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- Proctor-Silex Deluxe Toaster Oven, 1970-1974 -
- 1970-1974
- Collections - Artifact
Proctor-Silex Deluxe Toaster Oven, 1970-1974
- Brochure, "Proctor-Silex, It's Ice Cream Time!," circa 1940 - By the mid-1960s, the era of this recipe booklet, many consumers had grown tired of the overly processed ice cream they bought at the grocery store and nostalgically longed for the rich, pure, natural flavor of homemade ice cream. Making ice-cream with a hand-cranked ice-cream freezer was both a fun social activity and a reminder of that long-forgotten flavor.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "Proctor-Silex, It's Ice Cream Time!," circa 1940
By the mid-1960s, the era of this recipe booklet, many consumers had grown tired of the overly processed ice cream they bought at the grocery store and nostalgically longed for the rich, pure, natural flavor of homemade ice cream. Making ice-cream with a hand-cranked ice-cream freezer was both a fun social activity and a reminder of that long-forgotten flavor.
- Proctor-Silex Mary Proctor "Snoopy" Toaster, 1970-1974 - In 1960, Charles Schulz created a "Peanuts" comic strip in which Lucy hugs Snoopy, then states simply "Happiness is a warm puppy." This line touched people with its sincerity and promise of comfort and consolation. It quickly caught on with the public and was subsequently turned into a book, then a series of merchandising products--even toasters.
- 1970-1974
- Collections - Artifact
Proctor-Silex Mary Proctor "Snoopy" Toaster, 1970-1974
In 1960, Charles Schulz created a "Peanuts" comic strip in which Lucy hugs Snoopy, then states simply "Happiness is a warm puppy." This line touched people with its sincerity and promise of comfort and consolation. It quickly caught on with the public and was subsequently turned into a book, then a series of merchandising products--even toasters.