While breaking down walls yesterday, I came across some magazines wrapped around the pipes as insulation and just like at the dentist, they were not current, as the house was built in 1963 and these were from a few years earlier. While not in great condition, I thought it would be a bit of fun to photograph a little of what was inside and what was in vogue in Finland in the 50s.
Me Naiset No.12, 1957.
The number is the month so this is from December 1957, which means it is a Christmas edition and as expected, there were a few gift ideas in there, as well as a lot of fashion.
This baby looks pretty happy that Santa came a callin'
And the fashion... Suffice to say, there was a lot of fur coats on display.
And, there was also a fair bit of submissive looking women in a lot of the images, which is funny as this is a women's magazine. Me Naiset means "Us Women" and the magazine is still around today.
And if you were wondering about how to dance the Conga at the Christmas party....
and ladies, here is what you need to know about Sagittarius men - you are welcome.
There was a bit of men's fashion in there too.
And what every woman really wants for Chistmas - Plastic crap. What is also funny to note is the sales office phone number of Plastex is only 5 digits - 61 641.
Kuva Posti No.7, 1958.
As far as I know, Kuva Posti doesn't exist anymore, or has changed names. The other thing to note is the price of "90". This magazine predates the Finnish Markka (arrived in 1960), which I think means that this price is in Russian Rubles.
The girl on the cover is pretty much what I would expect on the cover of a magazine today. She looks like a friend of mine.
There was a story of blind japanese child artists, which looked pretty cool.
Then, there was another story that introduced a familiar name into the fashion scene, Yves Saint Laurent. My wife was reading some of the articles and found them funny, as a lot of them were written in a much simpler way - which I suspect is because at the time - higher education was not quite as widespread as it is today.
I thought this comic was funny.
I liked the next too for the boldness and in the first with the boar, the "Picture, that was never taken" text.
And this story about the Rio Carnival in Brazil
To finish off, a couple of cartoons of the time.
The sign says "closed"
It was cool looking through these and carefully turning the pages so they didn't rip. I am hoping that as we start pulling more of the place apart, I will find more of these and take some shots. These have been inside the walls for 60 years and therefore, are part of the history of our house - and it might be a bit of fun to intersperse some of these images into a coffee table book of the process of making this home.
It is good to take a glance back occasionally.
Taraz
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