If you take a quick look at fashion magazines or some home decor ideas that are trending, you might see quite a few vintage items there. Whether it’s clothing, lamps, or something else entirely, vintage things have a certain kind of charm drawing people to them.
Vintage ads are no exception. Not only do they present unique ideas, visuals, and slogans, they also allow us to catch a glimpse of what life was like back in the day. For those interested in such a form of time travel, the Facebook group ‘Vintage Ads, Commercials & Artwork’ can be a great vessel. It shares all sorts of vintage ads and commercials, some of which we have put on this list for you to marvel at; so wait no longer and scroll down to view them.
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#1 Vintage Travel Poster “North Coast Limited In The Montana Rockies” By Gustav Wilhelm Krollmann (1888-1962). Published In 1929 In The USA
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#2 1978
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#3 It’s Called The Playpen. But We Don’t Promise It Keeps You Out Of Mischief
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With over 150k members as of now, the ‘Vintage Ads, Commercials & Artwork’ Facebook group was started in 2019, but it is dedicated to content going way back in time. In a previous interview with Bored Panda, its founder, Edgar, shared that he started it because he felt restricted in other groups as they didn’t accept both printed and video ads.
“That pretty much made me take the decision to start my own one and run it the way I think it should [be run], by having quality content regarding interesting vintage ads, commercials, and artwork,” he told Bored Panda then.
#4 Out Of The 1936 Ge Industrial Catalog
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#5 The Hideaway House The “Heavenly Abode” That Charlie Built For His Angels! (1977)
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“I have always enjoyed vintage, ancient, or antique things; I always find it interesting every time I see something that is very old,” the founder of the group told Bored Panda during a more recent interview.
“It’s like going to a museum and looking at ancient relics and just imagining how it was before; so I get some of that while managing my group. Having other people participate and post things we had never seen before makes it even better.”
#6 Vintage Advertising Poster “Prochainement, Tournée Du Chat Noir De Rodolphe Salis” By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923). Poster Published In 1896 In France
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#7 Vintage Travel Poster “Montana” By Gustav Wilhelm Krollmann (1888-1962). Published In 1920 In The USA
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#8 March 1961 Cover Of The Progressive Farmer. Getting A New Phone! “We’re Calling You First, Grandmother!”
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Edgar believes that ‘Vintage Ads, Commercials & Artwork’ brings joy not only to him but to other members of the group as well. “I believe people can benefit in various ways. The nostalgia factor, the discovery of the past, the enjoyment of art, education on advertising history and techniques, and lastly, just being entertained,” he said, adding that vintage advertising is different to what we see nowadays.
#9 Sears Spring/Summer 1956
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#10 1943-44
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#11 1958 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
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“It’s about reliving and preserving the past,” the founder of the Facebook group pointed out, referring to vintage advertising. In his opinion, advertisers nowadays could learn a thing or two from them, but he believes they wouldn’t get away with advertising their products the same way brands and organizations did back in the day.
“One example would be how in the past they didn’t think too much about being politically correct or if they might offend someone, which is a big problem that advertisers have to deal with today,” he said.
#12 Vintage Travel Poster “Visit India” By Fred Taylor (1875-1963). Published In The 1930s In India
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#13 Curves Of Youth Will Be Yours If You Will “Pull The Cords”
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#14 1958
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Edgar continued on why advertising nowadays could not be the same as it used to be, by pointing out that people now have more access to information, which back then they did not. “In the past, advertisers could get away with making some bold claims about their products or services even though they were complete lies.”
“They can’t also use the way the products were presented; like how they used to put them high on a pedestal like they were the best thing ever to come out,” he added. “Today I’m afraid people would see this as cheesy or fake.”
#15 For What?
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#16 Scripto Makes A Twiggy Ball-Point Pen. (How Odd) It’s Twiggy Tall To Give You More Ink. It’s Sizzle-Striped To Put Razzle-Dozzle In Your Writing! Six Hot, Cool Color Combinations. ?️ Seventeen Magazine, 1967
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#17 A Typical Suburban Couple Enjoying Their Hog
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The founder of the Facebook group believes that vintage ads age well because of nostalgia. “People love to remember that car their dad used to drive, that toy they got for Christmas as kids, or that perfume their mom used to love. That’s why people enjoy my group; they love to remember the good old days. Others just appreciate looking into the past.”
According to recent data, Edgar seems to be right; nostalgia does push people to seek all things vintage. PRNewswire revealed that, based on a survey of over two thousand American shoppers, three in five of them regularly buy vintage items; and out of those who do, nearly one-fifth do it for the pure sentimental value.
