1940s Vintage Ads

Vintage Print Ads from the 1940s

The war years and the dawn of the atomic age, ads in the 1940s were still considered “readers” — there was a lot of text accompanying the ads. We start to see the first use of photography, but most products are still rendered by illustration.

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1941 Niblets Brand Whole Kernel Corn Ad - "Meet the 'Ker-nul'"

1941 Hoover Cleaner Ad - "Give her the HOOVER and you give her the best"

1941 Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Head of the Bourbon Family"

1941 B.V.D. Matched Sets (Pajamas and Robes) Ad - "This Christmas... treat him LIKE A MILLIONAIRE!"

1941 Remington Foursome Electric Shaver Ad - "Remington's newest gift for men"

1941 Royal Portable Typewriter Ad - "If you are thinking of today's most sensible gift..."

1941 Calvert Special and Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey Ad - "Clear Heads Choose Calvert"

1941 Fleischmann's Enriched Hi-B Yeast Ad - "Four are unfilled..."

1941 Pliofilm 'Usefuls' Ad - "different inexpensive gifts everyone adores"

1941 Toushay Lotion Ad - "So effective it protects your hands even in hot, soapy water!"

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1940 Ads

1940 Camel Cigarettes Ad - "GET THE 'EXTRAS'—WITH SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS"

1940 Dromedary Gingerbread Mix Ad - "Dromedary's Big Surprise for You"

1940 Mercury 8 1941 Ad - "The big car that stands alone in economy"

1940 Hudson 1941 Six De Luxe Sedan Ad - "Symphonic Styling"

1940 Air Step Shoes Ad - "The shoe with the magic sole"

1940 Sun-Maid Raisins Ad - "How to enjoy BETTER HEALTH BETTER MEALS for only a few cents a week"

1940 Golden Wedding Whiskey Ad - "Five great whiskies 'wedded' into one"

1940 Whitman's Sampler Chocolates Ad - "A WOMAN NEVER FORGETS THE MAN WHO REMEMBERS"

1940 Packard One-Ten Deluxe Sedan 1941 Ad - "Brimming with Beauty — Bursting with News!"

1940 Armour's Treet Ad - "The People's Choice!"

1940 Stetson Slant Hat Ad - "Stetson has a new "Slant" on hats"

1940 Pall Mall Famous Cigarettes Ad - "Compare Pall Mall with your old cigarette"

1940 Dodge Job-Rated Trucks (1941) Ad - "More than ever... built to fit the job!"

1940 Nash Ambassador and Nash Ambassador Six Ad - "A New Kind of Car is Here!"

1940 Motorola Wireless Automatic Record Changer Ad - "Make Your Radio an Automatic Phonograph at Low Cost"

1940 California Wines Ad - "These days more people than ever before choose Wine"

1940 Ford 1941 Car Ad - "Get the facts and you'll get a FORD!"

1940 1941 DeSoto Ad - "Fluid Drive now combined with the new Simplimatic Transmission—gives you full Automatic Shifting for all normal driving!"

1940 Hiram Walker's Signet Straight Rye Whiskey Ad - "Delightfully light ... because It’s Aged in AGED Wood"

1940 Fleischmann's Fresh Yeast Ad - "Now You'll Like Yeast!"

1940 Swift's Brookfield Pure Pork Sausage Ad - "TIME FOR SIZZLIN' SAUSAGE WITH THE OLD-TIME FLAVOR"

1940 Paul Jones Whiskey Ad - "Impossible, is it?"

1940 Baker's Chocolate and Cocoa Ad - "celebrate the 175th Birthday of Successful Cooking with Baker's Chocolate"

1940 International D-30 Cab-Over-Engine Truck Ad - "PICTURE OF A DREAM COMING TRUE"

1940 Air Transport Association Airline Travel Ad - "IT PAYS TO FLY"

1940 International Sterling Serenity flatware Ad - "International Sterling's new pattern... 'SERENITY'"

1940 Vitality Shoes women's dress shoes Ad - "ELECT Vitality FOR LIFE!"

1940 Pan American Coffee Bureau Coffee Ad - "Some folks frown on it... but it's a lot of fun"

1940 Westinghouse Leisure Line of Electric Home Appliances Ad - "Leave it to ME and there'll be MORE FREE TIME FOR MOTHERS!"

1940 White Owl Cigars (New White Owl blended with Havana) Ad - "Just off the plane from Havana"

1940 Sanforized-Shrunk shorts and pajamas Ad - "For permanent fit...look for the words...SANFORIZED-SHRUNK"

1940 Chrysler 1941 Airflow Bodies Ad - "NOW Fluid Drive with Automatic Safety Control"

1940 Koroseal synthetic coating Ad - "New synthetic coating by Goodrich makes curtains, coats, tablecloths, anything waterproof, soilproof"

1940 Plymouth 'The One' for '41 Ad - "It Spells C-L-A-S-S"

1941 Ads

1941 Niblets Brand Whole Kernel Corn Ad - "Meet the 'Ker-nul'"

1941 Hoover Cleaner Ad - "Give her the HOOVER and you give her the best"

1941 Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Head of the Bourbon Family"

