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Vintage Ad – 1945: Free Slide Rule

Published on March 10, 2022

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Free Slide Rule Ad, Crack Detective Stories, September 1945, page 93.

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Vintage Ad – 1975: Star Trek View-Master 3-D Pictures

Published on March 3, 2022

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Vintage Star Trek 3D GAF View-Master Ad that appeared in The Monster Times in May 1975 on page 32.

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Ad – 1908: Clipper Clip Paper Clip

Published on December 9, 2021

Posted in: Around the Home, Invention & Technology

Clipper Clip Paper Clip ad that appeared on page 414 in the December 1908 issue of Scientific American.

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Ad – 1957: Kodak 300 Slide Projector

Published on November 15, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Vintage advertisement for the Kodak 300 Slide projector that appeared in Sports Illustrated, May 13, 1957, page 73.

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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 – 1953: Du Pont Baby in Cellophane

Published on October 28, 2021

Posted in: Around the Home, Invention & Technology

Would you wrap your baby in Cellophane? The people behind the ads at Du Pont clearly thought it was a good idea back in 1953.

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Ad – 1938: 450 Miles on a Gallon of Gas

Published on October 14, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology, Transportation

Can it be true? 450 miles on a gallon of gas? Check out this ad from 1938...

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Ad – 1912: Acme Anvils

Published on April 13, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

A real advertisement for Acme Anvils, 1912 Sears, Roebuck and Company Catalog, No. 124, page 1073

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Ad – 1953: Walt Disney Peter Pan Admiral TV

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Walt Disney Peter Pan Admiral TV Ad, Life, April 27, 1953, pages 58-59.

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Ad – 1949: Roll-A-Ray Heat Massager

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Roll-A-Ray Heat Massager Ad, Detective Book Magazine, Summer 1949.

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Ad – 1888: Remington Typewriter

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Remington Typewriter Ad, Popular Science Monthly, April 1888

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Ad – 1938: Rand Hair Growth

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Rand Hair Growth Ad, Modern Mechanix, March 1938, page 15.

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Ad – 1962: 8mm Motion Picture Film Projector

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

8mm Motion Picture Film Projector Ad, Topper Magazine, February 1962, page 45.

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Ad – 1961: Telefunken Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology

Telefunken Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder by Audio Elite, Ad, Audio Magazine, September 1961, page 97.

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Ad – 1978: Apple Computer Christmas

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays, Invention & Technology

Apple Computer, 21st Century Shop, Christmas, Cincinnati Magazine, December 1978, page 12.

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