Oh, Gene, I will never forget plastic upholstery covers. I always thought that if people didn't want you to sit on their sofas. They should just come right out and tell you. The smell of these was so atrocious, that when my parents covered the car seats with it, we kids just commenced throwing up even before my father turned over the ignition. I guess they figured out that covering everything in plastic was not such a good idea.
Where on earth do you find all these great images? Loved this post on all the old brand names. And to think, the designers came up with these ads without Photoshop!
Great post, Gene. Some I remember, others not. But, thought about the advice regarding the future given to Dustin Hoffmann (trying to figure out his life) in The Graduate - "Plastics!" So, fun to see the beginning ads and applications.
Keep the fantastic additions going!
According to our friends at Wikipedia, Cellophane was named and patented in 1912, in France, by its inventor, Jacques E. Brandenberger. The name seems to have become a household word rather quickly. So much so that in 1934 Cole porter could pen,
"You're the purple light of a Summer night in Spain,
You're the National Gallery, you're Garbo's salary, you're Cellophane."
They should just come right out and tell you. The smell of these was so atrocious, that when my parents covered the car seats with it, we kids just commenced throwing up even before my father turned over the ignition. I guess they figured out that covering everything in plastic was not such a good idea. sesli sohbetsesli chat
plastic upholstery covers
Oh, Gene, I will never forget plastic upholstery covers. I always thought that if people didn't want you to sit on their sofas. They should just come right out and tell you. The smell of these was so atrocious, that when my parents covered the car seats with it, we kids just commenced throwing up even before my father turned over the ignition. I guess they figured out that covering everything in plastic was not such a good idea.
Fun!
What a great new feature, Gene! It's a lot of fun to see these ads.
memory lane
most I knew, some I didn't
Where on earth do you find
Where on earth do you find all these great images? Loved this post on all the old brand names. And to think, the designers came up with these ads without Photoshop!
Plastics
Great post, Gene. Some I remember, others not. But, thought about the advice regarding the future given to Dustin Hoffmann (trying to figure out his life) in The Graduate - "Plastics!" So, fun to see the beginning ads and applications.
Keep the fantastic additions going!
cellophane
According to our friends at Wikipedia, Cellophane was named and patented in 1912, in France, by its inventor, Jacques E. Brandenberger. The name seems to have become a household word rather quickly. So much so that in 1934 Cole porter could pen,
"You're the purple light of a Summer night in Spain,
You're the National Gallery, you're Garbo's salary, you're Cellophane."
Keep 'em coming!
I love the design and communications paths Gene takes us down! I always wondered if "bakelite" was a company, a product or whatever.
Thanks Gene!
They should just come right
They should just come right out and tell you. The smell of these was so atrocious, that when my parents covered the car seats with it, we kids just commenced throwing up even before my father turned over the ignition. I guess they figured out that covering everything in plastic was not such a good idea.
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