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Cola-Cola 1959
You can tell a lot about how a society wants to see itself by its advertising. Clearly, in 1959 we were all just idiotically happy eating our sandwiches and drinking our sodas. I’d be absolutely...
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Be Really Refreshed… Coca Cola 1959
One would get the idea, perusing Coke ads over the years, that we’re supposed to get the idea that this product is just tooth-chatteringly cold. I suppose that’s generally the case but the marketing...
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Sports Illustrated – September 27, 1954
Greetings! As a possibly permanent change of pace, I’ve decided to take a single issue of a periodical of the dim and misty past and have at it all in one go. Today’s lucky target of nostalgia is the...
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1954 Motorola Portable Radios
The most notable thing about this ad is that its focus is clearly on the colors in which they’re available: dove Gray, Leaf Green, Cherry Red, Mocha, Clover Pink, Azure Blue, Black, Grass Green, Middy...
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1951 Stereo Realist Cameras – w/ Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
From Classic Ads – Photography It seems somewhat apropos that such a strange little duo would be found selling such a strange-looking device. The camera was simple in that it simply took two pictures...
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1951 – Rice Krispies and Tide Detergent
Rice Krispies, 1951 Pop, Crackle and Snap have been around a long time, since 1933 as it turns out. Notable bits about this particular advert include the fixed-width font that today would make us think...
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