Still More Kitchen Collectibles

Reddilist hangs on the kitchen wall and holds tabs with your “favorite” brands of household items imprinted on them. You slide the little tabs out and attach them to your keychain as a sort of shopping list when going to the store. It actually seems like a good idea but I wonder if people back then really had the time to fool with it rather than just writing down a list on paper. Maybe in Canada, where this was made, c.1960.

Reddilist hangs on the kitchen wall and holds tabs with your “favorite” brands of household items imprinted on them. You slide the little tabs out and attach them to your keychain as a sort of shopping list when going to the store. It actually seems like a good idea but I wonder if people back then really had the time to fool with it rather than just writing down a list on paper. Maybe in Canada, where this was made, c.1960.

Jiffy Pop—one of the first foods to be marketed as fun. And it was! “Pops Right In Package—No Muss... No Fuss.” From Mennen Food Products, Inc. La Porte, Indiana, 1959.

Tommee Tippee “Hot Plate Diner with true scoop design, plus strong suction cup base and new Eat-Ezy fork & spoon set.” From Westland Plastics, California, c.1960.

Carnival Straws paper straws “for Homes and Outings. . . For your health’s sake. For Milk and Soft Drinks. For Parties and Ice Drinks.”

And for cleaning up, there’s the Swish-Pad Dish-Sponge and Scouring Pad Holder. “No more sore fingers or scratched nails.” 1954. Corcoran Mfg. Co., Long Beach, California. De Luxe Double Reinforced, but of course.

New Plastic and Rayon Towels. A forerunner or early version of the “microfiber” towels that are everywhere today. The package says “Made of a non-woven fabric. Same as shown on Television. No laundering necessary. Palmer Distributers, Detroit.” c.1959.

Whiz-Away Scouring Dishcloth “Costs Less… Safe… Won’t scratch Teflon… Sheds Grease and Odor. Clean-Safe, another fine product of Arden Corp., Southfield, Michigan 48075.” Heavy Duty Nylon. 29 cents.

Back to the Reddilist for a moment (above), here are the brands promoted on the tabs there. First column: Minute Rice, Jell-o Instant Pudding, Facelle Tissues, McCormick’s Bisquits, Fray Bentos Corned Beef, Stuart House Foil Wrap, Swift’s Prem, Durham Corn Starch, Blue Ribbon Pepper & Spices, Windsor Salt, Cherry Hill Cheese, Starlac, Gattuso Olives, Swift’s Jewel Shortening, Libby’s Frozen Foods, Glide Instant Liquid Starch, Purity Flour, Sweet Heart Toilet Soap, Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream, E. D. Smith’s Pure Jams.