~ Hartford Weekly Times - January 1, 1876

~ Hartford Weekly Times - January 1, 1876

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~ The Arcadia Journal - December 8, 1917

~ The Arcadia Journal - December 8, 1917

~ Siemens Electric Lamps and Supplies, December 1927via Grace’s Guide“They are so useful, so adaptable, so lasting, and relieve home life of much of its drudgery.”

~ Siemens Electric Lamps and Supplies, December 1927
via Grace’s Guide

“They are so useful, so adaptable, so lasting, and relieve home life of much of its drudgery.”

~ Westinghouse, c. 1920svia Flickr

~ Westinghouse, c. 1920s
via Flickr

~ The Star - December 10, 1904

~ The Star - December 10, 1904

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~ The American Magazine, vol. XCII, July 1921 - December 1921via google books(click to enlarge)

~ The American Magazine, vol. XCII, July 1921 - December 1921
via google books
(click to enlarge)

~ Sausalito News, March 8, 1913via California Digital Newspaper Collection

~ Sausalito News, March 8, 1913
via California Digital Newspaper Collection

~ Florida Fashions, Inc., 1960via what-i-found(click to enlarge)

~ Florida Fashions, Inc., 1960
via what-i-found
(click to enlarge)

~ Waifs and Strays Society,  Blackwood’s Magazine, August 1937

~ Waifs and Strays Society, Blackwood’s Magazine, August 1937

~ Parents Magazine, December 1956via Flickr“Then when you spend extra hours in the kitchen, you can still run your household and visit family and friends without neglecting cookie baking or candy making.”

~ Parents Magazine, December 1956
via Flickr

“Then when you spend extra hours in the kitchen, you can still run your household and visit family and friends without neglecting cookie baking or candy making.”

~ Ever Ready Dustette, 1952via History World“The Ever Ready Dustette is a present that will give any girl or boy a lot of fun. It really picks up cigarette ash, crumbs and dust like the real thing.”

~ Ever Ready Dustette, 1952
via History World

“The Ever Ready Dustette is a present that will give any girl or boy a lot of fun. It really picks up cigarette ash, crumbs and dust like the real thing.”

~ The Book of This and That, by Robert Lynd, 1915

~ The Book of This and That, by Robert Lynd, 1915

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~ Wanamaker catalog, 1950via Hagley Museum and Library(click to enlarge)

~ Wanamaker catalog, 1950
via Hagley Museum and Library
(click to enlarge)

~ Hoover, 1960via Grace’s Guide

~ Hoover, 1960
via Grace’s Guide