George Petty was a popular American pin-up artist for several decades. His work appeared in advertisements and in ESQUIRE Magazine. These illustrations are taken from 1952 and 1953 calendars produced for Ridgid Tools.Petty died in 1975.
You can read more about Petty here.
Many thanks to the anonymous scanner who made these pin-ups available online.
Copyright © 1952, 1953 Ridgid Tool Company
I understand why companies ban them to prevent lawsuits from female employees. I used to see girly calendars hanging in service stations, warehouses, and other traditionally male workplaces. They were irresistible to those us young boys who would ogle them whenever we had a chance. Unlike the overtly sexual images of today, calendar girls like Petty's are innocent, flirtatious, leggy and beautiful. Even my wife likes to look at this style of pin-up.
ReplyDeletemy husband has quite a few rigid calenders .The 50th anniversary 1985 also, anyone know how much they are worth?
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