Vintage Cigarette and Cigar Advertising Posters in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteSpurred by the instant coast to coast success of blended cigarette brands such as Camel, Lucky Strike and […]
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Deluxe Character Masks, 1979
This post was originally published on this site“Deluxe Character Masks” from Johnson Smith’s Fun Catalog, 1979. These full head rubber or vinyl masks are made […]
“Don’t Be Skinny!”: Vintage Weight Gain Ads For Women
This post was originally published on this siteThe idealized female body type has never stopped changing. From Marilyn Monroe in the fifties to Twiggy in […]
A Gallery of 20 American Bathroom Designs From the 1950s for Design Inspiration
This post was originally published on this siteThe era of stark, lifeless bathrooms is quickly disappearing. In its wake is an exciting trend toward colorful, […]
22 Vintage Alcohol Ads From Between the 1960s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFor the alcohol industry and ad agencies, selling alcoholic beverages has hardly even been difficult, as it needs […]
1989 Conair Impressions: The Wildly Creative Styling Crimper That Puts Stars, Hears, Lighting Bolts in Your Hair
This post was originally published on this site“Who said styling your hair can’t be fun?! Conair’s Impressions styling appliance adds a new twist to hair […]
1950s Lysol Feminine Hygiene Ad: She Was the “Perfect Wife” … Except for One Neglect
This post was originally published on this siteAgain with the onslaught of ads for “perfect wifey”. Too bad this lady had everything going for her. […]
Schwa-chan-egger in the 80s: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Most Bizarre Japanese Commercials
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 1980s and early 1990s, Hollywood celebrities made extra cash by doing cheesy commercials in Japan. […]
“The Vertue of the COFFEE Drink”: The Earliest Known Advertisement for Making and Selling Coffee, circa 1652
This post was originally published on this site Apparently, around 1652, an English merchant, Daniel Edwards, brought Pasqua (as he was probably known) from Smyrna […]
Enjoy the Benefits of a Cordless Massager
This post was originally published on this siteHey, fellas! You know, the holidays are coming up, and if you’re looking for an innocent gift for […]
Back in the 1920s, Many Radium Water Producers Advocated Drinking Radium Water as a Necessity of Healthy Living
This post was originally published on this site“The radium water worked fine until his jaw fell out.” From the early 20th century up to the […]
30 Funny Vintage Tobacco Ads by Benson & Hedges From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBenson & Hedges was founded in London in 1873 by Richard Benson and William Hedges as Benson and […]
M. Trilety’s Nose Shaper Model 25, a Wacky Beauty Treatment Used for Shaping and Correcting the Nose From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 20th century has seen a huge upsurge in the importance placed by Western society on physical beauty, […]
A “Photography by Elwin D. Scheyer” Billboard, circa Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAn old photos was found by Bryan Chernick that shows a billboard of “Photography by Elwin D. Scheyer” […]
Fascinating Vintage Meat Ads From the 1930s to 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s always fascinating to compare food advertisings then and now. Back then, pork, beef and chicken were three […]
The Earthquake Tower by Remco, ca. 1974
This post was originally published on this siteBilled as “the world’s largest playset” and standing a whopping five feet tall, the Remco Earthquake Tower was […]
Vintage Ads From the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show in London
This post was originally published on this site“No one can wander around the stands at Earls Court for long without being impressed, even dazzled, by […]
Fascinating Vintage Ads of Old-School Headphones
This post was originally published on this siteHeadphones grew out of the need to free up a person’s hands when operating a telephone. By the […]
22 Fascinating Vintage Computer Ads for Families From the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s hard to imagine a life without a computer nowadays, but 40 years ago it was not that […]
Homes of the Future: A Look Back at Charles Schridde’s Stunning ‘60s Ads For Motorola
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Schridde was born in 1926 and grew up in rural Illinois. He was an artist from an […]
A Collection of 10 Classic Car Ads From 1980
This post was originally published on this siteThe rollout of General Motors’ broad lineup of “X-Car” compact cars for 1980–which consisted of four separate vehicle […]
26 Vintage Motorcycle Ads From the Seventies
This post was originally published on this siteThe seventies was a decade of cool motorcycles, but wacky, corny and overtly sexist advertisements, as they were, […]
Vintage Brochures of Pontins Holiday Camps in the ‘80s
This post was originally published on this site“All the best people come to Pontins” was the caption printed on a publicity brochure of Pontins, a […]
25 Vintage Photos of Motorola Television Models in 1956
This post was originally published on this siteTelevision was introduced to Americans in 1939 and began to gain a foothold after World War II (1939–45). […]
The Story Behind the Coca-Cola’s Iconic “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” Ad From 1971
This post was originally published on this site“I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)” is a pop song that originated as […]