1950s Vintage Ads

Vintage Print Ads from the 1950s

The 1950s were a transitional time in print advertising from the artistic and drawn ads of the previous decades, to the abstract and blocky designs of the following decades. Also considered the “Atomic Age” in terms of advertising, a lot of famous Americana was set in this period.

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1954 Lucky Strike Cigarettes Ad - "LUCKIES TASTE BETTER CLEANER, FRESHER, SMOOTHER!"

1954 Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "A Friendly Game at Col. Crow's, 1848"

1954 Pepsodent Oral Detergent Toothpaste Ad - "Pepsodent's brand new flavor tastes so good!"

1954 Sanforized cotton garments Ad - "MISTER! Avoid cotton garments that shrink out of fit. ALWAYS insist on seeing the 'SANFORIZED' trade-mark before you buy!"

1954 Delsey Toilet Tissue Ad - "Delsey is fine and firm and soft – like Kleenex tissues"

1954 Charles Antell Formula No. 9 Ad - "Without This Vital MOISTURE HUMAN HAIR CAN 'DIE OF THIRST'"

1954 Minute Rice Pre-Cooked Ad - "NOW—PERFECT RICE INSTANTLY"

1954 Green Giant Peas Ad - "Get the Big Sweet Ones with the thin skins"

1954 Pineapple Growers Association Crushed Pineapple Ad - "Pie that's second-helping good!...quick with pie crust mix and... Crushed Pineapple Canned Tropic-Fresh"

1954 RCA Victor Master 21 TV Ad - "at the lowest price in history... only $199.95"

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1951 Kodak Cameras and Film Ad - "Your snapshots tell the story best"

1951 Du Pont Cellophane Ad - "A quick pick-up when you slow-up"

1951 Conoco Super Motor Oil Ad - "50,000 Miles—No Wear!"

1951 Eaton 2-Speed Truck Axles Ad - "2-Speed Axles provide the right speeds at the right time"

1951 Sealright Sanitary Milk Bottle Closures Ad - "This easy Jingle Contest Closes August 30th. ENTER NOW If you win, Sealright and your dairy will give you a United Air Lines trip to HAWAII"

1951 Pullman Train Service Ad - "Anybody hear you know?"

1951 International Trucks Truck Saver Inspection Ad - "Now – Free TRUCK SAVER Inspection"

1951 Dodge Oriflow Ride System Ad - "Drive it five minutes and you'll drive it for years"

1951 Armour Star Bacon Ad - "Now turn fresh vegetables into a full meal with tender-smoked Armour Star Bacon!"

1951 Hotpoint Automatic Dishwasher Ad - "Join The 1,000 Men A Day Who Are Freeing Their Wives From Dishpan Drudgery!"

1951 Rexall Deluxe Tooth Brushes Ad - "SAVE 39¢"

1951 Bufferin Pain Relief Tablets Ad - "Acts twice as fast as aspirin! Doesn't upset the stomach!"

1951 Sanforized Cotton Fabrics Ad - "Anyone can solve this puzzle..."

1951 Buick Roadmaster Ad - "Start of a Beautiful Friendship"

1951 Old Gold Cigarettes Ad - "No high-flying medical claims... just the down to earth smoking pleasure of fine tobaccos That's Old Gold"

1951 Sealtest Peach Ice Cream Ad - "Sun kissed peaches...for the flavor you love"

1951 Auto-Lite Sta-Ful Battery Ad - "NEEDS WATER ONLY 3 TIMES A YEAR!"

1951 Mercury Car Ad - "MAKE THE MERCURY 2-WAY TEST—for 'the buy of your life!'"

1951 Maxwell House Coffee Ad - "Everybody knows the sign of good coffee"

1951 General Motors Diesel Engines Ad - "This is the Diesel that's easier to maintain"

1951 United Air Lines Passenger Service Ad - "Why more than 3 million passengers will fly United this year"

1951 U.S. Royal Master Tire Ad - "The Tire News is Good!"

1951 Sunkist orange juice Ad - "Only the best of the best are stamped Sunkist"

1951 Ethyl Antiknock Compound Ad - "A product the public never sees benefits everybody who makes, sells or uses gasoline and gasoline engines."

1951 Listerine Antiseptic Ad - "Before every date... LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC... it's Breath Taking!"

