“Let Us Make You Fat” – An Odd Advertisement From 1912
This post was originally published on this siteThis is an odd advertisement that wouldn’t play well today. Below the image of the man and woman […]
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Drink Ovaltine to Wake Up GAY in the Morning!
This post was originally published on this site“Why be content to waken tired, listless, or low in the morning – when you should be gay […]
Atora Made Great Steak Pudding Cups From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this site“Atora” is the Maori word for chronic heart disease. When we first saw this ad from the 1930s, […]
Oscar Mayer Holiday Hostess Tree, a Christmas Tree With Meat Ornaments, 1961
This post was originally published on this siteTrimmed with good-to-eat Oscar Mayer tidbits stuck on with cocktail picks, this gay tree is sure to be […]
Early Advertisement Posters From the Gramophone Company in 1908
This post was originally published on this siteSeptimus Edwin Scott (1879–1965), who signed his name Sep E. Scott, was a British painter, illustrator and comics […]
No Spare Bedroom Needed: 20 Wonderful Hide-a-Bed Sofa Ads by Simmons From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hide-A-Bed was introduced in April 1940, and the innovative fold-out sleeper sofa was another in a long […]
1954 Henney-Packard Super Station Wagon Which Seats 12 Persons
This post was originally published on this siteThere’s lots of Station Wagon in this 21-foot, 12-passenger job in which rear-seat occupants ride sitting backwards. Seats […]
Tobacco Stained Teeth Instantly Whitened New Safe Way, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteNo need now for yellow, discolored, spotted, tobacco-stained teeth. Bleachodent Combination costs just a few cents and removes […]
1956 Bell Telephone System Ad
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally published in Life Magazine on May 14, 1956, this Bell Telephone System advertisement utilizes the ideas of […]
Television Will Tear Us Apart – 1968 Sony Personal Television Ad
This post was originally published on this siteThe Sony Personal Television advertisement from the June 1968 issue of LIFE magazine points to the isolating characteristics […]
1959 Drummond Sweaters Ad: Men Are Better Than Women!
This post was originally published on this siteThis advertisement for Drummond sweaters targets men, focusing on their everyday performance, while also belittling the role of […]
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 […]
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” […]