Mosely Folding Bath Tub From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWith daily bathing becoming more accepted by the 1880s, many attempted to develop innovative ways to heat bath […]
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Nash “Bed-In-A-Car”: Back Seat of Car Makes a Comfortable Bed, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1936, Nash Motors introduced the “Bed-In-A-Car” feature, which allowed the car’s interior to be converted into a […]
Third Eye Sees All!
This post was originally published on this siteWear your very own blinking third eye! Startling! Sensational! All eyes will be on all your eyes… and […]
30 Disturbing Vintage Ads With Creepy Kids and Products That May Just Make You Cringe
This post was originally published on this siteScary, demented children and the unbelievably bad products aimed at them. What were these advertisers thinking by putting […]
“I’m not a bad girl! You’re a bad mommy!” – 17 Strange Vintage Laxative Adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria date from 1939-1941 and feature a lot of finger pointing, angry parents, threats […]
Advice to Wives Whose Husbands Are Grouchy at the Table
This post was originally published on this site(Also—New Way to Make Dumplings Feather-Light; 87% Quicker Than Old-Fashioned Way; Saves 39 Steps) –– by Betty Crocker […]
Horse Exercise at Home: Vintage Vigor’s Horse-Action Saddle Ads From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteVigor’s Horse-Action Saddle, a home exercise machine, appeared on the market in the 1890s. The machine’s concertina-like casing […]
Female Hysteria: When Victorian Doctors Used to Finger Their Patients
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian Era – specifically 1837 to 1901 – doctors treated woman by genital stimulation to induce […]
This 1970s Men’s Clothing Brand Offered 23 Ways to Avoid Getting Married
This post was originally published on this siteCricketeer was apparently a menswear brand (around in the 1970s and ’80s) that created some very interesting ads. […]
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 […]
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. […]