What Were They Thinking?
By Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 4/1/2007
The emotional appeal of our furry friends has a long history in the gift industry… but it's hard to believe that '50s gift buyers found these particular animal companions congenial — or useful.
Perky Porky Pulls the Cork-y!, according to Hamilton O. Cornwall Co. — it wouldn't be so bad if the pig weren't shown hind-end-on.
Unique Fish Lamp, by Tara, Ravenna, OH, is certainly right about the unique part, but who needs a glowing horn fish on top of the television?
This coily animated magazine rack was made of wrought iron. "He jiggles," said Lief Assoc. in its ad. Just what everyone wants in a magazine rack: a quivering poodle.
