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Category: Vintage Sports


Jan
2019

Vintage Bowling Advertising

categories: Vintage Advertising, Vintage Sports

I was recently watching season 2 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and there is one episode where they go bowling. The scene is set in the late 1950s at a resort in the Catskills so needless to say the bowling lane was pretty primitive but OH SO COOL! I just loved it and actually re-watched it a couple of times because it was so fun.

Marvelous Mrs Maisel season 2 bowling alley scene

So for today’s post, I would like to share various vintage advertising from the 1940s-1960s that features bowling in their images. All inspired from Mrs. Maisel.

So friends…….

Let’s Go Bowling! Vintage Advertising 1940s-1960s

vintage bowling advertisement

Gift Certificates were popular even in the 1940s & 1950s.

Vintage 1941 bowling advertisement for a Brunswick bowl gift certificate.

vintage 1941 bowling advertisement for a Brunswick bowl gift certificate

1951 Brunswick Bowling gift certificate ad.

1951 Brunswick Bowling original vintage advertisement

Source: Adclassix.com

Paul Prescott’s Bowling Dresses order form from the late 1940s.

1940s Fashions: Paul Prescott's Bowling Dresses order form from the late 1940s

Source: What I Found Blog

“Does this bowling ball feel heavier than it did a few minutes ago? Drink a 7-Up”. 1963 Vintage Ad for 7up.

7-UP Bowling Alley Original 1963 Vintage Print Ad Color Illustration Seven Up vintage bowling advertising

Not a 7-up fan? How about a light refreshment from Pepsi? 1950s Pepsi Ad featuring a couple on a date at the bowling alley.

1950s Pepsi Vintage Advertising featuring bowling

Source: Vintage ad browser

No strike? No worries! Corby’s Whiskey will make it better -June 1954 ad

Corby's Whiskey Ad_Collier's June 1954

Source: Flickr

Winnie Fitch Dial Ad – 1950s

Winnie Fitch Dial Ad 1950s vintage advertising bowling

Barbasol Shaving Cream – 1949 featuring an illustration of a young woman touching her dates face at the bowling alley.

Barbasol Shaving Cream Pin-Up Girl Bowling 1949 vintage bowling ad

Source: Mad Men Art

Brunswick Tips for Bowling circa 1950’s.

Brunswick Tips for Bowling, 1950's vintage bowling advertising

Source: Flickr

Bowling in comfort in the 1940s. Kotex Tampon 1940s ad.

1941 vintage advertising for kotex tampons vintage bowling

1940s Bowlers Victory Legion playing card.

1940s Bowlers Victory Legion playing card vintage advertising

Source: Flickr

1965 Bowling Calendar so you never forget to…bowl (and change your shoes)!

1960s vintage bowling lane calendar featuring a 1960s woman tieing up her bowling shoes at the bowling alley.

Want more images and ads? Then check out my past post “1940s & 1950s Bowling Fun!” & my archived blog posts on ‘Vintage Advertising 1920s-1960s‘.

Question time: Are you a bowler? 5 pin or 10 pin? Share your experiences and skill level in the comments below!

Liz


Jan
2018

Vintage Photo Tuesday: Winter Olympics-1920’s to 1950’s

categories: vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday, Vintage Sports

The Winter Olympics are right around the corner (February 9th) and I’m ridiculously excited because they are hands down my favourite (sorry Summer). Maybe it was because I grew up downhill skiing, watched figure skating on TV with my mother and cheered on Canada’s hockey team to gold medal wins. Whatever it is, I love these Olympics and so today’s Vintage Photo Tuesday is dedicated to them.

Vintage Photos of the Winter Olympics-1920’s to 1950’s

1st Winter Olympics: Chamonix, France 1924

General view of the Olympic Stadium.

1920s Vintage Photo: 1924 Winter Olympics Stadium view Chamonix, France
Source: Olympics.org

Figure skaters Medalists-Herma Planck-Szabo of Hungary, Ethel Muckelt of Britain and Beatrix Loughran of the U.S.A. Planck-Szabo won gold, with Loughran and Muckelt taking silver and bronze respectively.

1920s Vintage Photo: Herma Planck-Szabo of Hungary, Ethel Muckelt of Britain and Beatrix Loughran of the U.S.A. Planck-Szabo won gold, with Loughran and Muckelt taking silver and bronze respectively.
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pairs Figure Skating: Andrée Joly and Pierre Brunet (FRA) 3rd.

1920s Vintage Photo: BRUNET, Pierre, Chamonix 1924 France, Figure skating, Winter Olympics
Source: Olympics.org

English speed skaters training in Chamonix for the Games.

