Saturday, May 25th, 2013

Think It Over, Mr. Careless Husband

Think It Over, Mr. Careless Husband advertisement in the Washington Times - September 26th, 1911

Think It Over, Mr. Careless Husband advertisement in the Washington Times – September 26th, 1911

Check out this ridiculously anachronistic advertisement from 1906. The one above, and below are, for gas ranges by S.S. Shedd and Brothers located at 432 9th St. NW (now where the FBI building stands).

S.S. Shedd & Bro. Co. advertisement in the Washington Times - September 26th, 1906

S.S. Shedd & Bro. Co. advertisement in the Washington Times – September 26th, 1906

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  • Lisa b

    Really love that the second one “will not have any explosions”.

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