Large (5 ½ x 14 ¼) 1948 original half-page, Eveready Radio Batteries print ad with George Burns and Gracie Allen
Title- “For Pete’s sake, Gracie- what are you doing with all those radios?”- the ad shows George quizzing Gracie on why she bought 10 radios.
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History- (from Wikipedia) George Burns and Gracie Allen were an American comedy duo who, worked together in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades. Burns wrote most of the material and played the straight man. Allen played a silly, addle-headed woman stereotype common in early 20th-century vaudeville comedy.
Condition- This ad is in excellent condition with a small, light stain in the upper left. The first picture shows what this ad would look like trimmed and matted. The second picture shows the untrimmed ad. The ad is sold untrimmed and not matted.
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