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Vintage Ad – 1902: Sears Tombstone & Monument Catalog

Published on June 14, 2024

Posted in: Miscellaneous

It is often said that you could purchase just about anything from the Sears catalog. That included marble headstones, tombstones, and grave markers. All were made in Vermont and shipped directly to the customer.

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Vintage Ad – 1951: Art Instruction

Published on June 7, 2024

Posted in: Miscellaneous

If you like to draw, sketch, or paint, take the famous Talent Test.

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Ad – 1953: Tom Corbett Space Cadet Invisible Helmet

Published on November 18, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Tom Corbett Space Cadet Invisible Helmet advertisement from 1953. You see people - they can't see you!

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Ad – 1929: X-Ray Kathoscope Pocket Detector

Published on November 11, 2021

Posted in: Beauty, Invention & Technology, Miscellaneous

1929 advertisement for an x-ray Kathoscope, which implies that one can see through a woman's clothing with this device.

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Ad – 1939: A Nazi Shall Die! – Air Adventures

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

A Nazi Shall Die! - Air Adventures Ad, Popular Aviation, December 1939, page 84.

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Ad – 1947: Dame and Wilson Watch Repair

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Dame and Wilson Watch Repair Ad, Richmond Indiana Palladium-Item, June 13, 1947, page 10.

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Ad – 1959: Linguaphone Learn to Speak French

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Learn to Speak French, Linguaphone, Boy's Own Paper, September 1959, page 12.

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Ad – 1915: Brentano’s Book Store

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Brentano's Book Store, Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Summer Resort Directory, June 6, 1915.

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Ad – 1905: Albany Engraving Co.

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Albany Engraving Co., The Vermonter, August 1905, page 5.

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Ad – 1891: Cunnington Groceries, Hardware, and Miners’ Supplies

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Miscellaneous

Cunnington Groceries, Hardware, and Miners' Supplies, Salt Lake Herald, February 20, 1891, page 6.

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Ad – 1959: Apollo Savings & Loan

Published on March 3, 2021

Posted in: Financial, Miscellaneous

Apollo Savings & Loan ad from the March 4, 1959 issue of the Suburbanite Economist

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Ad – 1923: Rat Bis-Kit

Published on March 2, 2021

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Around the Home, Miscellaneous

Rat Bis-Kit Ad that appeared on page 140 of the September 1923 issue of Popular Mechanics.

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