Follies of the Mad Men #8

This image comes from the cover of The Saturday Evening Post for March 15, 1965, and is attributed to the artist N. M. Bodecker. It touts the article "Madison Avenue: The Big Invisible Sell."

How many of these famous icons can you identify? My answer-key after the jump!

From left to right:

1) Doctor with stethoscope on Rolls Royce: unknown to me.

2) Man with eyepatch: Hathaway Shirt Man.

3) Man with beard: Commander Whitehead for Schweppes.

4) Bear: Smokey.

5) White Knight: Ajax Detergent.

6) Tiger: Esso gasoline.

7) Woman with black eye: a Tareyton smoker who would rather fight than switch.

8) Green Giant: Jolly.

9) Bald man: Mr. Clean.

10) Woman in bra: Maidenform dreamer.

11) Quaker: Oats spokesman.

12) Original VW Bug: iconic.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Aug 07, 2008 | Comments (10)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Magazines, 1960's

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