1951 Nash Rambler Country Club Ad - "Nash Presents America’s Newest Hardtop Convertible"

1951 General Electric Refrigerators Ad - "25% to 50% more food space"

1951 Coca-Cola Bottled Soda Ad - "Come over for Coke"

1951 Schlitz Beer Ad - "The Beer that made Milwaukee Famous"

1951 Stanley Hostess Party Plan Ad - "You shop Comfortably at Stanley Hostess Parties"

1951 Hiram Walker's Gin Ad - "Taste what Imported Botanicals add to these gin drinks"

1951 Coty Solid Cologne Ad - "Feel Cool-Keep Fragrant!"

1951 Welch's Frozen Concentrated Grape Juice Ad - "Hurray for the Welch's... CLUNK went the Wicked Fairy!"

1951 Lustre-Creme Shampoo Ad - "The Most Beautiful Hair in the World is kept at its loveliest ...with Lustre-Creme Shampoo"

1951 Lilt Home Permanent Ad - "No Other Home Permanent Wave looks...feels...behaves so much like the loveliest Naturally Curly Hair!"

1951 Howard Johnson's Ice Cream Shops and Restaurants Ad - "Landmark For Hungry Americans"

1951 Shell X-100 Motor Oil Ad - "Your engine makes this much acid every day ... And it's Acid Action - not friction that causes 90% of engine wear!"

1951 Chevrolet Styline De Luxe 4-Door Sedan (1951) Ad - "You'll discover top quality in every detail at today's lowest prices!"

1951 Ann Page Salad Dressing and Ann Page Mayonnaise Ad - "Super Dressings... At Super Savings!"

1951 Seagram's Ancient Bottle Distilled Dry Gin Ad - "NOW GIN HAS COME OF AGE"

1951 Rayve Creme Shampoo Ad - "No other shampoo makes my hair so shining clean...so easy to curl!"

1951 Morrell Pride Bacon Ad - "Bacon for breakfast...truly an American dish. And when it's Morrell Pride Bacon, you're serving the finest!"

1951 Hires Root Beer Ad - "Happy thought! say—HIRES TO YOU!"

1951 Texaco Registered Rest Room Service Ad - "Something a lady appreciates!"

1951 His Kind of Woman! (film) Ad - "The hottest combination that ever hit the screen!"

1951 Arrow Shirt Ad - "Wear an Arrow Shirt and you'll simply sweep her off her feet!"

1951 Old Taylor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Sign of a Good Host"

1951 Corby's Reserve Blended Whiskey Ad - "For whiskey quality that's riding high, look for CORBY'S PARROT"

1951 Pillsbury Cake Mixes (White and Chocolate Fudge) Ad - "Got your hat on?"

1951 Lucky Strike Cigarettes Ad - "Be Happy—Go Lucky!"

1951 Statler Hotels Ad - "When traveling with your parents—always bring your parents here!"

1951 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Ad - "What'll You Have?"

1951 Campbell's Soup Ad - "Have Soup for Lunch"

1951 Toni Home Permanent with Permafix Ad - "You can't tell a Toni from naturally curly hair!"

1951 Bendix automatic Washers, Dryers, Ironers Ad - "How To Enjoy Two Extra Weeks Of 'Lazy Days'... And Win A Glorious Trip To Paris Or Rio Via TWA Or BRANIFF"

1951 U.S. Royal Master Tire Ad - "The Tire News is Good!"

1951 Royal Crown RC Cola Ad - "RC makes you feel like... NEW!"

1951 7-Up Soda Ad - "fresh up with Seven-Up!"

1951 Nash Airflyte Rambler All-Purpose Sedan Ad - "It's 2 Cars in One—For Family Work and Family Fun"

1951 Pablum Cereals (Mixed Cereal, Oatmeal, Barley Cereal, Rice Cereal) Ad - "Now watch Baby’s progress on all four!"

1951 B.F. Goodrich Tubeless Tires Ad - "If you knew all this about B.F. Goodrich Tubeless Tires ...would you want to ride on any other kind?"

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1958 Marlboro Cigarettes Ad - "Where there's a Man... there's a Marlboro"

1958 Seagram's V.O. Canadian Whisky Ad - "Throughout the world... Known by the company it keeps"

1958 Arrow Ardsley Collection Shirts Ad - "Arrow's new ARDSLEY COLLECTION gives you Arrow fashion... Arrow comfort"

1958 Kodak Medallion 8 Movie Camera Ad - "New Kodak Medallion Movie Camera takes 3 kinds of shots—at a turn of the turret!"

1958 MG MGA Ad - "no wonder it holds the road!"

1958 McGregor Men's Clothing Ad - "for Valentine's Day give him RED WHITE AND YOU"

1958 Mercury Station Wagons Ad - "First Station Wagons to Combine Spirited Performance with Beauty and Size"

1958 Hathaway Shirt Ad - "The man in the Hathaway shirt"

1958 Avisco Super Rayon Cord Ad - "The new Super Rayon cord inside your tires gives far superior RIDE, SAFETY, WEAR"

1958 Orlon Sport Coats Ad - "Light, Yet Stays Neat"

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