The New York Giants finished 2-8-2 that season.

This very bare-bones print ad appeared in the same 1947 Bronx high school newspaper that I posted from earlier. It was a special offer to students who wanted to see the New York Giants play pigskin. The game–as well as the Giants’ season–ended up a disappointment, with the New York squad being shut out 14-0. But the price was right. The ad copy in full:

“FOOTBALL

Polo Grounds
Sunday
October 19 2:05pm

New York Football Giants

vs.

Boston Yanks

School students will be admitted for 50 cents at special entrance. 159th Street and 8th Avenue only.”

More Old Print Ads:

• Motorla Shirt-Pocket Radio. (1960)
• Replica Nazi and Fascist firearms for children. (1947)
• Rubber Party Masks. (1949)
• Slimming Belt for Men. (1952)
• Non-Wilting Jockstraps. (1941)
• Alcohol-Filled Novelty Handgun. (1926)
• P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth. (1876)
• Obetrol methamphetamine weight-loss pills. (1970))
• Viderm skin treatment. (1949)
• How to trim hair at home. (1947)
• Ajeeb, the chess-playing automaton. (Late 1800s)
• Southworth & Hawes Daguerreotype Rooms. (1848)
• Daicy Air Rifles Handbook for Boys. (1948)
• Weltmer Insitute of Magnetic Healing. (1898)
• Cataract Electric Washer. (1920)
• Whiz Bang Pep Pills. (1920s)
• Vacutex Blackhead Face Vacuum. (1952)
• Dr. Hopkins’ Electric Hair Restorer. (1868)
• Showgirl Laxatives. (1901)
• Salem Witch Spoon. (1891)
• Panti-Legs. (1961)