Advertisement, 1961 GMAC General Motors Insurance, Boys Playing Checkers, Original Magazine Ad, Vintage Ephemera

Blue carpet. Checkerboard. Boys in pajamas. Mid-century, distilled.

• Maker: GMAC (General Motors Acceptance Corporation)
• Material: Paper
• Dimensions: 12.5" x 11"
• Era: Vintage, 1961
• Origin: USA
• Condition: Very good vintage. Age toning; small border tears only; image fully intact. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A wonderful piece for a mid-century modern interior, a game room, or a collector of early 1960s Americana. A thoughtful and unexpected gift.

GMAC's 1961 insurance ad is one of those unexpected finds — the image is so thoroughly of its moment that it reads almost like a photograph from someone's family album. Two boys in pajamas playing checkers on a blue carpet, the domestic ease of early 1960s American life rendered in full color. GMAC later became National General Insurance in 2013, and was acquired by Allstate in 2021 — making this a small piece of corporate history too.

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