FreddieMertz Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 My grandma died a couple of years ago and we were at her house going through stuff today. I found a magazine called McCallum's Women's Magazine and the first page I opened to was an ad for encyclopedia brittanica with a testimonial by our very own. It read as follows: "Would you believe....? I fell in love with an encyclopedia. Sound crazy? Maybe it is. But a short time ago, I had an oppurtunity to preview Brittanica's new encyclopedia and believe me, it's nothing like the old one my family cherished for years. If you or your children need to have at your fingertips, a way to find out about anything at all, there's no better family encyclopedia around." It's followed by her signature. There's also a tiny drawing of lucy in the corner. I have never heard of this before. Did she make more encyclopedia ads? I just thought this was a really weird 'testimony' too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 There were a series of Lucy "Britannica" ads. They all featured the same image and testimonial, but in different formats. Rummaging through several boxes of old Canadian TV guides from the 70s at a flea market one day several years ago, I came across four or five different varieties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah, I remember those and how thrilled I was one day when going through a magazine and finding our Lucy in thee pushing the books. I think they were a cardboard page in the center of TV Guide among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Kampen Tripp Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Very interesting! I think the encyclopedia ads fall right in line with good family values and a plug from her would definately sway many to consider buying them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I'll never forget how happy I was when I saw her pic in those ads in many magazines. Such a beautiful picture of her too. I think it's MY avatar, thanks Brock for putting that up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Kampen Tripp Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Looks like the pic on the cover of the Love Lucy autobiography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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