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1939 Sunbeam Shavemaster 475 Ad - "SHAVES CLOSE AS ANY STRAIGHT EDGE! AND Faster!"

1939 Chevrolet 1939 Ad - "THE BIGGEST VALUE - that's why it's first in Sales!"

1939 Studebaker Champion Ad - "Studebaker cuts down your car costs with enduring, expert craftsmanship"

1939 Priestley's Nor-East Suits Ad - "They're Refrigerated by Nature"

1953 Moore-McCormack Lines South America Cruise Ad - "Every Voyage a Gay, Glamorous Cruise to South America"

1953 Bower Roller Bearings Ad - "MAKING BETTER TIME...now that the heat's off!"

1953 Jenkins Valves Ad - "LOOK FOR THE DIAMOND MARK"

1953 Babcock & Wilcox Boiler Division Steel Plate Bending Ad - "Easily bending steel plates this thick to make steam behave at 2700 pounds pressure"

1953 Springmaid Fabrics broadcloth Ad - "The Springs Cotton Mills"

1953 American Gas and Electric Company Industrial Location Services Ad - "must your plant be near a River? 18 Rivers to choose from along AGE lines..."

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