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Finding magazines that contain great advertisements is a fun collecting adventure! The great thing about magazines is millions upon millions of them were printed and they often show up at thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. Here are my top sources for finding great magazines listed from best to worst
The overall process I take to find, recover and catalog the vintage ads
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Collecting vintage advertising is an affordable and accessible hobby that almost anyone do!
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