Lifting and Spanking Machine, ca. 1908
This post was originally published on this siteMuch like the vibrators from the Victoria era, there were some pretty kinky-ass devices officially marketed under slightly […]
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Vintage Wate-On Ads That Promise to Help ‘Skinny’ Girls Put on Pounds
This post was originally published on this siteWith a diet industry worth $60 billion in the U.S. alone, it is near impossible to imagine a […]
This 1961 Ad for a Children’s Front Seat Car Belt Shows Just How Far Car Safety Has Come Over the Years!
This post was originally published on this siteFrom a 1961 Sears Catalog, this 1961 advertisement for a children’s front seat car belt has shown just […]
The Very First McDonald’s TV Commercial (1963), And It’s Totally Creepy!
This post was originally published on this siteIf you’re looking for a way to scare your kids straight into eating healthy, this original McDonalds commercial […]
40 Vintage Advertisements Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security in Order to Sell Stuff
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people say sex sells, most of the time what they really mean is that sexy women sell. […]
Back When Women Wanted to Get Fat: 26 Funny Vintage Ads Promoting Weight Gain for Women From Between the 1930s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBelieve it or not, in these thin-obsessed times, there were small pockets of history in which the messaging […]
“Stuffed” Girl’s Heads! Only $2.98
This post was originally published on this siteThis is less sexist and more just plain perverse. Honor House Products Corp. was responsible for Sea Monkeys, […]
25 Cool Illustration Pics of Armstrong’s Interior Designs in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThese cool illustration pics from Rikki Nyman show Armstrong’s interior designs in the 1920s. Armstrong Cork published these well-illustrated color […]
The Era of the 1-900 Numbers: The Weirdest 1-900 Hotline Commercials From the 1980s and 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteThere was a time when shoulderpads were big, ties were skinny, and it was $2 for the first […]
Cool Pics Show Bowling Advertisements From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a small set of cool pictures that shows bowling ads from Belle-Aire Lanes in West Caldwell, New Jersey […]
Brooke Shields’ 1980 Calvin Klein Commercials
This post was originally published on this siteAt 15-years-old, Brooke Shields had already risen to stardom as a young actress and model in the 1980s. […]
Losing Your Hair? Spray Paint the Bald Away With GLH, by Ronco!
This post was originally published on this siteA very neat ’90s ad for one of the most ridiculous products ever made. Have you heard? GLH […]
The Weirdest Car Ad Ever: Watch Grace Jones’ “Banned” Citroën CX Commercial, 1985
This post was originally published on this siteIt might be possible to describe this advert as a celebrity endorsement, but only because there’s a celebrity […]
These Vintage Photos of Men at Computers Show We’ve Come a Long, Long Way!
This post was originally published on this siteComputers truly came into their own as great inventions in the last two decades of the 20th century. […]
From Bread Lines to Big Mac Lines, These Photos Show That Post-Communist Russians Are Loving the American Lifestyle
This post was originally published on this siteThe dissolution of the USSR left Russia ripe for visual reinterpretation. With the Cold War over we wanted […]
Selling Cigarettes With Medical Science From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1930s, cigarette smoking was a widespread habit, popular with Americans from all social classes and professions. […]
Vintage Adverts of Hair Necessities for Men From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWhilst the world of ladies’ grooming and hair care products seems to be constantly evolving and presenting new […]
Get A Leg Up With Lee: 12 Impressive Ads That Defined the ’70s Men’s Jeans
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1889 by Henry David Lee at Salina, Kansas, Lee is an American brand of denim jeans, […]
Lynda Carter Modeling for Maybelline Cosmetics in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteAs the title character on The New Original Wonder Woman (1975–77) and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman […]
This 1865 Ad of an 18-Year-Old Man Looking for a Wife Is Hilarious!
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2017, Max Roser, a researcher for the University of Oxford, shared a snippet of a dating ad […]
Controversial Advertisements by Banania, the Brand Emphasized the Racist Stereotype of Dumb Black People for Years
This post was originally published on this siteHave you ever heard about Banania? The French brand was born in 1912 and is still selling chocolate […]
20 Old Pics Show Personal Ads From the 1980s and Early 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteThese old photographs from magazines, newspapers,… that show personal ads of women in the 1980s and early 1990s. […]
The First Real Woman in a Menstrual Hygiene Ad (Kotex): Lee Miller
This post was originally published on this siteIn order to make some money after arriving in New York, the young Lee Miller made stock photos […]
23 Vintage Banana Ads We Love
This post was originally published on this siteBanana is a fruit many of us enjoy on a daily basis, whether it’s for breakfast, lunch, or […]
Mugshot of Frank Byron Jr., Arrest by the Great Lester, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteThe criminal? A 4-foot-tall, 20-pound ventriloquist dummy. The crime? “Laugh getter.” There’s a lot of weird things going […]