vintageads | Mar. 14th, 2008

Mar. 14th, 2008

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

How about a theme? Two ads that look vaguely similar, maybe?

Crimplene, c. 1973-75

Kraftwerk promotional still, Die Mensch Maschine-era, c. 1978

(Note: Crimplene ad shamelessly stolen from lj catalog_finds (thx spuzzlightyear))

kip-w.livejournal.com

No visual for this one, it's all sound.

"I am the Edison Phonograph" -- (mp3 of talking commercial from the dawn of shellac).

clamnebula.livejournal.com

They start 'em young up there!

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: Greensboro, NC

astartesyriaca.livejournal.com

Ludwig Holhwein (1874-1939)
A prolific German watercolor poster artists, whose career started out as an architect until 1906 when he found his calling.

Hello all...

vintage_ads is such a great community, and I love seeing the amazing ads over here... but I thought some of you might also be interested in

design_history, and wanted to invite you to check it out. We aren't very big, and while we have several people watching, we can't seem to get anyone to post outside of the mods! I've seen some great posts on this community, some of them have even inspired more detailed posts on

design_history (

amadoj0nes recent CCA ads, for example), so many of you would fit right in!

We created

design_history as a bit of an "academic" community to share and discuss the history of design, but it isn't so serious as all that. If you are interested, please come on over! Membership is open to all (so far we've been crazy-free!)*, and hopefully you'll be pleased by the look of our page.

*I meant no disrespect to

mermaidshotel regarding recent events - not their fault after all! Moreso just that we've had no reason to moderate membership - YET!

mermaidshotel.livejournal.com

all of a sudden i wake up to inbox shooting bloody gobbets of spew and bile
i'm in the process of deleting/locking/messaging various entries/people, i will return with a (final) statement in a little while.

amadoj0nes.livejournal.com

Apologies in advance for the sheer length of this image.

A concert flyer!

This ad is very, very interesting in terms of both its content and style. Content wise, it's an ad for a "smoking concert", apparently some sort of cigar friendly guys-only party, judging from the funny hand-drawn cartoons in the bottom of the image, which depicts a man being bickered at by his wife. One even depicts him being tied to his chair by his wife who gives him permission to be out until 11 PM only.

Style wise -- Concert / Band posters have changed remarkably little over the past 100 years. Think about every band poster you've ever seen stapled to a telephone pole.. Notice of the event, time and date of the event followed by some last-minute hand drawn fun cartoony stuff on the bottom and in the corners.. This would fit right in!

The cartoons are actually in sequence, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. The wife finds out, the wife confronts her husband, her husband gives her the "Yes! But..." excuse, he makes his getaway, gets drunk/exuberant, and has to avoid what looks like a cop walking his beat on the way home. :)

reynardo.livejournal.com

( Although it's totally safe for work )

Current Mood: amused

pangea-tongue.livejournal.com

Privat Livemont:

Henri Menunier:

gryfindormia.livejournal.com

Worth1000.com is having a photoshopping contest to remix new products and vintage-like advertisement. The results are excellent and hilarious.

Current Mood: bouncy

sicily-1922.livejournal.com

barengeist.livejournal.com

Maybe this is where Drew got his inspiration for snarky headlines.

Current Mood: chilled
Current Music: American Public Media - Marketplace Money for March 14, 2008

misstia

Some birth control foam was trying to promote having 2 kids per family....this is from the USA, not China!

Woman's Day May 1971

( make life worthwhile )

misstia

Yet another unappealing meal! Harvest Bean Supper! Gotta love the eggs on top of the bologna slices all layered over beans!

This is from Woman's Day October 1959

( Yum Yum Yuck )

misstia

Alabama has it all with George Wallace as Governor??

Woman's Day May 1971

( Alabama Ad )

misstia

Sugar will help you undereat??? huh???

Woman's Day 1971

( Eat Ice Cream Before Lunch! )

misstia

Basically this can be summed as: I took speed to save my marriage...

Women's Day May 1971

( I was a boring wife )

ribald-faggot.livejournal.com

For your viewing pleasure, selected ads from Modern Romances, November 1947:

( 6 more )

ribald-faggot.livejournal.com

From Cosmopolitan, December 1957:

Ah, to be floating above a riverboat drinking SoCo...

( Booze, booze, bras, booze, and one car )

ribald-faggot.livejournal.com

From Inside Detective, September 1944. You really get a feel of the target audience of this magazine by looking at the ads. Lots of ads for booze, career schools, work clothes, and insurance. And stuff like this:

( 7 more )

mermaidshotel.livejournal.com

1) somber_sigh has been banned due to racist/homophobic statements. amadoj0nes has been banned due to a homophobic statement. i hope i am not seen as harsh, and i'm sure all of us will miss them both due to their fantastic postings, but nasty and abusive treatment should never be tolerated.

2) i'm on the lookout for a co-mod to helm this little joint. i am becoming increasingly busy, and i feel that a fellow mod would help this place sail more smoothly.
GOOD!: friendly, even-tempered, liberal/lax, preferably actively engaged in this community, good computer/lj skills, preferably had an lj-account for a while (6-months or longer)!
BAD!: control-freaks need not apply!
if you are seriously interested, please IM me.

this entry turned out a bit awkward, i am sorry!