1941 B.V.D. Matched Sets (Pajamas and Robes) Ad - "This Christmas... treat him LIKE A MILLIONAIRE!"

1941 Remington Foursome Electric Shaver Ad - "Remington's newest gift for men"

1941 Royal Portable Typewriter Ad - "If you are thinking of today's most sensible gift..."

1941 Calvert Special and Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey Ad - "Clear Heads Choose Calvert"

1941 Fleischmann's Enriched Hi-B Yeast Ad - "Four are unfilled..."

1941 Pliofilm 'Usefuls' Ad - "different inexpensive gifts everyone adores"

1941 Toushay Lotion Ad - "So effective it protects your hands even in hot, soapy water!"

1941 Motorola Radios, Automatic Changers, Phonograph Radios Ad - "3-DIMENSION VITA-TONE Makes the Difference"

1941 General Motors Dealership Service Ad - "Partners in Progress through Service"

1941 Ann Page Sparkle Gelatin Dessert Ad - ""Masked Bandit" makes rich haul!"

1941 Lord Elgin and Lady Elgin Watches Ad - "America's most celebrated timepieces!"

1941 Del Monte Corn Ad - "Which kind of corn?"

1941 Seaforth! For Men Gift Packages Ad - "For the MAN at the top of your list!"

1941 I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Present it Proudly"

1941 Carnation Irradiated Milk Ad - "A guy sure does grow... when he sticks to Carnation!"

1941 Golden Wedding Whiskey Ad - "Five great whiskies 'wedded' into one"

1941 Firestone Holiday Gift Selection Ad - "Gifts for the Entire Family at Firestone"

1941 California Sauterne and Burgundy Wine Ad - "WINE speaks a quiet, warm-hearted welcome"

1941 Continental Whiskey Collection Ad - "NTINENTAL that Superb Whiskies, Gins from The HOUSE of COwill bring joy to millions of festive tables"

1941 Statler Hotels Hospitality and Accommodations Ad - "Welcome stranger!"

1941 General Electric Radios Ad - "There's a General Electric Radio Here for EVERYONE!"

1941 Yardley Gift Sets Ad - "Yours to Give... These Yardley Sets"

1941 Birds Eye Flounder Fillets, Birds Eye Peaches Ad - "You are cordially invited to a fish dinner"

1941 Coca-Cola Ad - "Thirst asks nothing more"

1941 Mimeograph duplicator Ad - "ORDERS HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE"

1941 American Meat Institute Meat Ad - "Meat and the safe way to reduce"

1941 Max Factor Hollywood Make-Up Gift Sets Ad - "Gifts from Hollywood"

1941 Hamilton Watches Ad - "The Watch of Railroad Accuracy"

1941 Coty Perfume Gift Sets (L'Aimant, Paris, L'Origan, Emeraude) Ad - "Theme and Variations by Coty"

1941 Sunbeam Electric Appliances (Mixmaster, Toaster, Waffle Baker, Coffeemaster, Shavemaster) Ad - "Cherished Gifts that keep on giving... all year long!"

1941 Sunbeam Shavemaster Ad - "ONE GOOD Head is best!"

1941 Fram Oil Filter Ad - "SAVE OIL FOR DEFENSE SAVE YOUR MOTOR SAVE MONEY"

1941 Manning Bowman Smokeless Table Broiler Ad - "Exclusively the table broiler that doesn't smoke"

1941 Pillsbury's Pancake Flour Ad - "How to make the family stop talking and start eating!"

1941 Talon slide fastener Ad - ""TALON" the dependable slide fastener"

1941 B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Tires Ad - "Switch to B.F. Goodrich FIRST IN RUBBER"

1941 Chevrolet Dealer Service Ad - "Service that Satisfies... Service that Saves"

1941 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "AT THE FIRST SYMPTOM OF A COLD OR SORE THROAT—Listerine, QUICK!"

1941 Forstmann 100% Virgin Wool Fabrics Ad - "for lines that live"

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1947 Burton's Distilled London Dry Gin Ad - "ON TOP From Coast to Coast"

1947 Ford Trucks Ad - "Where It's Toughest—Ford Trucks Last Longer!"

1947 Sperry Printer Ad - "Better ways to print faster with Sperry Electronics"

1947 Haig & Haig Blended Scots Whisky Ad - "The First and Last Word in Scotch"

1947 BOAC Speedbird Service Ad - "OVER THE ATLANTIC...AND ACROSS THE WORLD"

1947 Dewar's White Label and Dewar's Victoria Vat Ad - "As Traditional of Scotland as the Bagpipes"

1947 Lord Calvert Blended Whiskey Ad - "For Men of Distinction...LORD CALVERT"

1947 Eaton 2-speed axle Ad - "Eaton and the Truck Industry Grew Up Together"

1947 Yorkaire Conditioner Ad - "Will you have HOT WEATHER CROWDS this Summer?"

1947 Beechcraft Executive Transport Ad - ""Be back for dinner, Daddy""

1947 Bohn Aluminum & Brass Automotive Alloys Ad - "Millions of pounds of light alloys fabricated by Bohn are incorporated in the vast array of highly efficient automobiles that go into daily use throughout the world."

1947 Omega Automatic Watch Ad - "FIRST NAME IN TIME : LAST WORD IN WATCH MAKING"

1947 Kentucky Tavern Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "The Aristocrat of Bonds"

1947 Seagram's Ancient Bottle Gin Ad - "American Originals"

1947 Canada Vacations Unlimited Ad - "It can still be all yours this year"

1947 Martin 2-0-2 Ad - "Here's How to Get the Jump on Competition! Travel or Ship by Martin 2-0-2"

1947 Dictograph Intercommunication System Ad - "The proven way to CUT BUSINESS COSTS"

1947 Canadian Pacific Train Travel Ad - "We're seeing CANADA by TRAIN!"

1947 Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Head of the Bourbon Family"

1947 Philadelphia Blended Whisky Ad - "The Heritage Whisky"

1947 Hilton Hotels Group Ad - "Individually Famous yet they possess the same Hilton Hospitality"

1947 Underwood Typewriter Ad - "Typewriter Leader of the World"

1947 Lincoln 1947 Motor Car Ad - "Nothing could be finer"

1947 Smith-Corona Office Typewriters Ad - "You can type 10 to 15 words a minute faster!"

1947 Gruen Curvex Watch Ad - "so truly Beautiful"

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