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All-American Ads of the 50's (Specials) (Paperback)

by Jim Heimann (Author)
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  • Paperback: 928 pages
  • Publisher: Taschen GmbH (28 Dec 2001)
  • Language German
  • ISBN-10: 3822811580
  • ISBN-13: 978-3822811580
  • Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 20.6 x 5.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 124,164 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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What a time to buy: from 1945-55 the productivity rate rose 2% per year and by 1960, a record 32.8 million prospering Americans were furnishing yards, garages, and houses, often with things pink. And like the suburbia into which Americans were sprawling, objects got big: sofas became long suites of cushions, cars grew fins, and ovens and refrigerat

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Unputdownable Coffee Table Book and Worth Every Penny!, 2 Mar 2002
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This book might cost twenty quid but it's got nearly 1000 pages and it weighs a ton! Chock full of classic 1950s adverts for all manner of items. I especially like the adverts for the computers of that era, boasting how they had a massive 24Kb of internal memory "expandable to 120Kb" ! All the kitchen equipment was used by women, all the cars were driven by men and all the kids had combed hair and rosy cheeks. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

Post WW2, pre-Vietnam, a golden age where the American Dream was still alive and well and living in the USA.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia rules in this graphic illustration of the 50s, 18 Feb 2002
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Drenched in nostalgy, this book is a glancing reference to a bygone era. There is not much text in there, but it is a treasure trove for any graphic artist or history/sociology buff delving into the myths of the 50's. You'll discover items and expressions you forgot (or hoped to forget) ever existed.
If you like big cars, big words and big colors, you'l love this book.
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