amylsacks' photos with the keyword: telephone

Oh, the tail is facing us! How uncouth!! From the July issue of Family Circle magazine.

"Pre-creamed homogenized" blah blah blah. The truly important questions are: Why is Mom's handbag made from a shower curtain? And why couldn't Sparky use the phone without taking off his collar and license first? From the September issue of Family Circle.

Sure, it's all carefree fun and games, until you slip up and use the phrase "wall mounted" in mixed company.

The matching "hairdos" are a great touch. I think I just found my Halloween costume for this year. From the July issue of Sunset magazine.

The floral factions seem to have reached an uneasy truce. But, for... how... long...? From the July issue of Sunset magazine.

Santa cruelly entices the womenfolk with enchanting pictures of new cookware, then reveals in the fine print that it probably isn't available anyway? Tsk. No milk and cookies for you this year, Pal! Chew on this crunchy new War Bond instead! From December's issue of The American Home magazine.

Ernestine, years later: "We were a benevolent monopoly! The Government didn't have to break us up!" Also, is it just me, or does some awkward posing there make it look like the main doll's head is on crooked-- or on the verge of rolling off? From National Geographic magazine.

Twin beds plus a collection of Mood Phones. Back then "The American Dream" really meant something, Kids. From the October issue of Everywoman's magazine.

Reclining Dude is the hottest number I've ever posted to this page! So I hired him to co-star in this collage I made last month.

Sorry I had to leave out the "Crisp Lamb Dices" recipe. Just think of it as bacon and eggs, only... uh, without the bacon.

Let's talk about meat, Bay-bee Let's talk about you, and me... Front cover and first page of a 40-page promotional booklet published by the National Live Stock and Meat Board, Chicago, Illinois.

Join Mimi, as she talks the Ladies Auxiliary into putting ten grand it doesn't even have on The Jets. They don't call it "liquid courage" for nothing! From the March issue of Family Circle .

Happy Holidays from Gloria Vanderbilt! Other sections: "Helpful hints on holiday calling" ("It's a good idea to list the Long Distance numbers you plan to call in advance.") "Entertaining made elegant" (Squab stuffed with noodles???) "Make it a Trimline™ telephone for Christmas." ("These handsome wall and desk model phones have buttons instead of conventional dials...")

"The Raccoon-- restless prowler "The raccoon enjoys himself. A mischievous, jolly fellow, he's always on the alert for something new to do, somewhere new to explore..." Front cover of a 4-page leaflet published by Pacific Northwest Bell.

Yeah, that's long distance relationships for you. The other person always just seems like a head floating in off-white space.