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The 1950’s American Barbershop

Posted on 2021-10-07 by WegianWarrior
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A short documentary from the days of yore. While I am getting older, I’m no where near old enough to have experienced anything like what is shown here.

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GEM commercials from the ’60s

Posted on 2021-02-18 by WegianWarrior
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Micro-mist process! Four times more steel! Talking down out competition! The very finest buzzwords went into making these commercials, and not too much more by the looks of it.

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