It’s 1961 and you’re setting up your very own place for the first time. You need so much! Wait, a bread box costs how much?! That seems like a lot. Don’t get that dust pan, btw. I had one and they’re very clunky.

Sears Catalog 1961
#VintageAds

1980 Japanese battery ad: a toy firefighter climbs 50 stories & puts out a cigarette. No words. Just proof. Still one of the smartest ads ever. 🔋

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
ARTIST: Chris Ware, "Back to School"
ADVERTISEMENT: HBO
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SEPTEMBER 16, 1967
ARTIST: Ilonka Karasz
ADVERTISEMENT: Charles of the Ritz
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“Hey, honey, what’s for supper?”
“The magazine says it’s Souper Pancakes”
“Did I forget our anniversary or something? Are you mad at me?”
“It only LOOKS like cat sick. I’m sure it’s fine”

#VintageAds
#Abominations

SEPTEMBER 15, 1980
ARTIST: Pierre Le-Tan
ADVERTISEMENT: Cíaní
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SEPTEMBER 14, 1987
ARTIST: Devera Ehrenberg
ADVERTISEMENT: Johnnie Walker Red Label
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
ARTIST: Istvan Banyai, "Déjà Vu"
ADVERTISEMENT: Salvatore Ferragamo
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I just love these “stare at the weird picture” things, although half of them tend to look like Caucasian Jesus. Not this one though! It’s a pip of a picture!

San Francisco 1930
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
ARTIST: John Cuneo (@johncuneo3), "Top Dog"
ADVERTISEMENT: United States Postal Service
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Commercial deodorant products were first introduced in the 19th century, gaining traction in the 1920s.
These unfortunate ladies are apparently nose blind and need input from friends and family who have a whole bunch of euphemisms for “you stink.”

#VintageAds

SEPTEMBER 11, 1965
ARTIST: Charles E. Martin
ADVERTISEMENT: First National City Bank
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SEPTEMBER 10, 1990
ARTIST: Ann McCarthy
ADVERTISEMENT: Grand Marnier
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I’m not sure if this is a nod to space travel, auto mechanics or cults.
Thank goodness it comes in two colors. It would be embarrassing if you were matchy matchy with the neighbors

#SearsCatalog 1970
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SEPTEMBER 9, 1972
ARTIST: Charles Addams
ADVERTISEMENT: RCA
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SEPTEMBER 8, 1997
ARTIST: Lawrence Mynott, “Game, Set, and Match”
ADVERTISEMENT: Merrill Lynch
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SEPTEMBER 7, 1963
ARTIST: Robert Kraus
ADVERTISEMENT: TWA
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SEPTEMBER 6, 1958
ARTIST: Vestie E. Davis
ADVERTISEMENT: Davidow
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SEPTEMBER 5, 1988
ARTIST: Roz Chast (@rozchast)
ADVERTISEMENT: Revlon
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#newyorkercovers #newyorker #newyorkermag #rozchast #chast #illustration #1988 #hesellsseashells #beachfront #shellgame #vintageads #revlon #unforgettable #supermodels #alexasinger #sandrazatezalo #millajovovich

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007
ARTIST: Wayne Thiebaud (@waynethiebaudart, @waynethiebaud_), "Menu Rose"
ADVERTISEMENT: Sub-Zero
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#newyorkercovers #newyorker #newyorkermag #waynethiebaud #thiebaud #illustration #2007 #menurose #diner #decor #homespun #vintageads #subzero #raspberries