As a tribute to the saying that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, we’re sharing two of a series of 1944 advertisements for Hallicrafters radio, depicting the actual weather here at Hagley this past Friday (we had to close early due to nor'easter-caused power outages) and the summery weather we hope to be moving towards. These advertisements, with illustrations created by Tom Dolan, are part of a series that predicts a peaceful globalization after the end of the World War II. The top ad reads, “when the job of war is done and the Peace is won the world will become a Neighborhood of Nations - working and living together for their mutual betterment.”
From John Okolowicz collection of publications and advertising on radio and consumer electronics (Accession AVD.JOPN.2014) in Hagley’s Audiovisual and Digital Collections. You can click on the images to find what magazines they appeared in.
