Vintage Ads

2016-05-07-0010 by Devon Parks

D S Crawford’s of Edinburgh - Marie Biscuits - box label designed by Robert Burns - 1924 by mikeyashworth

<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />In the mid-1920's Crawford's of Edinburgh (this being D.S. Crawford's the bakery shops) commissioned some fine packaging and labelling. This - for a large biscuit box - shows a stylised Mary Queen of Scots and her french name, Marie.

D. S. Crawford was part of the Crawford’s biscuit family although an independent company until it was bought in by the bigger Crawford’s in 1946.

1918 Royal Vinolia ad by totallymystified

1941 Board Of Trade ad by totallymystified

1961 Guinness ad by totallymystified on Flickr.

Via Flickr: Cartoons by Gerard Hoffnung.

1919 February ERASMIC Shaving Stick - A choice soap for the elite by Fred Pegram by carlylehold on Flickr.

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a 1976 Oscar-nominated British-American mystery film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Nicholas Meyer. It is based on Meyer's 1974 novel of the same name and stars Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, and Laurence Olivier.

Film poster by Drew Struzan

1921 June 25 POUDRE NILDÉ in the sifter box -“Every box of Poudre Nilde now contains a Puff of Pre-War Quality” by carlylehold on Flickr.

Nat West - 1986 by rchappo2002 on Flickr.

World War II British propaganda encouraging people to eat rabbit to save on rationed meats.

1928 Oxo ad

CIGARES DE JOY by PAUL CARRINGTON

<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Punch - April 11th 1896.

HALFORDS by Paul

Radio Times - November 1973

“Lemon Pie” - advert issued by McDougall’s Flour, April 1934 by mikeyashworth

<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />A vibrant and colourful advert for McDougalls (before they became part of Rank Hovis McDougall, the trio of well-known British flour millers). It is a very tempting image in full colour!

1939 Bentley 4-¼ Litre Saloon by Alden Jewell

Coachwork by Park Ward.

Wm. Miller & Sons Wolverhampton c.1900 by Clive Hurst

Catalogue 900: William Miller & Sons’ Illustrated Catalogue of Improved Patent Wrought Iron Hurdles, Iron and Wire Fencing, Tree Guards, Wire Netting, Garden, Field & Entrance Gates. William Miller & Sons, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton. n.d. [c.1900]