These are a few advertisement from World War II, urging housewives to save cooking fat and turning them in for the use of the American troops during war. Impressively, for their time these ads are not only very creative but also quite humorous considering the serious tension of that hour.

Please click on the images for a larger view to read the text!)

I would never want to use sleaze to sell my blog, but then it would be a shame to not mention Pin-Up models whilst discussing the true Retro. Now I am not talking about Heffner's blonde muses, but when I say 'Pin-Up', I talk of the true American Pin Up girls like Bettie Page and artists like Gil Elvgren, who in their own way, 'inspired' the men in our history books with their colours, beauty and pantyhose!

So here I present, trying hard not to steer towards perversity, some pictures from the bunker wall of any Average Joe American U.S. marine, soldier or cop from the 50's.






















So much for now, but I'll be back with some more. So, stay pinned! :)

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