Christmas Print Shaving Product Ads from Days Gone By (2015 Adds Starting Early)

1946 Seaforth​

 

1940-1941​

 

The bottom ad seems to be saying " This year give the gift that makes everyone look misarable ".

 

"Gifts that will make you like better the face you like best!"
I'm going to have to try this ad tag line on my wife the next time I need to justify another shaving purchase…..

 

Good lord, Santa looks like the Shaved Bear.
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/EqDGT

 

I wouldn't mind having a Seaforth mug... that looks cool.

 

They were and are nice. I know, I have one in my collection.

 

I think that bunch was miserable to start with. Poor girl. She is just trying to bring joy and happiness to their sour expressions. I bet plenty of our members would have given her a much happier expression upon receipt of those razors!

 

PUB​

 

Mennen 1947​

 

1945 Mennen Skin Bracer​

 

Just e mailed this to my wife, hope she takes the hint. These are great. Thanks for doing this.

 

Sadly I think the costs have somewhat increased for all of them but they are nice to look at ... and maybe she will take the hint!

 

Haha I think your right about the price.

 

Good Lord.....

I can remember seeing many of these ads first hand in magazines and the Kansas City newspaper many, many years ago.
Wouldn't it be neat to re-publish some of these in a paper or magazine today just to see what folks would say?

 

That would cause some discussion amongst those who do not understand!

 

I can remember a bottle that looked strikingly similar to the one in this ad setting on my Dads dresser.....

 

+1

 

I love these ads. Sheds some light on why my brothers and I were always given aftershave in our christmas stockings, even when we were 7. It seems that in the pre-cart days aftershaves and razors were traditional Christmas gifts for men.