Asbestos was considered almost a miracle when it was first discovered. Used for fireproofing mostly, they also found that it made perfect fake snow. So, people could get their own

box of asbestos to pour all over their tree. Oh, and any snowing scene from a movie before the 50's. Yeah, most of them were walking around an asbestos wonderland.

This is some straight fiction because even women back then could not have been clamoring for an ironing board as a Christmas gift. A few husbands probably got knocked upside

the head when this gift got revealed.

Getting a nice sewing machine might be an alright gift, but we can't shake the Aryan nation vibes of this ad. 

That Mom is definitely laughing maniacally and going on a shooting spree as soon as the kids are done opening their gifts.

This is just unfortunate naming. But it's still hilarious.

First of all, getting panythose for Christmas would blow. Second of all, is this woman purposely flashing Santa? We don't think Santa needs to get under that mistletoe.

This tanning light bulb definitely did either nothing or gave immediate skin cancer. And that dude is checking out Ms. Tan way too hard. Blondie, ditch that guy, you'll find

a man who likes you just as pale as you are.

So, you have to buy a little miniature vacuum to convince your husband to buy you a real vacuum? The husband would probably think it was some weird toy, throw

it out, and get you that fine ironing board everyone was talking about.

Sure, your kid would love a real gun for Christmas. God, if Ralphie from Christmas Story shot his eye out with a BB gun, we can't imagine how many Christmas

hospital trips this present gave.

Though Ronald Reagan wasn't President at the time of this ad, it's still super weird see a POTUS smile and sign tons of cartons of cigarettes. And don't forget the

Christmas card on the box. Everyone loves a Christmas that smells like stale nicotine! 

That girl looks like a stranger just entered her bedroom and set up a camera. This is not a Christmas memory we'd like to keep.

If your little girl is jealous of Mom's new vacuum, don't worry there's a toy for her! What would a girl want other than toy cleaning supplies? Man, if we

gave this to our girls, they would drop kick it out the window.

Sure, we've already had one weird cigarette ad, but we couldn't resist including Santa leaving Camels under the tree. This is far from the only ad with Santa peddling cigarettes.

There were tons of ads with Santa recommending his favorite brand, smoking himself, or telling folks that his cigs "Relieve throat itch."

This is a Christmas crime. A scale for Christmas would end in tears, divorce, and maybe a house burning down. Really, a guy probably couldn't give a worse present and

we're so sad for any 1950's lady who got this garbage under the tree.