Daily 70s Ad: Snoopy Phone For Christmas (1979)

“Looking for a gift with ‘character’?” Don’t forget about wittle bitty Woodstock. Daily 70s Ad #332: Snoopy Phone For Christmas originally appeared in the November, 1979 issue of Texas Monthly magazine. (Source: Texas Monthly) Previously on Daily 70s Ad: ’79 … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Sharp Cassette Recorder (1970)

“Sharp. Designed for button pushers” Newfangled cassette technology. Sure beats reel to reel for convenience. Daily 70s Ad #299: Sharp Cassette Recorder originally appeared in the October 16, 1970 issue of LIFE magazine. (Source: LIFE) Previously on Daily 70s Ad: … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Sony ‘Tummy TV’ (1971)

“We’ve come a long way from Tummy TV.” The 17″ Trinitron that’s too big to rest on your belly. Daily 70s Ad #284: Sony ‘Tummy TV’ originally appeared in the October 11, 1971 issue of New York magazine. (Source: New … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: RCA XL-100 Color TV (1971)

“Still watching black & white TV? RCA makes it a WHOLE NEW BALLGAME!” A rainbow of fantastic color in every box. Daily 70s Ad #261: RCA XL-100 Color TV originally appeared in the October 11, 1971 issue of New York … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey’ (1978)

(Click to enlarge) “With Bell you have enough choices of shapes, colors and styles, so you can get a phone that’s genuinely you.” That really is a nice mushroom lamp. Daily 70s Ad #194: Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey’ originally appeared … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst (1978)

(Click to enlarge) “Bright, brilliant, bursting color by Kodak.” Hurray for Dick Van Dyke! Still going strong at 88. He’s outlived this camera – and Kodak itself. Daily 70s Ad #193: Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst originally appeared in … Continue reading