On the Set: 'Mad Men'

8. Malted Milk
''There's an antique store in Long Beach that has a pretty extensive food section,'' says Perello. She always looks for national brands, because ''I can verify it in a period magazine. Borden's is gonna advertise.''

9. Typewriter
Wells cheated a bit by choosing IBM Selectric typewriters, since they debuted in 1961, and Mad Men's story starts in 1960. The reason? The ball-shaped typing element (with no back-and-forth carriage) was much quieter. Older machines, she says, ''made so much noise with [all the]people typing in the background.''

10. Coupons
All the coupons in the Draper home come directly from period magazines like LIFE, Good Housekeeping, TV Guide, ''whatever we can get our hands on,'' says Wells. ''Ah, Bosco. Do you remember Bosco? It was the alternative to Hershey's syrup.''

11. Letter Holder
This vintage piece for a secretary's desk exemplifies an odd trend: ''The dachshund showed up a lot, for some reason,'' says Wells on her research of the era. ''It was like dachshunds and poodles were the two iconic '50s/early-'60s dogs.''

12. TV Remote
Wells was especially thrilled to spot this old Zenith TV remote in a Seattle store. ''They are so hard to find,'' she says. Although Harry is the head of the TV department, ''really, the remote is for anybody to use. It's one of the only ones I've got.''

13. Money Clip
''You can buy vintage money,'' laughs Perello. ''It's more than face value.'' (The $10 bill you see here could go for $20.) As for the money clip, ''I let Jon Hamm pick. I'll show him three different options. He definitely has an opinion.''

14. Lipstick
''Especially if a woman was going out, a lot of lipstick holders had jewels on them,'' says Perello of this holder she picked up at an antique shop. ''You wish they weren't meant for one-time use, but a lot of them were.''

''Makeup is tough. It's not just a pretty thing on a vanity. We always want the ability for the actress to pick it up and powder her nose, or do the lipstick.'' — Gay Perello, Head of the Mad Men Props Department