Vintage Ad: Who Was That Gerber Baby?
Just who is the nine-decade icon of baby food jars? Hint: It’s not Humphrey Bogart.
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Vintage Advertising: Quaker Oats
A face you could trust!
Vintage Ads: Selling Cigarettes with Sex
Tobacco companies have been using pictures of scantily clad women to sell their product since the 1880s, though what qualifies as “scantily clad” has changed.
Vintage Ads: The Century-Long Search for a Good Night’s Sleep
Today’s weighted blankets and ASMR were yesterday’s snore balls and Ovaltine.
Vintage Ads: Popular Presents from the 1960s
What might have been under your tree in the 1960s? These ads from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post give us a hint.
Vintage Ads: Popular Presents from the 1940s
These ads from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post show what presents one might find under the tree in the 1940s.
Vintage Ads: Popular Presents from the 1920s
If you were looking for the perfect gift in 1920, it might have included a laundry roller, a topper for your car, or “correct jewelry for men.”
Vintage Ads: Popular Presents from the 1900s
120 years ago, many of the most desired gifts were a little different than what’s on the wish lists of today.
Vintage Ads: Tonics, Elixirs, and Gadgets for Health
Modern problems got you down? These old-time ads for liniments, elixirs, and “electrical” cures just might be the thing to raise your spirits.
Vintage Ads: Mid-Century Travel by Boat, Bus, Plane, and Train
Whether you were visiting Colorado or Cancun, these transportation ads from the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s wanted to help you get there!
Vintage Ads: Ivory Soap
Ivory has been advertising its “99 44/100% Pure” soap since the turn of the last century. Here are some of our favorite vintage Ivory ads.
Vintage Ads: Let Them Eat Yeast?
In the early 1900s, yeast manufacturers claimed yeast could cure constipation, bad breath, acne, boils, and “internal fatigue.”
Vintage Ads: American Advertisers Take on Hitler
These World War II advertisements did their best to build American morale, ridicule Hitler, and position themselves for success after the war.
Vintage Ads: Polio, Pertussis, and Other Plagues
Diseases such as smallpox, typhoid, and polio used kill or injure thousands of people every year. These ads from drug and insurance companies encouraged people to make use of the new vaccines and antibiotics.
Vintage Ads: Uneeda Biscuit Takes Crackers Out of the Barrel
In the 1890s, Adolphus Green introduced a light, flaky, long-lasting crispy cracker to the world.
Vintage Ads: Meat in a Can
You’ve heard of Spam, but what about Treet, Prem, Mor, and Bif? These ads from the 1930s – 1960s shows that, at least for a time, canned meats were all the rage.