Christmas Gift Ideas from Original 1949 Times Newspaper

Yesterday I spent quite along time in the 1949 Times Newspaper Archives as we had a number of commemorative newspaper orders to fulfil as 1949 back issue newspapers make great 60th Birthday gifts as well as Christmas presents. In between getting these 1949 birthdate newspapers out I found these brilliant old Times Newspaper adverts which really give a true feeling of what life was like in 1949.

For all those men out there, I'm sure you are currently looking for the idea gift to treat your lovely lady. Women love thoughtful gifts, it shows you care about them - how about following the idea in this advert from an old Times Newspaper from 1949 and giving your loved one an Electrolux Cleaner, as "Electrolux Excels ... as the Gift for Her."

The caption reads,

"Give her this extra hand to simplify her home cleaning. She will appreciate the hours of leisure that this superb new electrolux will bring. No more cleaning worries for her .... not even after the Christmas party. Yes, Electrolux will make life easier for her in 1950 .... and for many, many years to come.

On second thoughts maybe don't take the advice from this 1949 newspaper as I think the only thing that you will be getting for Christmas would be a slap!

This back issue Times Newspaper Christmas gift advert (left) is for the 1949 gentleman and the love of his life - his Murray's Tobacco. I just love the bird in the cage and his speech bubble "I BELIEVE HE LOVES HIS MURRAY'S MORE THAN HER!
The caption continues,
"Murray's - No wonder! Other pleasure pall beside a pipe of Murray's Mellow Mixture. Its a grand tobacco of medium strength - the strenght most men prefer. Cool, fragrant, comforting with a flavour all of its own. Above all, it burns slowly. So Murray's last longer. That is important these days."

These above gift ideas probably worked really well in 1949 but I'm not to sure about 2009. One thing I am sure though is that these 1949 Times Newspapers make great gifts whatever the year! Simply visit http://www.paperspast.co.uk/ or phone Ian or Sam on 01872 261220 seven days a week, 365 days a year.