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Ad – 1953: Tom Corbett Space Cadet Invisible Helmet

Published on November 18, 2021

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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

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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

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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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