1950s ads

These ads had almost as much style as the vacuum cleaners they sold.

If you hark back to the era of vintage ads, particularly the 1940s to 1960s, you'll realize the monumental shift advertising has undergone over the decades.

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Vintage ads reflect outdated views, showcasing the evolution of societal norms and advertising practices.

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In the first year of this blog's life, 2009, I wrote a pair of posts each of which shone the spotlight on the history and ads of a particular product and/or brand (one was about toothpaste, the other Green Giant Vegetables). Back then, these two post didn’t necessarily intend to start a series, but I did hope to put up future editions of "Adventures in vintage advertising" as time went on. Well, on and on and on time went, and it wasn't until this week that a third post of this nature…

QUESTION: Know of any beer so proud of its ingredients that it lists them on the label?

Gender stereotypes in Alcoa Aluminium Ads

If you're of "a certain age", you'll remember cigarette ads on tv (and in magazines) with "dancing products". #advertisements #cigarettes #1950s

Advertising guru Charles Saatchi has found a selection of adverts from the 1950s and 1960s which would today be considered offensive, sexist and in many cases, in poor taste