ext_210691 ([identity profile] franklanguage.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads2010-04-12 06:55 pm
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Smoke Topsy, the Granulated Tobacco





These ads are apparently both circa 1800.
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[identity profile] franklanguage.livejournal.com 2010-04-13 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
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We also have a sign with this Topsy ad; ours is clearly a repro, and I actually thought the product never actually existed. Apparently it did.

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[identity profile] nekusagi.livejournal.com 2010-04-13 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Chocolate... honey?

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[identity profile] franklanguage.livejournal.com 2010-04-13 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Chocolate…honey…dairy. A high percentage of African-Americans can't digest lactose (http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/lactose_intolerance.html).
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