Typical PX purchase item that GI's sent home to their wife, girl or mom. With nice flock print and fringes. Measures about 45 x 45 centimeters. Very good condition.
Spring 1943 issue. The size is about that of YANK magazine (about 26.5 x 36 centimeters). It contains 28 pages with great photos, 'interesting articles', cartoons and advertisements. This is the type of entertainment GI's loved. Magazines such as these are hard to find today as they were...
Typical PX purchase item that GI's sent home to their wife, girl or mom. Nice flock printing on satin. The Carolina Maneuvers were a series of United States Army exercises held in North Carolina and South Carolina in 1941. The exercises, which involved some 350.000 troops, was designed to...
Coca Cola fighting plane sign. Cardboard sign that measures about 38.5 x 33 centimeters. In 1943 Coca Cola published the first series of 20 fighting planes signs. In 1944 the second series was published. This is the Consolidated "Liberator" B-24 Heavy Bomber of the second series. The sign is...
Paper bag that was folded around the bottle to avoid dripping. This was common when soft drinks were still cooled on ice. Also see image of 1932 patent. Photo with bottle is to demonstrate the use of the bag. Excellent condition.
Paper bag that was folded around the bottle to avoid dripping. This was common when soft drinks were still cooled on ice. Also see image of 1932 patent. Photo with bottle is to demonstrate the use of the bag. Excellent condition.
Paper bag that was folded around the bottle to avoid dripping. This was common when soft drinks were still cooled on ice. Also see image of 1932 patent. Photo with bottle is to demonstrate the use of the bag. Excellent condition.
Paper bag that was folded around the bottle to avoid dripping. This was common when soft drinks were still cooled on ice. Also see image of 1932 patent. Photo with bottle is to demonstrate the use of the bag. Excellent condition.
Gatefold of the Esquire magazine of October 1941. Alberto Vargas followed up George Petty as the Pin Up artist with Esquire magazine in 1941. His 'Varga-girls' soon became famous and his work was inspirational for nose-art on many planes. Varga created a series of Pin Ups which were presented...
Paper bag that was folded around the bottle to avoid dripping. This was common when soft drinks were still cooled on ice. Also see image of 1932 patent. Excellent condition.
Deck B of the two decks published by Esquire magazine. 1941 dated on the box and Joker. The deck is complete with its four suits, Joker and Bridge scoring card. Advertised in various Esquire magazines (see last photo, advertising does not come with the playing cards). Varga was the Nr 1 Pin Up...
Gatefold of the Esquire magazine of November 1942. Alberto Vargas followed up George Petty as the Pin Up artist with Esquire magazine in 1941. His 'Varga-girls' soon became famous and his work was inspirational for nose-art on many planes. Varga created a series of Pin Ups which were presented...