I'm coming down the chimney soon - FOR YOUR SOUL:
Frightening Santas from Yore
A little on the devilish side, no?
By jameslileks
December 21, 2009 at 6:18PM
It's the ears that make him seem . . . off. This ad is from 1925; here's the full version. I had no idea daylight was so filthy in the Jazz Age:
The Minneapolis General Electric building still stands, although the store's long gone. Filled with miraculous devices and appliances - waffle irons! Toasters! Daylight washers! - it must have been the Apple Store of its time.
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