#18 1942 Coke Magazine Ad. I’ve Been Told The Original Name Of This Guy Was “Sprite”
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#19 Lucky ? Charms Cereal W/Leprechaun (1964)
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#20 1957
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PRNewswire shared that VHS tapes, Etch-a-Sketch toys, and Polaroid cameras are the vintage products people are on the lookout for the most, followed closely by lava lamps and mood rings.
According to the survey, these items remind quite a few people of a simpler, more peaceful time. Roughly one-fifth of American shoppers reportedly miss such a time, saying that back then, they weren’t exposed to advertisements 24/7 across different mediums.
#21 Telechron Electric Clocks, 1951. Via 1950sunlimited
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#22 Popcorn Anyone?
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#23 The King Of Beers
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Other interesting finds of the survey suggest that, when it comes to childhood nostalgia, iconic TV commercials are the thing consumers miss the most from the ‘90s marketing campaigns and shopping experiences. Buying products through infomercials or catalogs and well-known TV jingles are second and third on the list.
#24 Journal Magazine, 1944
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#25 Nabisco Confections Inc, 1975
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#26 Hopalong Cassidy Radio
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If you would like to browse more of such vintage ads, feel free to check out our previous piece on ‘Vintage Ads, Commercials & Artwork’. And for more content on all that’s vintage, continue to this list of beautiful pictures from back in the day, view these images from the 1970s archives, or marvel at the best vintage shots of Hollywood stars, which you can find here.
#27 1960
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#28 Ad From 1943
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#29 Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts
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#30 Dial
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#31 1957 Life Savers “I Dare You”
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#32 Sears 1963
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#33 Beautiful Hair Doesn’t Just Happen: It Starts With Wella Balsam. Farrah Fawcett, 1977
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#34 1964 Robin Hood Flour
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#35 The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, 1955
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#36 1962 Schwinn Bicycles
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#37 Camay
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#38 1957
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#39 1977
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#40 Simplicity 1968
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#41 Fed Up? Study Art With Albert Dorne!
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#42 Mr. Eggo Guarantees” Eggo Waffles. In 1953, The Dorsa Brothers Introduced The Toaster-Ready Frozen Waffles To Supermarkets Throughout The Us
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#43 Ad – Mayflower Moving – Asheville Directory – 1957
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#44 Ad – Electric Service – Reddy Kilowatt – From Back Cover Of Asheville Directory – 1957
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#45 Eye-Catching “Hounds Tooth” Corduroys
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#46 From The June 1930 Issue Of Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan Magazine (Cosmo)
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#47 October 1942. Inhaling Toxic Chemicals In My Finest Neiman-Marcus Dress
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#48 Simple People Of The Golden Era
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#49 1938
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#50 I Want All Of These. (Ad C. 1976)
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#51 1958
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#52 McDonald’s
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#53 Auto Strap For Front-Seat Tots
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#54 1967 UK. Model Is Jan Rylander
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#55 1946 Mccalls Magazine Ad
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#56 Life Magazine, Nov. 1967
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#57 Kraft, 1965
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#58 1968 Schwinn Apple Krate
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#59 Sears 1973
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#60 “Slug-A-Bug”…. Yikes!
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#61 1952 Wizard Appliances From Western Auto Stores
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#62 3 In 1 By Ge
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#63 1959 Carnation Instant Milk (Click For Full View)
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#64 Remember The Jingle? “Coppertone Gets You More From The Sunnn!”
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#65 Philips Television 1951 Artist A. M. Cassandre
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#66 1985 Mattel Barbie Glamour Home
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#67 I’m A Mercury Man!”
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#68 American Bottling Co, 1978
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#69 1959 International Trucks
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#70 Sears 1973. Colleen Corby, Right
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#71 1958
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#72 Safe And Comfortable!
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#73 KFC Menu
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#74 Noxzema
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#75 The Delineator, April 1909
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#76 Kmart
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#77 1957 Fairbanks-Morse Riding Mower
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#78 Chesterfield
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#79 Bonanza
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#80 Lucky Tonic Hair Tonic Ad, 1953 Esquire Magazine
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#81 Hills Horsemeat With Gravy (1964)
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#82 1956 American Meat Institute Psa
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#83 1957
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#84 1957
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#85 June 1968. ‘What’s Black And Yellow And Read All Over? The Yellow Pages Dress!’
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#86 Pepsi-Cola
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#87 “It’s A Grand Old Lighter” Zippo, Made In USA (1978)
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#88 Coca-Cola ?? It’s The Real Thing ?? The Model Is Jennifer O’neill
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