This is a fab vintage Tide ad from Ladies’ Home Journal, January 1951. I love how it portrays neighboring housewives comparing laundry over a white picket fence. Of course they are drying their laundry on clotheslines, as most households at that time didn’t have automatic dryers. Hearing tales from my mother and grandmother, it was… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Laundry
Vintage Backyard Clotheslines and Lawnmowers
My backyard clothesline has been finally put to good use this summer. After an interminable cold rainy season, I once again am able to enjoy hanging the laundry out in the fresh air and sunshine. Nothing, I mean nothing, compares to the exquisitely poignant scent of air-dried laundry. Especially sheets! Slipping into a bed with… Read more »
Is Fels-Naptha Soap Glamorous?
I’ve been on a personal basis with Fels-Naptha soap lately, using it to concoct the homemade powdered laundry detergent and liquid laundry detergent recipes. Shredding that golden bar with a cheese grater is not for the faint of heart! But it is rather fun to do, and the resultant homemade detergents are so worth it…. Read more »
Adventures in Making Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent
Summer-like weather seems to have finally hit the Seattle area, and I for one am cheering wildly! This means, among other things, that I can use my outdoor clothesline once again. The clutter of indoor drying racks gets too much to bear at times. With solar dryer usage getting into full gear, I decided it… Read more »
The Realistic Vintage 50s Homemaker
I love the advertisements in vintage 40s and 50s women’s magazines; when domestic goddesses reigned supreme. I especially love laundry-related advertising, because they always make what was a very labor-intensive task back then, very enticing indeed. Almost thrilling! Case in point, the 1949 Duz ad, where the happy homemaker seems positively buzzed with excitement. 😀… Read more »
Hermit Mode and Laundry Drying in Winter
I’ll admit that I become somewhat of a hermit in wintertime. I really believe in responding to seasonal changes, and just going with the gentle flow of what Mother Nature is presenting at any given time. I’m learning to give up complaining about the weather; if there is one thing that you can’t do anything… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!