S.O.S Magic Scouring Pads magazine advertisement, Woman's Day – Vintage Print
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This historic image of S.O.S Magic Scouring Pads magazine advertisement, Woman's Day brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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S.O.S Magic Scouring Pads magazine advertisement, Woman's Day
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A magazine advertisement for S.O.S Magic Scouring Pads, run in the pages of Woman's Day, offers a window onto how household cleaning was marketed to American homemakers in the mid-twentieth century. S.O.S was introduced in the 1950s as a steel wool pad treated with soap, and advertisements like this one leaned on the promise of easier, faster kitchen work at a time when many women did their housework without modern labor-saving help. Woman's Day, founded in 1931 and aimed at housewives, was one of the magazines where such household products reached a loyal readership. The ad is worth studying for its sales pitch as much as its artwork, since it shows how manufacturers addressed the women who did most of the cleaning.
| Original scan | 606 × 800 px |
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| Reference | 1469 |
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