Howdy Again!
As promised, here's a look at another Acme Boot ad featuring Jack Kelly. This one, also from 1958, is similar to the Christmas ad shown yesterday:
The ad entices, "From the magic world of the spirited Old West...in the glamorous setting of Hollywood...here is the one gift with the authentic touch...Acme Boots, in all their wonderful color and handsome styling! Magnificent selections to help make your youngster's dream come true! See your Acme dealer today! Acme Boots are worn by stars and featured players of Warner Bros. western television and motion picture productions."
These eye-catching boots even came in infant sizes, for baby buckaroos and buckarettes. :)
Also: While further researching the Acme ads, I discovered that a colorful cardboard standee with the same "Christmas tree with Warner Bros. TV western stars as ornaments" motif was used to promote the boots in stores. Below is a photo of one such standee (courtesy Hake's Americana):
And, a close-up of JK (also courtesy Hake's Americana):
(BTW, the rest of JK in this pose can be seen here.)
Stay tuned for more fun as we countdown to Christmas with JK! :)
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