Tag: commercials

  • Ozzie and Harriet for Kodak

    Vintage commercials for Kodak cameras, via Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.

  • 1950s TV commercials for Ansco cameras and films

    Remembering camera and film company Ansco through some 1950s commercials for its products.

  • Vintage TV: 1950s commercials for Ansco cameras and films

    Do you remember Ansco cameras and films? For many decades, Ansco was second only to Kodak in the United States. Headquartered in Binghamton, New York, the company’s history stretched back to 1841. But its peak years were probably the 1950s, when it routinely manufactured two million cameras a year. Ansco manufactured simple cameras that anyone could operate, like…

  • In a heck of a spot

    A classic from 2010. When I grew up on Rabbit Hill, not only could I never have imagined that I’d still be in touch with some of the kids I knew then, but I would never have guessed how they would turn out as adults. One neighborhood boy, my brother’s best friend since 1972, grew…

  • Vintage TV: Ozzie and Harriet for Kodak

    If you’re of a certain age, you remember when a television show had one sponsor, or maybe two; all of an episode’s commercials were for those companies. The show’s open usually incorporated the sponsor, too. When these shows were later syndicated, new “generic” opens had to be prepared that referenced no sponsor, as local stations…

  • Vintage TV: 1950s animated commercials

    My mom’s parents always had the latest gadgets and electronics, so it was typical of them that they bought their first television in 1949. South Bend, where Mom grew up, didn’t have its own TV stations yet, so Grandpa put up a big antenna and they watched Chicago stations. They had the only television in their…

  • In a heck of a spot

    When I grew up on Rabbit Hill, not only could I never have imagined that I’d still be in touch with some of the kids I knew then, but I would never have guessed how they would turn out as adults. One neighborhood boy, my brother’s best friend since 1972, grew up to write copy.…