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Ads from Architectural Forum Magazine

June 14, 2011 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Ads from Architectural Forum Magazine

It's been a while since I thumbed through my old Architectural Forum issues for hilarious (yet insightful) ads for architectural and interior building products. This time I grabbed the October 1940 … [Read more...]

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Ads from Architectural Forum – Kitchen & Baths

November 22, 2010 by Bob Borson 7 Comments

Ads from Architectural Forum – Kitchen & Baths

So it's time for another round of ads from the Architectural Forum circa 1939 and 1940 but this time I am focusing on Kitchen and Bath ads. Other than white lead ads, kitchen and bath products take up … [Read more...]

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Ads from Architectural Forum

November 15, 2010 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Ads from Architectural Forum

So it's time for another round of ads from the Architectural Forum circa 1939. I started off flipping through looking for some more white lead ads (always a winner) but started to see how some of … [Read more...]

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Ads from 1939 | Part 2

August 30, 2010 by Bob Borson 5 Comments

Ads from 1939 | Part 2

So it's time for another round of ads from the Architectural Forum circa 1939. I still have hundreds of pages worth of ads to go through - they take forever for me to scan because I love reading them … [Read more...]

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Ads from 1939

July 20, 2010 by Bob Borson 6 Comments

Ads from 1939

So I am still going through all the old Architectural Forum magazine's and just can't get over how interesting they are to read. Instead of being glossy image puff pieces, there are articles whose … [Read more...]

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