Vintage ads – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

My Daily Dose of Pick-me-Up

I get it from the chemistHelps me start the dayThank goodness for the National HealthI float along all day Don MatthewsDecember 2022

1800’s I like to pride myselfNot being gullibleThen why fall I to adverts To Dye’s Voltaic Belt From Dr Dye Male corset guaranteed to“Restore manly vigour” Forerunner of Viagra I suppose…… ————– Then there was that time when “Sloan’s Liniment ” I bought.Good for “Man or Beast” they said.Does what they say it aught. IContinue reading “How Gullible Are You?”

Fanny

I found it hard to verse thisThe humble rounded fannyBut did discover in the pastThere were not few but many…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Drunk

Get your woman plasteredWith our brand of beerGuaranteed to make her drunk(Refund we will if not)…. That’s not a real ad, it’s from Cracked magazine (bottom right) Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Soldiers

Returning soldiersWanting funTo the dance hallEvery one…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Tipalet

A gentle puffUpon her faceAnd you she’ll followRound the place…. 1969: Tipalet wants you to know that cigarettes are made for men, but instantly attractive to women. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Happy Christmas Family

We are a happy familySanta’s given joyJust what we’ve been asking forAll these lovely toys…. An image shows a vintage 1950s Sears catalog advertisement featuring a smiling family all holding guns. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

7up

We focus here at 7upTo make our drink appealTo all the babies round the worldA healthy wholesome meal Burp…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Chlorine Bleach

Hey there little niggerOur skin can now be lightI’ve found something to do the trickAnd turn our black skin white…. Racist advertisements like these were common place years ago and now are highly collected by Black Americana enthusiasts. Don MatthewsSeptember 2022

Santa

Mummy says whateverSanta says or doesIs right and can be trustedWhy? She says becos…. He might leave some in my stocking mummy?…… Don Matthews August 2022 Tobacco companies doing ‘anything’ to sell their productHave a look below