Funny Vintage Ads (66)

 

 Advertising has always been an interesting way to look at history. But when you see these vintage advertisements, the past seems a lot stranger than you thought.

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Is she washing with that soap or using it to make a phone call?

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Those are crappy toys even for 1947.

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Pin-ups began shortly after photography was invented and reached their height of popularity during WW2. By the 1950s, nude photos ("the kind men like") were being marketed as pin-ups in tawdry ads in the back of popular magazines.

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"Of all leading toothpastes, only Colgate's contains Gardol" a word we made up!

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 Because of rampant speculation in real estate, San Diego had many boom and bust cycles from the 1880s to the 1910s. In the early 1900s, lots in Pacific Beach were going for only $70. Now, even the tiniest cottages in the area go for over $1M. 

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Made by the Laundryette Manufacturing Company in Cleveland Ohio and patented in 1918, the Laun-Dry-Ette could, using the first spin cycle in a washing machine, wash your clothes and then wring them dry without a wringer

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As quack cures go, this one has had real staying power. Magnetic Belts are still being sold for back pain, because, according to a recent Walmart ad, "Ancient Chinese wisdom dictates that the ideal number of magnets needed for maximum pain relief is 28." 

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The way he is reacting to that shameless hussy's attentions, maybe you should lose him in a minute and make sure he stays lost.

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"Daddy" should be in big trouble for using children to advertise tobacco products.

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Are you not being invited to parties? Is it really a lack of musical talent, or are you just a boring wallflower?

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How soon can you turn your baby into a carnivore? Doctors say you can start introducing solid food at 6 months, but in 1940 this meat packer was claiming people could start feeding meat to their babies at 3 weeks.

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Mobiloil - Keeps your engine clean and your environment dirty.

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It's wacky alright.
There's no health benefit because you are still getting the same amount of cancer-causing chemicals.

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Early phonographs put a lot of pressure on the needle, which in time wore out the records. Philco developed a pickup system that utilized a beam of light bouncing off a mirror connected to a sapphire needle. The reflected light landed on a photovoltaic cell which converted the movement into voltage. The variations in voltage were then amplified by the audio section of the radio as sound from the record.

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Cartoonish Asian stereotypes were a staple of advertising from the 1930s to the 1960s. This company was still doing it in the 1970s.

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When selling auto parts it helps to pander to the audience.

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Yes, you can "make a big splash" by jumping in right on top of two girls.

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During the 1970s, multiple fitness companies tried to capitalize on the “air shorts” craze. It's hard to believe these sexy inflatable shorts from the 70s didn’t catch-on.

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Creolin was a concentrated deodorant cleanser marketed for the cleaning of bathrooms, kennels, and barns and as a shampoo for horses and dogs. It contained up to 50% carbolic oil, along with sodium hydroxide and isopropanol (alcohol). At the time, doctors were also using carbolic oil as a local anesthetic.

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According to the instructions, the level of background radiation is determined by how fast floating beads drop. Would you trust your safety to this gadget instead of a precision instrument? 

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You can develop "Deadly Target Skill" because it comes with a "Full Supply of Ammunition" = 10 rounds

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Rotate around for a half hour each day while wearing your business attire and you'll lose weight. If not, the Twist 'N Tone also makes a great Lazy Susan. 

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The Tri-Car Suburbanette was designed by James V. Martin (1883-1956), a pioneer aviator, engineer, and inventor.  Only one working Tri-Car Surburbanette was ever built and shown at the Universal Travel & Auto Sports Show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, held February 20-27, 1955.

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The "secret to bathing away body odor" is finally revealed = a bath!

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The Senator's "daughter" (that's what he calls her anyway) gets pearls for helping the old coot out.

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"I didn't blame Bill..." even though he won't buy me a pair of rubber gloves to wear while doing HIS dishes.

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In 1955, William G. Cobb of General Motors demonstrated the world’s first solar-powered automobile. Today, nearly 70 years later, a mass-produced solar car has yet to hit the market anywhere in the world.

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FACT: You can still get cancer from smoking our cigarettes.
Brown & Williamson tried this advertising campaign from 1970-1985 to ease the concerns of worried smokers.

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Seriously?
Do I look like someone who cleans? Ask my maid.

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This post-WW2 ad had it right. Television soon became the true opiate of the people.

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