I love Pinterest. You can find me here: Birdhouse Books on Pinterest. Although I do spend time there with work (posting vintage children's books and holiday cards), I also just enjoy the vintage graphics and photos found there. Since I love Halloween and also love Pinterest, of course I enjoy finding fun Halloween pictures at Pinterest. I wanted to share a few vintage Halloween pins with you today. Spooky Music for Spooky Occasions is a vintage children's record:
Kool-Aid ad from 1964 - great photo of children in costumes:
A die-cut Halloween owl, like you would hang on a door or a classroom wall. These were usually by Dennison or Beistle:
A 1960's vintage photo of children in Halloween costumes:
Also 1960's vintage, a little boy making popcorn ball treats:
An antique photo postcard of a witch and her cat:
A 1960's Halloween ad from Woolworth dimestore:
Brach's candy ad from 1962:
A Halloween candy cup made of plastic. I remember these from parties!
Cute vintage Halloween postcard with two children looking at a grinning Jack O'Lantern. "The goblins will catch you if you don't watch out."
Collegeville Costumes 1961 - trick or treaters in costume:
Eureka Halloween seals. I loved these little booklets as a child. Most of the ones I recall were by Dennison. The design was very similar, though:
So there you have it - a few fun Halloween images to get you in the mood for the holiday. I hope you enjoyed! I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below.
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I have vivid memories of trick or treating on Halloween as a little girl - in a costume and carrying either a plastic pumpkin to fill with treats - or later a pillowcase that would be full of candy by the end of the night. I wondered when the practice of trick or treat started. It seemed like a baby boomer invention to me ... so I looked to see what I could find. Trick or treating became popular a bit earlier than I thought! Knocking on doors on Halloween night to receive candy from neighbors became popular in the 1930's in the United States and Canada. It was originally popular in the western states, and then moved eastward The term "trick or treat" was first used in the Oregon Journal in 1934. Trick or treating hit a problem in the 1940's because of sugar rationing during World War II. It picked back up with great enthusiasm in 1947. Many October 1947 children's magazines featured trick or treat covers and trick or treat candy began to be featured in magazine advertisements, like the Milky Way ad from 1947, pictured below.
Trick or treating was popular in tv shows and children's books during the 1950's and 1960's. The first Peanuts comic strip depicting trick or treating appeared in 1951. Later, in 1966, Charles Schulz would create It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, a Halloween classic for children.
Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States. It is now the second most commercially popular holiday in the United States - after Christmas.
I love the vintage magazine illustration below, which depicts a 1950's family trick or treating -- even Mom is wearing a mask. They are out in daylight (early evening), with their faithful basset hound and beagle to help -- and a Radio Flyer wagon full of treats. What do you remember about trick or treating? I would love to hear from you in the comments, below.
I just heard this song on the radio and knew it had to be this week's Music Monday share. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" is a song medley from Wings' 1975 album Venus and Mars. These songs were written by Paul and Linda McCartney. I became familiar with them from the Wings Over America album, which I played over and over again during my teen years. (I have it on CD, and yes, still love it.) I love the way this soft pretty song ("Venus and Mars") segues into a real classic rock number. Do you remember this one? I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below.