1920s Vintage Photo: English speed skaters training in Chamonix for the Winter Olympic Games, 16th January 1924.
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

British Four-Man Bobsleigh team (this totally looks safe).

1920s Vintage Photo: The British four-man bobsleigh team in action at the Winter Olympics at Chamonix, February 1924.
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

28th January 1924: The British Curling team.

1920s Vintage Photo: 28th January 1924 The British Curling team during the Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France.
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

St. Moritz, Switzerland 1928

These Winter Games were the first to be held in a different nation from the Summer Games of the same year.

Opening ceremony-the Canadian delegation.

1920s Vintage Photo: Saint-Moritz 1928-Olympic Opening ceremony-the Canadian delegation
Source: Olympics.org

Competitor jumping over barrels.

1920s Vintage Photo: Olympic Games at Saint-Moritz 1928-Competitor jumping over barrels.
Source: Olympics.org

15-year-old figure skater, Sonja Henie of Norway takes the Gold during the Games. Her record as the youngest winner of an individual event stood for 74 years.

Sonja Henie Figure Skating - 1920s Vintage Photo: Olympic Games at Saint-Moritz 1928
Source: Olympics.org

Lake Placid, United States 1932

Group portrait of the American men’s Olympic ski team seen on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, February 4, 1932.

1930s Vintage Photo: Group portrait of the American men's Olympic ski team seen on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, February 4, 1932.
Source: FPG/Getty Images

Ski trail finish line.

1930s Vintage Photo: Olympic Games at Lake Placid 1932-Ski trail finish line
Source: Olympics.org

Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany 1936

Alpine Skiing-Oddbjörn Hagen.

1930s Vintage Photo: alpine skiing olympics games 1936 at Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany- HAGEN Oddbjorn
Source: Olympics.org

German skater Maxi Herber practives her jumps in preparation for her performance, with partner Ernst Baier, in the Mixed Doubles Figure Skating Competition. Herber and Baier went on to win the gold medal in the event.

1930s Vintage Photo: Olympics games 1936 at Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany. Maxi Herber Practices Her Jumps 1936 Winter Olympics Skating
Source: Olympics.org

16 Feb 1936: Fireworks explode above the big ski jump tower during the Closing Ceremony.

1930s Vintage Photo: Fireworks at Olympics Closing Ceremony 1936 Garmish Partenkirchen
Source: Olympics.org

St. Moritz,  Switzerland 1948

After a 12-year break, caused by World War II these Games were named the “Games of Renewal”.

1940s Vintage Photo of the Olympic Games at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948. The vintage photo features olympic athletes and others enjoying lunch.
Lunch Break. Source: Olympics.org

Hedy Schlunegger (Switzerland-Left) becomes first women’s downhill ski winner.

1940s Vintage Photo of the Olympic Games at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948. Saint-Moritz 1948-SCHLUNEGGER Hedy (SUI) 1st and BEISER Trude (AUT) 2nd. Hedy Schlunegger (Switzerland-Left) becomes first women's downhill ski winner.
Source: Olympics.org

Barbara Ann Scott (Canada’s Sweetheart) becomes the first and only Canadian woman to win figure skating gold.

FURTHER READING: Barbara Ann Scott “Canada’s Sweetheart” on Figure Skates

1940s Vintage Photo of Figure Skater Barbara Ann Scott standing on the podium at tthe Olympic Games at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948. Saint-Moritz 1948
Source: Olympics.org

Oslo, Norway 1952

Austrian skier Trude Beiser-Jochum (#8, left) and German skier Anne Marie Buchner (#3) watch one of their competitors in the Women’s Slalom event.

1950s Vintage Photo: 1952 Winter Olympics women's slalom at Oslo, Norway.
(Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy 1956

Speed Skaters Training.

1950s Vintage Photo: Winter Olympics - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956. Speed Skaters training
Training. Source: Olympics.org

Anne Heggtveit (CAN) 29th, at the start of her downhill skiing race.

1950s Vintage photo: Winter Olympics - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956. HEGGTVEIT Anne (CAN) 29th, at the start of her downhill skiing race.
Source: Olympics.ca

This last image is the conclusion of our Vintage Photo Tuesday. I hope you enjoyed taking a chilly but interesting walk down Winter Olympics lane?

Question Time: Are you a fan of the Olympics? And if so what is your favourite sport? Share in the comments below and Happy Tuesday Friends!

FURTHER READING: 1928-Canada’s First Female Olympic Medalists

Liz