1982 Coppertone QT

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A play on letters. Quick Tan or cutie. You decide. Either way it is a "special ingredient" turbo-tanning extra fast skin cancer cream.

Eternal Vigilance. (and countless towels)

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from the flickr page of Rikki Nyman

1931 Lucky Strikes - Face the Facts!

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It's toasted, just like your lungs will be. 20,679 physicians can't be wrong. Imagine the weight loss once the cancer sets in.

Weekend Event: Towels

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Dundee Towels

Weekend Event: Towels

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Cannon Towels

It can happen to YOU!

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and a poorly named product too!

Onliwon Towels

Subtext, Our Old Friend

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Cannon Towels Roundup from LIFE, 40s and 50s

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( More inside! )

weekend event - towels

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Weird things to do with towels.

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WHAM-O 1978 Water Wiggle ad

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More summertime fun, and death, for the kids. There was an issue with this occasionally getting caught in children's mouths, and killing them. Kids will be kids. They will put anything in their mouths.

R.I.P. Ann B. Davis - Marlboro

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Before landing her famous role on “The Brady Bunch,” Davis won two Emmy Awards in the 1950s for her co-starring role as sassy secretary Schultzy on “The Bob Cummings Show.” [x]

Jesse Jeanwear

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So the real point of this is to share an astonishing set of four 10-second TV ads I came across.  The first three are unbelievable in their chauvinism.  Click here to view it.

Here's a more gender-balanced ad from the era of snug, decorated-pocket "jeans"...

but really, go see their other ones.  You may recognize the actor in #3. :D

contest starts TOMORROW!!!

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SWIMSUITS!!!

our rule post....

1. you MUST at least put 'contest' in the subject line or i will not tally the votes for that entry...

2. print or video ads are fine

3. all regular vintage ads rules apply EXCEPT---only one ad per contest entry

4. VOTING is via a YES in the comments....

5. non-swimsuit ads are of course welcome!

6. hem & haw rule....uh....hem.....haw....there ya go...

7. HAVE FUN!!!!

Ann. B Davis - RIP.

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