Vintage Scans

Cloud 1969

2012-01-26T16:48:00.002Z

1969 is a bit late for my tastes but I'm afraid I can't resist boots and nylons no matter what the era.
From Cloud issue 13.

Beeston Domestic

2012-01-23T15:45:00.001Z

After posting a seemingly endless parade of comely young beauties I thought it only fair to include the occasional old boiler.

D.O.F boiler by Beeston. From the M.A.C catalogue, 1950.

Pauline Johnson

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Pauline Johnson from Foto, issue 10.

Allison Hayes

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Credited as Alison Hayes from Foto, issue 1.

Nice One, Cyril

2012-01-18T14:00:00.002Z

Reader's submission from Foto, issue 7.

Foto 7

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Cover of Foto, issue 7.

Osnath 'Gainsborough'

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From Harper's Bazaar, February 1958.

Like Rabbits

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I think I get it...I think.
From Whoopee, Number 2, unknown year,

National Nudist Queen 1955

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Diane Webber aka Marguerite Empey from Sunbathing Review, Fall 1957.

Mark of Affection

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From Debonair Vol.1 No.1. Unkown year

BSA Motorcycles

2011-11-06T18:13:00.001Z

That is proper attire for motorcycling. None of this leather nonsense. And helmets? Pah!

From The Motorcycle, January 1952.

Martell 2

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Another Martell ad slightly differing from this one.
From Harpers Bazaar, February 1958.

Image Ruination

2011-11-06T11:05:00.001Z

As Blogger seems to be insisting on this dreadful new picture viewer, you now have to click the image in the post and then click 'show original' in the bottom left of your screen and then, if the image is larger than screen size, click again for the full size.

Well done Blogger. See why people go to Tumblr?

**UPDATE**

False alarm, kids! I have been kindly advised by BrittReid how to rectify the problem (see comments).

Watsonian Sidecar

2011-10-11T13:41:00.000+01:00

From The Motorcycle, January 1952

Lewis Motorcycle Coat

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Detail from an ad for D.Lewis motorcycle clothing from The Motorcycle, January 1952.

Fibreglass

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From Art & Industry, September 1957.

Linda Dare

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Linda Dare from Rogue, December 1958.

Tarantula

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Pulp illustration by H. H. McCauley for a story called Tarantula by Tedwell Chapman. From Rogue, December 1958.

Seam Straightener

2011-08-30T15:06:00.000+01:00

From Rogue, December 1958.

Stiletto

2011-08-29T12:18:00.000+01:00

From Rogue, December 1958.

It's Meg Myles Again!

2011-08-28T17:00:00.000+01:00

From the Mr. Annual, Fall 1957.

Treasure Island

2011-08-27T10:49:00.001+01:00

From Satan, August 1957.

The Art of Gin Rummy

2011-08-26T11:48:00.000+01:00

Illustrations by Arthur Ferrier. From Gin Rummy by George Monkland, 1949.

Art Photography 1955

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Back cover of Art Photography, April 1955.

Portrait of a 'B' Girl

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Portrait by Robert H. Rolofson, Jr. From Art Photography, April 1955.

Zoltan Glass Nude

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From Art Photography, April 1955.

Half-hat & Pearls

2011-06-12T13:19:00.000+01:00

From Professional Methods for Amateur Photographers by John Dixon, 1954

Glimpses of Welt

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From Caress magazine, 1950.

Caress

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Caress, 1950.

Halftone Wallpaper

2011-05-22T13:30:00.002+01:00

Here's a little background for you perverts. It's 1024 x 1280.

From Jade, Vol.1 No.2 1960

Meg Myles

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From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

The Fairchild Lithotype

2011-05-13T22:09:00.000+01:00

A lovely glimpse of heel and hose from The Penrose Annual, 1951.

Staticmaster Nuclear Dust Removal

2011-05-09T18:30:00.000+01:00

Yes, you could (and still can) get dust-removal brushes containing Pollonium.
From Art Photography, April 1955.

Lynn Moran

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From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

Carolyn Rogers

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From Jade Vol.1 No.2, 1960

Danderine

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From Modern Woman, May/June 1947.

Colgate Rapid-Shave

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From The American, October 1939.

Suzanne Miller

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From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

The Perils of Nudism

2011-04-26T15:00:00.000+01:00

From Adam, Vol.1 No.5, 1957

Alta Whipple 2

2011-04-25T11:00:00.000+01:00

From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

Lucille Ball and Max Factor

2011-04-24T14:00:00.000+01:00

From Modern Woman, May/June 1947.

Bettie Page Photos

2011-04-23T11:40:00.001+01:00

From Gala, November 1957.

Denise Lester

2011-04-22T19:00:00.001+01:00

That brassiere is a triumph of engineering.
From Glamor Parade, October 1956

Mico-Vue Slide Viewer

2011-04-21T18:11:00.000+01:00

From Art Photography, April 1955.

Adam Vol.1 No.5

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Virginia DeLee on the cover of Adam.

Alka-Seltzer 3

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From Look, March 1948.

Let Us Be Gay

2011-04-18T11:08:00.000+01:00

Illustration from Gay Blade, December 1956.

Jean Hagen

2011-04-17T14:59:00.000+01:00

From The (Tenth) Hollywood Album, 1955.

The Tax Inspector

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From Blighty, September 18th 1954.

Stripper Sue Martin - Halftone Heaven

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From Adam, Vol.1 No.5, 1957.

Anglo-French Shoe Co.

