Exoticism & Fruits in Pliofilm (1943)

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Pliofilm, from Goodyear, 1943

A beautiful series of ads for plastic wrap, featuring exotic fruits of the tropics





















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Comments

[laurel-hardy.livejournal.com]

A couple of those ladies really love their (respective) fruit.

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

I loved the pears. That was a good one.

[kiwihunter8.livejournal.com]

So....what happened to this stuff? Did it end up causing cancer? Where are my 18 month carrots?

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

I love the "having a debate with the ad copy" style of copy writing.

"Says who?"

"What if I don't go for these... loquats?"

Stop trying to push loquats on me, Pliofilm!

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Look, Pliofilm, I've HAD loquats, they're disgusting. Stop calling!

[tanwen.livejournal.com]

Pliofilm = Fruit pusher

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I wonder why these fruits didn't make it. What they need is better PR. All they need is for Dr. Oz say they are good for treating any condition at all and I guarantee these will be in the product section of every grocery store in America within a month.

[amiga500.livejournal.com]

Mangosteen *did* make it, but more as a supplement or flavor than as something you'd buy to eat.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I thought that one sounded familiar, but I wasn't sure if I was maybe just thinking of some sort of mango-based product. Looks healthy, but I would bet all of the fruits represented here have health benefits.

[brother-lingle.livejournal.com]

Oh Boy! Now when I buy exotic fruit that was picked a month too early, it'll still be juicy when I have to throw it away because it won't ripen!

*sigh*

I do love me some good fresh mangoes. I wish I lived in a climate they would grow in.

[1geek-queen.livejournal.com]

The lovi-lovi and the maha-mudaliyar ads are lovely.

[thebazu.livejournal.com]

Oh man! I remember picking loquats off trees when I was growing up in the Bay Area. They were never available in stores, but so many trees... mmmm...