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...

1946 Hershey Bird Seed Ad

Back to Gallery 1946 Hershey Bird Seed Ad Hershey’s “Atomite” electric automatic steam vaporizer-difuser insect spray. “Effective against mites, lice, roaches, fleas, mosquitoes, and ants.” Never seen one of these but would love to have...

1996 Bird Tutor Ad

Back to Gallery 1996 Bird Tutor Ad A rare bird product called “bird tutor” that will teach your bird to talk from a recording of your own voice. Never seen one but would love to have one for the museum. From the October 1996 edition of Bird Talk...

Sternco Aluminum Aquarium 1970 Ad

Back to Gallery Sternco Aluminum Aquarium 1970 Ad Several aquarium tank manufacturers have tried their hand at manufacturing aluminum-framed aquariums. Starting with Peerless and Jewel Aquarium in the 1910s-1920s and ending with Sternco and Hagen in the 1970s. The...