2011-04-14T18:00:00.003+01:00

From Modern Woman, May-June1947

'Real' Sherman Tank

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I can only imagine hundreds of tearful children filled with disappointment and rage, just waiting for the glorious day when they'd show their cheap parents what a real tank looked like ploughing through their lounge.
From Play, March 1959.

Peter Gowland

2011-04-12T09:00:00.001+01:00

Unnamed model from Peter Gowland Photographs the Figure, 1962.

Frolic With the Cuties of St. Lucy's - Pt.1

2011-04-11T18:44:00.002+01:00

For no reward I have spent a semi-drunk Sunday evening re-scanning this magazine as the first post, from way back in 2008- whilst retaining the seedy grime of the original- was a tad poor. The re-scanned version is brighter, cleaner and minus that dreadful moire pattern. I may get around to doing part 2 sometime but I may not, as the model isn't quite so appealing.

Barbara Moran in fine form. Unknown year.

Gay Blade

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Cover of Gay Blade, December 1956.

More Betty Brosmer

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From Adam, Vol.1 No.5, 1957

Lois Meriden

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From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

Dirty Dentistry

2011-04-08T18:15:00.000+01:00

From Adam, Vol.1 No.5, 1957.

Femina Fair Isle

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From Modern Woman, May/June 1947.

Art Photography 1955

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Cover of Art Photography, April 1955.

Three Dollar Woman

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Artwork for a lurid story in The Adam Bedside Reader #10, 1962.

Elaine Stewart

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From Foto Summer Special, 1955.

Judy O'Day

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'Judy O'Day's the name of our cute little fisherman. She's 37-25-36!'
Rubber wader fetishism from Play, March 1959.

Tirard Hats

2011-03-29T11:00:00.000+01:00

From L'Homme magazine, October 1949.

Lilly Christine

2011-03-28T13:00:00.001+01:00

From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

Mentholatum

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From Life, January 19th 1948.

The Fox and the Hounds

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From Blighty, September 11th 1954.

Glamor Parade

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Dee Jordan as Glamor Parade covergirl, October 1956.

Tattooed Women

2011-03-24T16:55:00.000Z

What? You expect a '50s cartoonist to know the difference between Sikhism and Islam?
From London Opinion, February 1952.

Dyna Cort

2011-03-22T19:35:00.000Z

From Glamor Parade, October 1956.

History of the Female Leg

2011-03-21T17:50:00.000Z

Back cover of Photo, May 1956.

The American

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The American, October 1939.

Smoke Signals

2011-03-16T17:30:00.001Z

Cover of Man Junior, May 1955.

Icilma 5

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From Modern Woman, May-June 1947.

Marci Reid

2011-03-12T12:20:00.002Z

'Meet Marci Reid. Inside or outside, in summer sun or April shower, she's a 36-22-37 bundle of delight.'
A splendid piece of mackintosh fetishism from Play, March 1959.

L'Homme April 1947

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French magazine illustration.

The

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If you're going to start a sentence you may as well start it beautifully.
From Studio Handbook: Letter and Design for Artists and Advertisers by Samuel Welo, revised edition 1939.

Illustrated Cover 1954

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Girls in swimsuits. I wonder why Errol Flynn chose this cover?

The Autocar

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The Autocar cover from March 31st 1939

Ambrose Wilson Corset

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From Picture Show 12/01/1952.

Nude Croquet

2011-02-28T08:00:00.001Z

A little break from the perfect pins normally found here; people shaped like the rest of us.
From the Health & Efficiency Summer Annual 1952.

Mayor Curtis

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Tony Curtis with Mamie Van Doren and Mara Corday.
From Foto, no. 2

To Knit This Week

2011-02-25T15:00:00.000Z

From the cover of Woman's Illustrated, April 23rd 1955.

Health & Efficiency - Summer 1952

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From the H&E Summer Annual 1952.

More Dolls, Less Hols

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From Blighty, September 11th 1954.

Rita Matthews

2011-02-22T18:00:00.000Z

From Foto, unknown year or issue as cover is missing.

Irving Klaw - Pin-Up King

2011-02-21T18:09:00.002Z

Page 1 of an Irving Klaw promotional booklet featuring Barbara Buchanan and Barabara Leslie indulging in some rather lovely looking bondage scenes.
I've enlarged each individual shot for you to appreciate in all their sleazy, halftone glory.

Kellog's Pep

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From The American, October 1939.

Hey, I'm allowed some fun once in a while.

L'Homme September 1955

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Letters and Pictures

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Some delicious looking lettering from Look magazine, March 1948.

Books for Men!

2011-02-18T04:00:00.002Z

I was about to make some smart comment about the terrible sexism of this ad and how it implies a certain juvenile shallowness upon the male but then I came to my senses and realised that these are exactly the type of books I would wish to find in the book shop section labelled MEN.
I guess that 'spice' means porn, not paprika.
From Play, March 1959.

Rollfast Bicycles

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From Life magazine, January 19th 1948

Lux

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Talking stockings from The American, October 1939.

Girl Friday

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From Playboy, July 1964.

Botany Clothing

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From Esquire, October 1950.

Select-O-Ray

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The dreadful descent from pale mystery to orange horror (and skin cancer).
From Life, January 19th 1948.

L'Homme November 1955

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From L'Homme, November 1955.

Harriet Peterson

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'Harriet Peterson, San Francisco's gift to American beauty, sports a 37-23-36 torso!'
From Play, March 1959.

Party for Phyllis

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Illustration by Jon Whitcomb for the short story, A Party for Phyllis.
From The American, October 1939

Motorcycle Fire Engine

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From Modern Wonder, w/e 15/10/1938.