Advertising
Gateway Drug
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 06, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Drugs, Candy, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Jerry Pulls the Strings
Imperious coffee magnate is wooed by his future son-in-law's puppets.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 02, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Puppets and Automatons, Coffee and other Legal Stimulants, Marriage, 1930s, Love & Romance
Follies of the Madmen #420
Commies were a useful foil to sell things.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 28, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Appliances, Historical Figure, 1950s, Russia
How to Catch a Cold
Disney and Kleenex: a match made in...Madison Avenue?Plus: excess square-dancing opens you up to germs.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 26, 2019 -
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Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Health, Disease, PSA’s, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #419
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 24, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s, Men, Women
Follies of the Madmen #418
Nothing said about the quality of the men (or women) attracted by Colt 45.
Source of ad.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 16, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1960s, Alcohol
Caloric Vita Oil
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Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 15, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, Nineteenth Century
Follies of the Madmen #417
Kiss the foot!
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 13, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, Sex Symbols, 1950s, Feet
Follies of the Madmen #416
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 07, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Sexuality, Perfume and Other Scents, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #415
High fashion and a handy place to store your smokes!
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 04, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Tobacco and Smoking, 1950s
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