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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 23h

This is the most visually appealing ad I’ve seen in ages. Holy schneikies it’s glorious 🤩 and very progressive for the 1920s considering who that lady is snuggling with! I guess it was floral (1 drop = 5 pounds of flowers ) but you’re gonna get lucky 😉 (no guarantees) Long live Jambi #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It didn’t take much to get stuck in an insane asylum back in the day. PMS? Sorry, Agnes, we’re gonna need to lock you up. Here are menus for the NY State Custodial Asylum for Feeble Minded Women (1910) and the Dane County (WI) Insane Asylum (1883) The Wisconsin one has pie 🥧 Asylums #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t care how old you are, if you get yourself a pack of colored pens you’re a kid again for a while 🩷❤️🧡💚🩵💙💜🖤

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sears catalogs never get old for me. Love ‘em. The first one is pretty racy for 1956. The young lady is pondering her choice of Elvis, Perry or Eddie for her free 45 to go with her record undies. The second one is the infamous 1975 “The Man on Page 602.” Zoom. You’ll see #SearsCatalog #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This menu cover reminds me of a Pee-Chee folder from school with all of the little people on it. Whoever was in charge of fonts went a little giddy with power I think. I’ll have the Fruit Plate, Chocolate Pudding and an iced tea please 🍽️ Boxman’s Bloomington IN 1930s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s 1932, the depth of the Depression, yet apparently there’s still a market for knick knacks if this Sears catalog is to be believed. Pig salt and pepper shakers would certainly cheer up a meager table and make you forget your woes #VintageAds #SearsCatalog 1932

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This menu has a lot going for it. The graphics are really nice and the layout of the menu items is unique in that they’re spread out over a fishing net. Points for creativity. I’ll have the Lobster Thermidor, huckleberry pie and iced tea please 🍽️ Sea Fare Greenwich Village 1950 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s the summer of 1981 and you find yourself in Dayton, Ohio. Wondering what kind of fun can be had, you buy the local newspaper and open the entertainment section. Oh. My. God. The Kenley Players (at Memorial Hall) have a virtual cornucopia of star-studded entertainment! I’m gonna see Ed Ames

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I did not know that many suffrage groups ran lunch rooms, often in their headquarters, to raise funds for the cause. The sunflower was a national symbol of the movement. I’ll have the corn fritters, cantaloupe and tea please 🍽️ Sunflower Lunch Room Boston 1916 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I learned how to cook with Crisco, as did my mom. It makes a fine pie crust and the best fried chicken. I’m okay with these 1934 recipes, although “digestible cheese pastry” sounds a little off-putting. Nevertheless , I’d gladly eat all of these 🍽️ #VintageAds #VintageRecipes

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who wants to check out a short order joint that’s open all night? I know I do! The Liberty Cafe was a mom and pop shop that opened in 1932 and served up classic fare for decades. I’ll have an Olympia Oyster Sandwich with fries and iced tea 🍽️ Liberty Cafe Olympia WA 1940s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s 1978. You’re staying at the Red Carpet Inn in Sarasota (by the airport) You’re wondering where to catch dinner. As you’re about to ask at the front desk you see this glorious poster in the lobby and can’t believe your good luck. Samoan Elvis + unlimited shrimp? Yes please! #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sharon’s was your destination if you were craving a hearty duck dinner. Or duck salad. Or duck soup. Or duck pie. Or duck pate. This joint is ducky! I’ve only had duck a few times and am not a fan, so I’ll have a Waldorf salad, pie and iced tea 🍽️ Sharon’s Duck Inn Wrentham MA 1940s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kool-Aid (originally Kool-Ade) was invented by some chemist nerd in Kansas in 1927. The smiling pitcher became the brand image in 1957, but Kool-Aid Man didn’t start busting doors until 1975. Funny Face (1964-1994) was a knockoff drink mix from Pillsbury that never really caught on #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For a place that offers dining and dancing this joint has a lot of rules. No cover charge but there’s a “minimum charge per person” which is a clever workaround. I’ll have the Italian Spaghetti Dinner for $1 🍽️ Boulevard Farms Alexandria VA 1930s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think mid-century housewives were guinea pigs for scientists who believed in better living through chemistry. Sure, you might become a zombie but at least you can get your chores done. #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My flabber is gasted that this experiment in totalitarianism isn’t a gangbuster success

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hopefully y’all can read old timey cursive or you’re out of luck with today’s specials. Everything is à la carte and there’s a good selection of vegetables, so I’m having the Sirloin Steak with American Oyster Bay Asparagus and banana fritters 🍽️ Hotel Studio Maryland? 1920s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is obviously an abomination, but I’m giving it double points because the recipe is not only awful (3/4 cup of lemon juice?!) it doesn’t exactly jive with the illustration. That weird top that resembles a broken meringue is the mashed yolks/gelatin/mayo? Ick #Abominations #VintageRecipes

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I triple checked the date for this menu and somehow 1938 is correct. How on earth did they stay in business with these prices? I’ll have a liverwurst sandwich and a bottle of Western beer 🍺 Bradley’s 5¢ and 10¢ San Diego 1938 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Use only as instructed. Misuse voids warranty. Giggity. #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Located on the New Tacoma Highway (now 99) The 7 Gables Inn was one of many road houses frequented by locals and travelers between Seattle and Tacoma who were embracing the freedom of automobile vacations. I’ll have the $1 De Luxe T-Bone dinner 7 Gables Inn Near Kent WA 1930s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Did y’all see the app that the White House wants us to download that totally isn’t spyware? I think it’s for this YouTube channel which I’m definitely not watching, but 3K faithful are. Or those could be journalists with unexpected free time lately

