October 16th, 2008

[tvini] Subject: 1942 Westinghouse scholarship ad Time: 09:17 am

Sept 1942 Better Homes and Gardens. This one's for the commentor a couple of weeks ago who despairingly asked whether ALL vintage ads were oppressive to women. I guess there's always a bright spot somewhere.

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[tohoscope] Subject: Monster Size Monsters Time: 08:09 am

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October 15th, 2008

[arcata1] Subject: OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! Time: 05:25 pm

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[tohoscope] Subject: Giant Life Size Moon Monster Time: 09:07 am

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[tvini] Subject: 1942 Spam ad Time: 07:15 am

Hormel sprung for the full color back cover of the Sept 1942 Better Homes in Gardens. Must have been good money in canned meat. "Cold or hot, Spam hits the spot!" (Crossposting to vintage_recipes)

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October 14th, 2008

[kokosbolla] Subject: for those who need to migrate... Time: 11:46 am

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[tvini] Subject: 1942 Sergeant's flea medicine ad Time: 07:47 am

Sept 1942 Better Homes and Gardens.

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October 13th, 2008

[tvini] Subject: 1942 Pequot sheets ad Time: 06:58 am

Flattery will get you nowhere, Pequot.

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October 12th, 2008

[wrascalbc] Current Location: the showroom Subject: The nuclear family car.... Time: 05:44 pm Current Mood: productive

....is a big possibility if oil and gas prices climb again! ( Read more... )

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[emmuzka] Subject: Racial profiling 1927 style Time: 04:07 pm

A licorice ad from 1980. The text in the poster reads "Black Fazer licorice is the best". (It can also be read as "I think that Fazer licorice is best") The little strongly stylized black boy ( here ) was the logo of a Finnish candy brand from 1927. Only in 2007 it was changed as it was less than politically correct.

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[emmuzka] Subject: Trippin' Time: 04:00 pm

A poster warning against the dangers of LSD and marihuana, Finland 1969.

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[tvini] Subject: 1942 Nabisco 100% Bran cereal ad Time: 08:53 am

Doesn't everyone dream about bran?

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October 11th, 2008

[we_strangers] Subject: Drive-in Food Ads Time: 04:31 pm

Drive-in Theatre snack bar ads for Pacific Theatre

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[tvini] Subject: 1942 White Lead Paint ad Time: 10:54 am

Lead paint. For durability, beauty, and brain damage.

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[silera] Subject: ask your dentist about it today! Time: 10:27 am

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October 10th, 2008

[pangea_tongue] Time: 09:28 am

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[pangea_tongue] Subject: tomato sauce Time: 09:20 am

Oh yes. It's rich in head-y goodness.

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[tvini] Subject: 1942 Kotex ad Time: 07:50 am

So your brother's at war and you're on the rag? Cheer up! I love that it uses the same selling points as today: you don't have to be on the sidelines, and nobody will know it's there. Except also it throws in that you need to stop sulking, buy some Kotex, and get back out there to work for the war effort. If you don't use Kotex, you're letting your country down!

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October 9th, 2008

[pangea_tongue] Subject: Chicken & Chocolate. Time: 04:36 pm

A case of strange advertising...In case you forgot what animal you were biting into, I suppose. And a different kind of strange advertising. For...the more esoteric chocolate aficionado. (AKA where's the chocolate? Maybe the horse is chocolate! Mmm horse.)

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