Comments on: Forties weekend on the Vintage Ads group

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:06:00 +0000

Don’t forget that waffle cones sometimes leak melted ice cream at the bottom due to incomplete closure.

By: sam1148

sam1148 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:15:00 +0000

They where called safe-t cones because the top had a preformed section that would securely hold the scoop of ice cream. Both to prevent ‘ball dropage’ and so it would melt into the base of the cone–instead of down the sides. They also had structural supports that would keep the cone intact when you ate it–instead of cracking and dumping the contents out on you.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:01:00 +0000

Just a tad maniacal.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:59:00 +0000

It wasn’t that they were unsafe as such, but they just needed to rebrand after they figured out that the “Mouth Full Of Flaming Shrapnel” trademark was hurting sales.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:28:00 +0000

Shiny, wrinkly, rosy-cheeked!

By: Art

Art — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:34:00 +0000

These works are the high water mark in the field of commercial illustration. A style and technique that has never since been duplicated. Sure, it’s been heavily imitated as a kind of tongue in cheek-retro thing. But the quality and attitude of this artistry, as the original era, will never be seen again.

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:40:00 +0000

How do you think those heads came detached? They cheaped out on Danger Cones.

By: Jake0748

Jake0748 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:01:00 +0000

Yeah, I was wondering. What was so unsafe about previous cones?

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:36:00 +0000

I just can’t get past the disembodied heads.

By: rattypilgrim

rattypilgrim — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:12:00 +0000

Exactly. The invention of subliminal advertising, but not so subliminal.

By: Brooke Lunderville

Brooke Lunderville — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:51:00 +0000

Your makeup begins with your hair. Specifically, your makeup is shot out of this hair cannon at high speed.

By: Clemoh

Clemoh — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:39:00 +0000

It’s been pointed out, but for the lazy, here’s a picture of Sean Young in Bladerunner looking very much like the Eternol model.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:33:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7bdr6fjg-k

By: welcomeabored

welcomeabored — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Heeheehee…I’ve been waiting to see who would bite, Preston. The Dog Parlour in Fort Collins, ask for ‘Amy’. Please don’t mention me. A good ‘pet beauty operator’ is hard to find.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:04:00 +0000

It reminded me that benzedrine inhalers were legal back then.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:01:00 +0000

Can I have your dog groomers phone #?

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000

You could still put an eye out with the pointy end.

By: Jose

Jose — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:27:00 +0000

Eternol, because Rachael was special: no termination date.

By: Wreckrob8

Wreckrob8 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:02:00 +0000

Well, chewing gum flavour ice cream, perhaps?

By: chellberty

chellberty — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:07:00 +0000

Whoa censors need to do a better job.

By: Roberto Tyley

Roberto Tyley — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:39:00 +0000

“You know that Ice Cream is one of the finest treats money can buy – just another of the good old U.S.A.’s gifts to a troubled world …”

Love that casual disregard for… you know… history…

By: Bruce Arthurs

Bruce Arthurs — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:35:00 +0000

My first-look reaction to the Safe-T Cones ad was that it had something to do with preventing venereal disease.

By: Ben Rangel

Ben Rangel — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:22:00 +0000

I’d like to point out the the two men appear to be looking at each other, not the ice cream.

By: welcomeabored

welcomeabored — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:11:00 +0000

‘Let your pet beauty operator show you the wonders of ETERNOL.’

Pet? It’s been observed with some jealous regard among the family’s Schnauzer owners, that our dogs are delivered to the groomers, get a haircut, shampoo and conditioner, blowout, nails trimmed, butt and snatch hair trimmed, anal glands expressed, ear hair plucked, and nice new bandanas tied around their necks — all for about $40, plus tip.

Whereas, when I deliver myself to my hair dresser every six weeks, she’s usually running about a half hour late. When it’s finally my turn, she gives the hair-covered chair a rudimentary cleaning, encases me in the still warm smock from the last customer, foils my hair, scoots me off to process while she does someone else’s hair, shampoos and conditions, and cuts my hair — all for $100, plus tip.

The balance of power between customer and ‘pet beauty operator’ has shifted considerably in the last seventy years, although my ‘pet’ does like biscuits… in the form of crispy twenty dollar bills.

By: bobtato

bobtato — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:42:00 +0000

Am I the only person visualising the horrible accidents that resulted from earlier, unsafe models of ice cream cone?

By: Eric Riley

Eric Riley — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:23:00 +0000

I’m feeling shades of Blade Runner in Eternol.

By: robcat2075

robcat2075 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:14:00 +0000

It’s like her hair has shoulder pads.

By: DisGuest

DisGuest — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Donald Trump has seen that eternol ad, no doubt. Between the combing forward and all around, coupled with the tinting, it had to have been an inspiration.