Here is what I have uncovered with my “Bubbleite” advertisement:
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This is from Vogue (Incorporating Vanity Fair) March 15, 1957
According to the ad: Bubblite:
Is Trade Mark Registered (By 1957)
Comes in 12 Colors!!!
Light Blue
Yellow
Champagne
Coral
Turquoise
Red
Navy
Lavender
Avocado
Pink
Black
White
We have some hunting to do to find all those colors!!
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