Thomas Edison Aquarium Heater

Back to Gallery Thomas Edison Aquarium Heater The Museum of Aquarium and Pet History is on the hunt for a Thomas A. Edison aquarium heater. Around here, it would be considered a ‘Holy Grail’ find! According to Leonard DeGraff, archivist at the Thomas Edison National...

Penn-Plax 1965 Ad

Back to Gallery Penn-Plax 1965 Ad This ad shows Penn-Plax’s first series of “Jewel Box Ornaments”, made via the vac-u-form method and not the later injection-mold method. Originally from the July 1965 edition of Pet...

1964 Hendryx Ad

Back to Gallery 1964 Hendryx Ad A nice Hendryx birdcage ad from the Fall 1964 edition of Pet Life Magazine. I love the Asian-style roof birdcage on the top right side! Hendryx filed for bankruptcy just a few short years after this (assets purchased by Prevue...

1967 Birdcage Ad

Back to Gallery 1967 Birdcage Ad A two-page ad spread from the July 1967 edition of Pet Industry. One page shows Italian birdcages, and the second page shows Genykage cages from England. Both types imported by Rosenel International Corp of New...

EHEIM 1975 Ad

Back to Gallery EHEIM 1975 Ad Full page ad for EHEIM power filters, 50 years ago! EHEIM was distributed by Kordon Corporation back in the 1970s. Today’s EHEIM filters can be controlled by your phone or computer. From the December 1975 edition of Aquarium...

Triton Plexaquarium 1975 Ad

Back to Gallery Triton Plexaquarium 1975 Ad The 1970s saw the introduction of acrylic aquariums. Acrylic is lighter than glass, clearer than glass, and allows for round corners or tunnels. It was also excellent for marine aquariums. Unfortunately, acrylic was much...

Maxim Fish Food 1934 Ad

Back to Gallery Maxim Fish Food 1934 Ad Interesting page advertising Maxim Fish Food in 1934. I did not know that Maxim Sales Co. distributed Christopher Coates’ book “Tropical Fish as Pets”. Coates was a director of the New York Aquarium and...

Kaytee Bird Foods 1955 Ad

Back to Gallery Kaytee Bird Foods 1955 Ad Yet another full page ad for Kaytee bird seed talking about how Capital Airline Constellations fed their company parakeets traveling on planes with Kaytee Bird Seed! From the July 1955 edition of American Cage-Bird...