Self-defense advertisement for Smith and Wesson revolvers .
Category: Advertisements
Interesting, funny, and outright weird advertisements through the years…
For Sunburn
For those that got a bit to much sun on the 4th
Window Into Yesterday, 1948
Detail from Shell Oil Advertisement
“A window into yesterday? Looking back hundreds of millions of years? Why nother with what happened “way back when?”
The Big News of 1930-1931
Pre-release industry promotional advertisement for MGMs upcoming talkie, Trader Horn.
Colt Automatic Pistol
Williams Shaving Cream
Arsenic and Old Lace was a Broadway show that ran from January 10, 1941 until June 17, 1944, with a total of 1,444 performances.
Once in Every Man’s Life
Advertisement for Colt, 1917
Things were pretty dicey in 1917, things haven’t changed much if you think about it…
Teardrop Car, 1936
Teardrop three wheel car used for advertising Arrowhead Spring Water.
Photo found in LA Times Archive but appears to not have been published.
Normandie, 1935
WCCO, 50,000 Watts
Trade magazine advertisement for WCCO of Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota showing the extent of their broadcasting power and the markets they reach