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A November 11, 1949, article in the Saturday Evening Post included these two pics of an Auto Club of Southern California CJ-2A.
No photo of the back included.
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“1958 Willys Jeep Truck Press Photo.
Condition: Shows edges of transparency used for reproduction and is fairly washed out (over-exposed).
Pages: 1
Details: W 10 x H 8 x D 0.1 Weight 1
The seller listed this as a 1950 photo, but that’s clearly wrong. Perhaps it is 1960.
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“1950 Willys Jeep Press Photo. Original.
Pages: 1
Details: W 10 x H 8 x D 0.1 Weight 1”
This photo and caption appears in the June 02, 1944, issue of the Saturday Evening Post.
Notice how the Fishing is first and then Working is second? Willys Motors had their priorities straight! The add includes a matte.
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“VINTAGE 1955 Jeep Willys Motors Print Ad Fishing 4 Wheel Drive Toledo OH Matted
1955 Original Magazine Ad… not a copy or reprint
Ad measures approximately 8″ x 11 1/2”
Money Back Guarantee – Immediate refund if not fully satisfied
Shipped in a “Stay Flat” mailer, never rolled
Ship an unlimited number of items at the single item rate if multiple items are purchased
Professionally matted in an 11×14″ bevel cut white mate with 7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ opening
Image is shown before matting. The ad will be professionally matted at the time of sale.”
UPDATE: I love it when I can combine old photos with documentation. In this case, I discovered that Stanley W. Smale had filed a patent for his metal sweeper. Stanley filed his Magnetic Sweeper patent on January 10, 1950.
From his patent: “An object of this invention is to provide an apparatus of such size and mobility that it can be used to remove ferrous articles from roads, parking lots or any surface over which vehicles may travel, in an effective, speedy and economical manner.
Another object of this invention is to provide a mobile magnetic field of sufficient force to not only pick up loose items, but pieces embedded below the surface which might normally be forced upwardly through the surface by frost or other disturbing influences.”
One Post, The Jeep Goes International, is from 2015 and included this excerpt:
Original Post from June 2014: “Press Photo Stanley Smale & magnet equipped Jeep for sweeping metal”
Roger Martin spotted both of these jeeps on Facebook.
The first one was describe by Jim Burrill as a British Jeep during Operation Veritable.
The second jeep was posted by Norberto Boddy and was extended in the middle (CJ-2L-like). I tried to hunt down “Crescent Poultry Products”, but didn’t have any luck. The phone number seems strange, as it include an “L” in it; anyone recognize that phone number construction?
Norberto Boddy posted this to Facebook. I don’t have any info about it.
UPDATE: Fred provided information indicating the photo was taken around 1945 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
Roger Martin shared this photo from Facebook.
This photo was published in the October 21, 1944, issue of the Saturday Evening Post.
Allan shared the news that Jake Skoric, a photographer with who took photos before during (in the South Pacific) and after WWII will have his photos being sold over the next three days. As you can see in the preview photos here, there are thousands of photos being sold.
Read the story here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2019/04/05/estate-sale-features-unusual-gallery-6-000-black-and-white-photos/3368768002/
View the estate sale info here: https://www.estatesales.net/WI/Milwaukee/53220/2166789
This MB has been lengthened.
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“Offered is an original WWII time period photograph. The picture measures approximately 2″ x 2.25″. It belonged to a GI who served as a medic with the 1st BN Aid Station attached to the 1306th Engineer General Service Regiment under the 3rd Army.”
