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Risque Produce Labels
There's a collector's market for old produce labels that decorated fruit and vegetable crates, because back in the day these labels were often quite artistic. Some of the labels were also slightly risque, because sex can sell anything, even apples and veggies.Once cardboard boxes were introduced, these kinds of labels fell out of use.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 10, 2017 -
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Category: Art, Advertising
Follies of the Madmen #306
Tiny, tiny Cigarette Elf delivers tobacco goodness!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 08, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Products, Tobacco and Smoking, 1940s
Ears instead of eyes
People with ears where their eyes should be is a creepy recurring theme in print ads for radio and music.
98.0 FM Radio, 2009 - via Ads of the World
Steinhof Music Production, 2004 - via Joe La Pompe
7 Secrets of Creative Radio Advertising, 2013 - via Amazon
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 06, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising
Follies of the Madmen #305
Australia offers the rest of the world its giant mushroom phallus.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 20, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Public Indecency, 1970s, Australia
Follies of the Madmen #304
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 15, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, 1960s, Weapons, Native Americans
No-Roach
She seems a bit too happy to be applying No-Roach. Also, her eyes seem to follow you wherever you move.
The Monroe News-Star - Oct 23, 1967
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 08, 2017 -
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Category: Insects and Spiders, Advertising, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #303
Yes, Dumont TV is as destructive and unstoppable as an atomic explosion.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 08, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Destruction, Television, 1940s, Weapons
Mink Can Opener
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 27, 2017 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Advertising, 1950s, Alcohol
Follies of the Madmen #302
TV in the teepee. What could be more natural?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 26, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stereotypes and Cliches, Television, 1950s
Mystery Illustration 37
What horrors are causing the eyes of this Bride-of-Frankenstein lookalike to bug out?
Answer after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 22, 2017 -
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Category: Horror, Advertising, 1940s, Eyes and Vision, Face and Facial Expressions
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