1943 WWII Philco Ad Featuring Hitler by Walt Ditzen
This post was originally published on this siteWWII advertisement for Philco-Corporation from the January 1943 issue of Woman’s Day magazine. Includes copy of a sign […]
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The Rector Rotor! For All Your Prostate Needs!
This post was originally published on this siteThis dilator from the 1910s promised to cure “piles, constipation, and prostrate problems.” It was designed to break […]
Farmer Grows Pumpkins With Human Faces, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, pumpkins with human faces have been produced by John M. Czeski, Ohio farmer, after four years […]
Nasenformer “Zello” (Zello Noseformer!), an Old-Timey German Nose-Error-Correcting Contraption From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThis delightful vintage German contraption will cure your nose erros (Potato Nose, Saddle Nose, Duckbill Nose, Wide Nose, […]
Banana Surprise! (1935)
This post was originally published on this siteAmazing new patented device cores bananas and fills the hole with any flavor ice cream WITH THE PEELING […]
The Baby Machine, a ‘Space Suit’ for Mothers To Be, 1959
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1959, a pressure suit to be worn during child-birth has been ordered from South Africa by King’s […]
A New Way of Keeping the Wolf From the Door, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1932, in the drought-stricken section of North Dakota, Ed M. Canfield, of Williston, and his wife, Dorotha, […]
Gross Vintage Ad for Chlorinol Soda Bleaching: “We Are Going to Use Chlorinol…”
This post was originally published on this siteIn this ad for Chlorinol two black children hold up the product under the sail of their boat. […]
Rice Council of America Ad on LIFE Magazine, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteObesity is one of the most common diseases among Americans since burgers were invented. Americans go on diets […]
“Cigarettes are like women. The best ones are thin and rich.” – Vintage Ads by Silva Thins From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this site“Cigarettes are like women. The best ones are thin and rich.” The advertisers for Silva Thins filter cigarettes […]
“I Could Never Fall in Love With a Skinny Man” – Strange Vintage Weight Gain Ads From the Mid-1930s
This post was originally published on this siteDon’t think you’re “born” to be skinny and friendless. Thousands with this new, easy treatment have gained husky […]
1954 Warner’s Ad: “You don’t need to wear armor to be a charmer.”
This post was originally published on this siteIn this 1956 ad, it’s not the woman wearing the animal print but an actual caveman. If Warner’s […]
Glove Ends Thumb-Sucking, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, by adding imitation fingers of rubber to fingerless mittens, an inventor has produced gloves that not […]
Vi-Rex Violet Rays: Shock Your Way to Physical Perfection
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1922, “Violet Rays” were said to cure pretty much anything that ailed you. This Vi-Rex device plugged […]
Advert for the Gillette Safety Razor, 1901
This post was originally published on this siteThis visual text is an advertisement for Gillette brand safety razors. Disposable safety razors were introduced by Gillette […]
Don’t Shoot! Because You’ve Nothing to Wear…
This post was originally published on this siteThis atrocious ad by Frederick’s makes light of suicide, showing a woman tempted to shoot herself in the […]
In the 1950s, Du Pont Cellophane Thought It Was a Good Idea to Wrap Babies in Plastic
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people think of cellophane, there are many things that come to their mind before children. It is […]
“4 out of 5 men want Oxfords… in these new Van Heusen styles” – Van Heusen
This post was originally published on this site“4 out of 5 men want Oxfords… in these new Van Heusen styles” – Get it? The man […]
Keep Her Where She Belongs…
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1974, this exceptionally sexist ad by Weyenberg Shoes was run in Playboy magazine. It shows a naked […]
“Makes Children As Fat As Pigs” – Vintage Ads for Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic
This post was originally published on this site These disturbing pictures of a pig with the head of a child actually promote a prescription for […]
French Kids Paying Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg
This post was originally published on this siteSerge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. […]
“Je suis comme un poisson dans l’eau” – Tampax
This post was originally published on this siteThe literal translation for this French tampon ad: “I am like a fish in the water.” Even if […]
Sexist Volkswagen Ad, 1964
This post was originally published on this siteThis ad from 1964 shows a Volkswagen that has gotten into an accident and states, “Sooner or later, […]
Ironized Yeast, the Quick Way to Gain Weight So You’ll Look Better in a Bathing Suit!
This post was originally published on this siteNo one likes skinny people. They are reviled as inferior and subhuman. They are anorexic and icky and […]
In the 19th Century an Amateur Photographer Claimed to Capture Ghosts Through His Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThe Spiritualist movement was founded on the belief that the human soul exists beyond the body and that […]