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hollyhocksandtulips:

“I like self-service meats”

Dupont Cellophane, 1954

“I like self-service meats in cellophane”, how about youuuu?

“You will never buy another record.” Awesome ROIR label ad from… many years back, advertising fine punk & postpunk music on cassette. fuk yeh.

(via postpunk)

Here’s my laughingsquid post from yesterday featuring a clip of the game show Price Is Right on New Years in 1962 where people can really win a New Ice Cream Truck! There’s a vintage Newport cigarettes ad in there, too. Fun video.

hollyhocksandtulips:

An aluminum Christmas!

A hometown company for me, based in Richmond, VA. Like Phillip Morris, AH Robins, and the late Circuit City.

maudelynn:

“In this friendly, freedom-loving country, Beer belongs! - Enjoy it!

1950s advert

The most important Thanksgiving message of all: Beer belongs!

Art masters from the vapors via the iron on Laughingsquid: The Art of Ironing, Classic Paintings Recreated With Ironed Fabric

Vintage Hostess Sno-balls advertisement—now in sugar snacky hell. Via Found in Mom’s Basement and what-floats-my-boat.

(via mudwerks)

“She passed her exams, but her stomach flunked!” 1946 Pepto-Bismol ad. “This pleasant-tasting preparation is neither an antacid nor a laxative.” via mudwerks & vintage_ads

HBO’s Boardwalk Empire & Uber Team Up to Offer New Yorkers Rides in a Vintage 1920′s Vehicle. Hell’s yeah. Via laughingsquid

“Then there’s the horrible dream in which you are chained to a typewriter…” from 1945 Life magazine: “Ever wake up SCREAMING because of your boss?” via vintage_ads & mudwerks

I hadn’t mentioned yet my Laughingsquid post over the weekend. Vintage Polaroid commercials are the theme, Jerry Lewis is the star (with Jack Paar and Aaron Paul of TV’s Breaking Bad in fine form, too). Oh, and it looks like it got picked up by Forbes.

This is from a while back, but hoo-boy is it great. Caesar’s Laurel Wreath Logo in Knives via laughingsquid of course.