Vintage 1940 Nestle's chocolate advertisement

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"Have you heard the thrilling news about Toll House Cookes? Have you tasted those wonderful new cookies that everybody's raving about? There's a delicious whole morsel of chocolate in every bit... for Nestle's Semi-Sweet Chocolate doesn't melt in the baking."

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Vintage 1941 Chrysler advertisement

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Vintage 1940 Campbell's Tomato soup advertisement

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Vintage 1940 Del Monte canned sliced pineapple advertisement

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Vintage 1940 Diamond walnuts advertisement "Why play second fiddle to your mother-in-law?"

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"Why play second fiddle to your mother-in-law? Her cakes, salads and desserts were never better than these... WHEN WALNUTS HELP YOU

"There! There! Why go into tantrums? When his lordship boasts about those cakes 'that mother used to make,' show your spunk, not your temper. 

"Just make up one of our new 'can't miss' recipes at the left. Set it before him, and in your sweetest tones inquire, 'There, darling, how does that compare with mother's?' 

"You'll win! Just see if you don't. 

"What's more, you don't even need new recipes. Merely turn out some of his special favorites—and add walnuts! It's the winning trick for any salad you know. Desserts, too, and candies—and all sorts of other tempters. 

"Because those crunchy walnut really do put new goodness into any dish. Result: better looks, better taste; and compliments all around. But one more word to the wise: make sure those walnuts are Diamonds—always! They're the pick of the crop." 

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Vintage 1940 American Gas Association advertisement "Why 3 out of 4 women now choose GAS..."

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Vintage 1940 Armstrong Linoleum Floors advertisement

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Illustration Inspiration: 1941 Plymouth advertisement

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