Advertising
Belt ‘em one
Help beat Germany and Japan by... buying a belt?
Life - Nov 1, 1943
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 19, 2023 -
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Category: War, Advertising, 1940s
Follies of the Madmen #559
That endless red-carpet SFX is pretty impressive for the 1960s. Plus, an eight-track player!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 16, 2023 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Special Effects, 1960s, Cars
Bounty Candybar Ad
Most erotic candybar ad ever?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 14, 2023 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Advertising, Candy, 1980s
Cigarettes for mermaids
Why did the guy take cigarettes with him while scuba diving? And what exactly does the mermaid do with the cigarettes? Use them as jewelry?
House Beautiful - May 1956
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 13, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Smoking and Tobacco, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #558
The trouble with the culture nowadays is that angst-ridden teenagers do not have enough access to their friendly neighborhood drugstore owners.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 08, 2023 -
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Category: Hygiene, Advertising, Teenagers, 1970s
United Airlines’ “Snowbird Flights”
It's still skiing season! Grab one of these package deals!"Our Snowbird Toddy makes him feel at home, as it warms the cockles of his heart."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 27, 2023 -
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Category: Skating, Sledding, Skiing and Other Wintertime Pursuits, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, 1970s
To laugh at Percy isn’t fair
I wouldn't laugh at Percy, but I would wonder why he looks like a mannequin. See the uncanny valley effect.
Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan - Aug 1936
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 25, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, 1930s, Hair and Hairstyling
Follies of the Madmen #557
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 24, 2023 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Advertising, Twentieth Century
To wives who leave their husbands at home…
Remember his "household helplessness."See the recent post "How to live without a woman" for another example from the 1930s of male household helplessness (aka strategic incompetence).
Marysville Advocate - Aug 6, 1936
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 15, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Gender, Men, 1930s
True Towel Tales, No. 1
They're laying the beefcake on pretty thick to sell some towels.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 10, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1940s, Men
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