Vintage Ads: Get a Grip
According to family legend, Harry D. Weed of Canastota, New York, got his idea for chains when he saw drivers wrapping their tires with ropes to improve their traction.
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Vintage Advertising: Jell-O: A Rainbow on Your Plate
America has shown a special attachment to Jell-O.
Vintage Ads: Supporting the War Effort
During World War II, makers of everything from tires to trucks to toilet paper let readers know how they were supporting our troops.
Vintage Ads: Big Name Cars
The Rickenbacker Motor Company thought it could beat the usual odds for a startup automaker.
Vintage Ads: Dumb Phone, 1907
There is no caller ID, call forwarding, speed dial, or personal directory.
Vintage Ads: A Wheel Bargain
Rubber tires became a possibility with the discovery of vulcanization, a chemical process that made rubber more resistant to extreme heat and cold.
Vintage Ads: Head Space
Hats – as healthy as they’re handsome.
Vintage Advertising: Clean Living with Old Dutch Cleanser
The company was trying to make a soap that could clean animal fat from the floor of slaughterhouses.
Vintage Advertising: Lemon, Lime, Lithium
The drink’s revised name might have referred to the seven ingredients in the drink, but the word “Up” would have referred to the lift that its lithium salts gave consumers.
Vintage Ads: It’s a Dirty World
In 1923, marketers tried to use scare tactics to sell more soap.
Vintage Advertising: Song of Hiawatha
Introduced by the Milwaukee Road in 1935, the Twin Cities Hiawatha passenger train quickly gained national attention for its exceptional speed.
Vintage Ads: Clean Those Teeth!
From Viv-O-Mint to Klenzo and Crest to Colgate, the makers of tooth brushes and tooth cleaners have been trying to convince people to buy their brands for well over a hundred years. Here are ads for tooth products going back to 1905.
Vintage Advertising: For Whom the Bell Tolls
When this Bell Telephone ad appeared in 1932, that transcontinental call was “just” $9 ($200 today) for the first three minutes.
Vintage Ads: March 1823
Two hundred years ago, The Saturday Evening Post carried advertisements for an assortment of goods from saddles to syrup. The ads give an insight into not necessarily what people wanted to buy, but what vendors were trying to sell. Here are a few of the ads that appeared in our March 29, 1823, issue.
Vintage Ads: The 1934 Chrysler DeSoto
This 1934 Chrysler Airflow DeSoto was priced at $1,000.
Vintage Ads: A Little Light Work
The battery-powered light we know as a flashlight earned its name by not working very well.