Advertising
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The advertising industry has become PC for the fear of offending any one or libel actions taken against them. However between the 1950s and 1980s there was no fear of that, and advertisers had a free reign and did not shy away from some ‘good old fashioned’ sexism. Below are some examples, some are awful,
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Advertising is an art, well good advertising that is. You do come across ads in magazines or newspapers that you remember a long time after you have seen them. On the other hand their or ads you just want to erase from your memory. The advertising industry has become PC for the fear of offending
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One of the most powerful weapons during WWII and indeed any other war was propaganda. It was however not only the governments that used propaganda, private also used propaganda, albeit in a more subliminal manner, in their advertising campaigns. Some of these ads would put 21st century advertisers to shame. following are some examples of
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Substances we now know to be highly addictive and even lethal weren’t always seen that way. In the late 19th and early 20th century heroin was seen as a cough medicine and coca cola’s secret ingredient was cocaine.(Have a coke and a smile) Cigarettes were recommended for pregnant women. Even arsenic was used in confectionery
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I know the W.H.O keeps changing their minds on what is and isn’t healthy, but throughout the years there have been ad campaigns claiming that things were healthy which we now can safely assume that they weren’t The above poster an ad for an asbestos pad for the dining table. We know now that asbestos
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This is just a picture blog of random ads ads and pictures which appeared in newspapers during WWII. In this image provided by the Army Press Relations, although Colonel Floyd E. Dunn, Sioux City, Iowa knows his jungle warfare, when it comes to the tenor saxophone, he gives in to the expert coaching of band
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Just because there was a war going on didn’t mean that companies abolished their marketing needs. The advertising trade was still booming. Nothing beats and old fashioned dose of patriotism to get your products sold(or sometimes not sold).Lets face it advertising is really a commercial form of propaganda. Below are some examples of advertisements from
History of Sorts 
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