Don't know if anyone noticed this on Sunday, it was a couple of seconds of product placement. Don Draper is at the barber and as an acquaintance of his walks in. There by the door is classy, large cardboard ad for Pinaud Clubman and several bottles lined up for display underneath. Of course, figuring that it's the late 60s, I assume the bottles then were actual 'glass' and not the plastic ones they sell now? Felt great to splash some on this morning...aahhh!!
Pinaud Clubman on "Mad Men"
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Nice plug, they need it. About the only thing I can find local is talc
Interesting. I didn't notice on first watch but will look for on 2nd watching. Weiner, the producer, is a stickler for detail on Mad Men. He had to go in to redo a song from season opener since he found out the song was released a few months later than the actual 1967 scene appears.
I imagine that Pinaud ad and bottles are accurate for that exact time period (I think show is now taking place in winter of 67-68).
I missed that, but did notice in an earlier episode when the barber, after a shave, poured some Mennen Skin Bracer into Don's hands and Don then slapped it on his face and his face and eyes really lit up. That looked pretty authentic!
I think I caught a glimpse of an ever ready brush display when don was getting a cut.
Thanks I have it on DVR. I have to look for it. Love the Pinaud Clubman aftershave. The talc is great too.
The date on the check that Lane Price forged was December 1966, so presumably they are early in 1967. I notice it was snowing in the scene in which he fired Lane, so it's still early enough in '67 for it to snow.
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Great observation, StylinLA, how could I have missed that?! I also remember an episode or two ago, right before the credits start rolling at the end, Don plays the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows" from the Revolver lp at his apartment, which came out in August 1966. It's all in the details, as they say, huh?
I remember that scene, when him and Roger get shaves together to bury the hatchet, as it were. This was before my traditional wetshaving epiphany, so I didn't even notice what the AS was. Skin Bracer would certainly explain the reaction!
Man, we're nerds 
Let's see how many vintage shaving items we can ID - the director should have used a greater depth of field
Let's see how many vintage shaving items we can ID - the director should have used a greater depth of field
I must admit that I have never before watched this show. In fact, I watch very few shows as I unplugged my television around ten years ago. I sought this one out due to the various references to it on this board. I am still in season one, but if the devil is in the details, there is a glaring one even the first episode. When Joan shows Peggy the typewriter during that first show, it appears to be an IBM Selectric, (and subsequent episodes during that first season show typing with a fixed platen/moving carriage type of typewriter) but IBM didn't introduce the Selectric typewriter until 1961. The entire first season is clearly fixed throughout 1960!
But I fully understand that it's television, and even with the research that can be done today, it's impossible to get everything exactly correct. Besides it's turning out to be a pretty interesting show, even if there are a few things that are a bit over the top. Besides, it's somewhat refreshing to see folks being themselves and not spending the entire day attempting to be politically correct all of the time. While I cannot possibly agree with some of the attitudes from that era, the two most glaring of which are the treatment of minorities and women, the general "feel" of the times are fairly spot on. And perhaps the most missed are the general attitude of attire, whereby folks actually cared about how they looked (something that seems to prevail on this board) but not simply in some "pretty boy" way, but clearly as an overall attitude. And two, how acceptable smoking was in everyday life. Sure, they overdo it a bit, but even though the percentage of smokers is smaller now, the total number is much higher.
It will take a few more episodes before I can form a clear opinion on this show, but so far it has been rather enjoyable, and I look forward to getting the chance to view more. If for nothing else other than the flashbacks to my childhood times.
But I fully understand that it's television, and even with the research that can be done today, it's impossible to get everything exactly correct. Besides it's turning out to be a pretty interesting show, even if there are a few things that are a bit over the top. Besides, it's somewhat refreshing to see folks being themselves and not spending the entire day attempting to be politically correct all of the time. While I cannot possibly agree with some of the attitudes from that era, the two most glaring of which are the treatment of minorities and women, the general "feel" of the times are fairly spot on. And perhaps the most missed are the general attitude of attire, whereby folks actually cared about how they looked (something that seems to prevail on this board) but not simply in some "pretty boy" way, but clearly as an overall attitude. And two, how acceptable smoking was in everyday life. Sure, they overdo it a bit, but even though the percentage of smokers is smaller now, the total number is much higher.
It will take a few more episodes before I can form a clear opinion on this show, but so far it has been rather enjoyable, and I look forward to getting the chance to view more. If for nothing else other than the flashbacks to my childhood times.
A friend just pointed me to this thread. I watched Season 5 when it aired last March but didn't notice the vintage barber shop details that I now see in the screen grabs. Good job!
Is it just me, or do the containers of Pinaud talc in photo #1 look like the current-production plastic jobs? Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the 1960s the containers would have been tins, no? And in photo #2, the tall bottles with the corks look suspiciously like generic (though possibly vintage) bottles filled with vegetable-colored water. Close enough, and perhaps the best they could do on a tight schedule. Or can someone confirm that these are actually vintage ASes?
Wish I could read the label on the bottle with golden-brown liquid. Is it Vitalis hair tonic? That one does look like the genuine item.
Is it just me, or do the containers of Pinaud talc in photo #1 look like the current-production plastic jobs? Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the 1960s the containers would have been tins, no? And in photo #2, the tall bottles with the corks look suspiciously like generic (though possibly vintage) bottles filled with vegetable-colored water. Close enough, and perhaps the best they could do on a tight schedule. Or can someone confirm that these are actually vintage ASes?
Wish I could read the label on the bottle with golden-brown liquid. Is it Vitalis hair tonic? That one does look like the genuine item.
Good catch on the plastic talc containers. Although I was not able Google up any vintage Pinaud tins, that did not look very different and were not labeled Lilac Talc.
Looked like Vitalis to me, too, but I would not able to find an image that had quite that style label.
The tall bottles with the corks seem like they should be from a much earlier era. Not a common type of closure by the 60s I would not think. There do seem to be bottles from earlier times with look though.
Fun stuff.
