It has all the 40's bells and whistles--Dad in his smoking jacket, complete with tie(!), the roaring fire, the matching knick-knacks on the mantle, the Christmas tree...
The text, which was too faded to scan properly, read: How many minutes till Christmas...click on the ad to see it in all its post-WWII glory.
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It's hard for some people to believe now but a nice wristwatch was considered a very special present.
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