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.
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This blog is dedicated to my clandestine fascination for all things retro. It features articles relating to the air of the 30's, 40's, 50's and beyond, defining the era we have now past and I begrudge.
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