Florence Range Heater WWII Home Front P-47 Aircraft Gardner MA Print Ad 1945

Approx. 5 × 11 inches. Original 1945 Florence Range and Heater wartime print advertisement featuring a classic World War II home-front narrative. The illustration centers on an Army Air Forces pilot and references Florence factory workers producing components for the P-47 Thunderbolt, directly tying domestic appliance manufacturing to wartime aircraft production. This ad reflects the transition moment near the end of WWII—when American manufacturers balanced military output with postwar consumer anticipation. Florence positions its ranges and heaters as both wartime-proven and ready for peacetime family life, using romance, patriotism, and industrial pride in a single composition. Illustrated appliance lineup at the bottom showcases gas, electric, LP-gas, and oil ranges—an excellent visual reference for collectors of vintage kitchens, industrial history, and WWII ephemera.