell asleep in my Mom’s arms, my grandma said, “that little boy is all fagged out”.
Yes that is prob it. lol mind plays tricks
fegs
noun
variants: or less commonly faags
Popularity: Bottom 10% of words
Definition of fegs
chiefly Scottish
faith —used interjectionally to express surprise or as a mild invocation
Above from MW.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fegs
Just looked it up Evening in Paris lol
The Brylcream guy looks like he has a sexual harassment suit in his future...
LOL!! I thought similar.
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