Alcohol
Electric Bitters
I can't find the ingredients for this patent medicine, but I'll bet it packed a kick.
Here's the story of its creation, as given also below.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 23, 2012 -
Comments (11)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Medicine, 1900s, 1910s, Alcohol
Good For What Ails You
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 12, 2012 -
Comments (8)
Category: Medicine, Self-help Schemes, Advertising, 1920s, Alcohol
Follies of the Mad Men #184
Are those two frosty ones in your pouch, or are you just "hoppy" to see me?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 02, 2012 -
Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, 1950s, Alcohol
Canned Cocktails
Despite a long history--this ad dates from 1972--canned mixed drinks have never caught on. Perhaps something to do with inferior taste?
And yet manufacturers continue to try--as seen here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 15, 2012 -
Comments (9)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Technology, 1970s, Alcohol
A Scientific Guide To Blood Alcohol Levels
A diagram from Psychology in Human Affairs (1946), by J. Stanley Gray. Could be useful for charting your progress as the evening wears on.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 12, 2012 -
Comments (8)
Category: Alcohol
Whiskey for Health
Such was the medical wisdom of 1912.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 03, 2012 -
Comments (9)
Category: Health, Advertising, 1910s, Alcohol
Kala and the Mystery
kala and the mystery ... _Part I_ (English Version) from meltingman on Vimeo.
This cartoon is a few years old now, and no sequel is apparent. Too bad! I wanted to see how an alcoholic beetle and a voracious spider did with their love match.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 09, 2012 -
Comments (1)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Death, Insects and Spiders, South America, Alcohol
Happy New Year’s!
Here's wishing a splendid 2012 for the whole world!
Meanwhile, everyone party like Felix!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 30, 2011 -
Comments (2)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Holidays, Surrealism, Cats, 1920s, Alcohol
Follies of the Mad Men #172
Our brand of liquor will destroy your country and its most cherished landmarks.
What? That's not the message you intended?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 28, 2011 -
Comments (4)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, South America, Fictional Monsters, Alcohol
Follies of the Mad Men #171
Yeah, sure--it's 1973 and all your hippie pals are going to give up dope for whiskey just because the maker decorated the boxes like outtakes from Yellow Submarine.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 24, 2011 -
Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Cartoons, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s, Alcohol
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