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Home / By the Decade / 1940s

“For incendiary sleepers” — a 1947 fireproof mattress pad

pam kueber - Updated: February 26, 2010

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

Back in the day before the Surgeon General, technology still held the key to solving for cigarette dangers… Drowsy smokers? We’ve got you covered. This ad was a tiny PR placement in the 1947-48 winter/spring edition of Small Home Guide…turned up as I researched 1948 to mark launch of The Dishmaster.

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  1. liam. says

    December 24, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    notice who is making the bed.

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