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In 1950 the federal minimum wage was 75¢ and the average annual family income was $3,300. The least expensive 1950 Zenith here is a little tabletop model with a 105 sq inch Giant Circle Screen for $250. That’s about the size of a dinner plate. I’m watching Captain Video tonight #VintageAds 1950s

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The best thing about this menu for me is the cover art. It really takes you on a journey from naked mermaids to a Lilliputian chef wrangling a lobster 🦞 We’ve got an hour before boarding the 20th Century so let’s eat 🍽️ Gateway Restaurant LaSalle St. Station Chicago 1930s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This recipe comes with an apology to Christmas, Mexico and Italy. Lime-Strawberry Surprise #VintageAds 1966 #Abominations

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Depluralize a movie: One Bride for One Brother

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

McDonald’s Party House was a popular country music honky tonk in *checks notes* Compton, CA, that opened just after the end of Prohibition. Compton was a sundown town until after WW2. Huh. I’ll just have a burger and fries with a Coke 🍴 McDonald’s Party House Compton CA 1934 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Lunch boxes. Probably the most lost or forgotten things kids schlepped to school. I had a Huckleberry Hound but kept forgetting to bring it home so I ended up with paper bags. Did you have a favorite lunchbox? Some vintage ones are worth big bucks now 💰 #Vintage #Lunchboxes

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This menu caught my attention for a few reasons: It’s expensive for 1962, that cover art looks like Cary Grant, and the food listings start out super racist then they ran out of stereotypes and just name things normally I’ll have the fruit plate Indian Head Steak House Chicago 1962 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s 1961 and you’re setting up your very own place for the first time. You need so much! Wait, a bread box costs how much?! That seems like a lot. Don’t get that dust pan, btw. I had one and they’re very clunky. Sears Catalog 1961 #VintageAds

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Designed to highlight the efficiency of gas appliances, The Flame restaurant provided visitors to the Gas Exhibits Building a pleasant spot to rest and fuel up during a busy day of fair going. I’m having the French Meat Loaf with iced tea and cherry pie The Flame World’s Fair NY 1940 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nothing says classy Hawaiian cuisine like a come-hither naked lady propping up a palm tree, right? This joint is pure tiki tackiness, serving up “tropical” fare from 1947-2006. I’m going for the bbq Spare Ribs Ala Moana with ice tea and sherbet 🍽️ Royal Hawaiian Laguna Beach CA 1950s #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I was telling my son that I had a dream that I traveled to 1926 to warn Rudolph Valentino about his impending death. He thought about it a minute and said “I’d save Sylvia Plath. Her husband was a dick.” He’s a real one, my son. Who would you save/warn if you could?

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I love this menu. The cover looks like it’s an episode of Sea Hunt. Sorry in advance if you have a shellfish allergy. You can have a steak. I’ll have the Combination Crab and Shrimp Louie with pie for dessert and ice tea, please 🍽️ Olympia Oyster House Olympia WA 1960 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Hey, honey, what’s for supper?” “The magazine says it’s Souper Pancakes” “Did I forget our anniversary or something? Are you mad at me?” “It only LOOKS like cat sick. I’m sure it’s fine” #VintageAds #Abominations

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Located next to Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Terrace was a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. I had to double check that this is 1940 because the prices are fantastic. I’m having a cuppa Joe, 2 sinkers and cantaloupe for 20¢ 🍴 Skyline Terrace Front Royal VA 1940 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A friend in Solano County (CA) sent me this news alert this morning. A mental patient escaped his transport by setting off a fire extinguisher and jumping out of the ambulance. This sounds like the first five minutes of a pretty good movie

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The largest hotel in NC at the time, the Sir Walter (1923-1978) was known as the “third house of the legislature” by politicians, lobbyists and journalists. Many deals were struck in the lobby. I will have the Lobster Thermidor with iced tea please Hotel Sir Walter Raleigh NC 1940 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I watch more classic movies than new movies and by new I mean made in the last 30 or 40 years. Anyway, I was telling my younger kid that I watched a new movie this week and his response was “Just because it’s a talkie doesn’t mean it’s new, ma.”

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Some Sunday abominations: 1) I grew up eating SOS and don’t mind it but for the love of Emeril don’t call it a shortcake 2) You can tell this is fancy because it calls for sachets of gelatine. Also, just sachay away with that nonsense #Abominations

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The graphics on this menu are enough reason to give this place a shot. The fonts are willy nilly but that map is spectacular. This is the place where locals come for an upscale meal, and I’m having the Shore Dinner while enjoying the air conditioning Canary Cottage Lexington KY 1940 #VintageMenus

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So first Bobby traps his foot on the pier, then Barry traps his foot under a log.. I swear if Missy traps her foot on something I’m changing channels #TCMParty #Jeopardy #NoirAlley

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

They still can’t dig out that log with the tide coming in? Seriously? Stop being snarky with the kid and dig, Barry! #TCMParty #NoirAlley ##Jeopardy

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Marcie808🧡🖤⚾️ @marcie808.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I just love these “stare at the weird picture” things, although half of them tend to look like Caucasian Jesus. Not this one though! It’s a pip of a picture! San Francisco 1930 #VintageAds

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