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Adverts Collection (#97)

"Step back in time with these vintage adverts that capture the essence of an era

Background imageAdverts Collection: Radio Iris 1924 1920s France cc radios listening

Radio Iris 1924 1920s France cc radios listening

Background imageAdverts Collection: Fashion at Ascot Races 1911 1910s UK cc royal ascot horses racing womens spectators

Fashion at Ascot Races 1911 1910s UK cc royal ascot horses racing womens spectators the races spectators

Background imageAdverts Collection: Studebaker 1929 1920s USA cc reception diplomatic party

Studebaker 1929 1920s USA cc reception diplomatic party

Background imageAdverts Collection: Renault 1930 1930s USA cc cars

Renault 1930 1930s USA cc cars

Background imageAdverts Collection: Raymond 1930s UK teasy weasy gay

Raymond 1930s UK teasy weasy gay

Background imageAdverts Collection: Glax-ovo advert

Glax-ovo advert, chocolate flavour dried milk, every drop is sheer nourishment

Background imageAdverts Collection: Cadburys 1890s UK cocoa drinking chocolate

Cadburys 1890s UK cocoa drinking chocolate
CadburyÕs 1890s UK cocoa drinking chocolate

Background imageAdverts Collection: General Electric 1950s USA fridges freezers housewife housewives woman women kitchens

General Electric 1950s USA fridges freezers housewife housewives woman women kitchens refridgerators

Background imageAdverts Collection: Cooks Thomas Cook 1904 1900s UK holidays cooks travel agents round the world

Cooks Thomas Cook 1904 1900s UK holidays cooks travel agents round the world
CookÕs Thomas Cook 1904 1900s UK holidays cooks travel agents round the world Warning - small image size

Background imageAdverts Collection: 1890s UK calvert toothpaste

1890s UK calvert toothpaste

Background imageAdverts Collection: 1890s France womens underwear corsets

1890s France womens underwear corsets

Background imageAdverts Collection: Douglas DC-8 1960s UK aeroplanes embracing hugging

Douglas DC-8 1960s UK aeroplanes embracing hugging

Background imageAdverts Collection: 1890s UK mellins emulsion coughs colds flu medicine medical

1890s UK mellins emulsion coughs colds flu medicine medical

Background imageAdverts Collection: Shop in Paseo de Gracia Avenue in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Shop in Paseo de Gracia Avenue in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Background imageAdverts Collection: F Keen (Burton-on-Trent) Shoe Manufacturers stationery

F Keen (Burton-on-Trent) Shoe Manufacturers stationery, Bank Square Factory, Burton-on-Trend, Staffordshire, with adverts for Tip Toes Footwear and High Road Shoes

Background imageAdverts Collection: Sunlight soap advertisement, WW1

Sunlight soap advertisement, WW1
The CLEANEST fighter in the World - the British Tommy. Great War advertisement for Sunlight Soap manufactured by Lever Brothers

Background imageAdverts Collection: Boots - Comforts for Campaginers advertisement, WWI

Boots - Comforts for Campaginers advertisement, WWI
Advertisement for Boots the Chemists and their various suggestions for comforts - gifts to send to men fighting at the front during the First World War

Background imageAdverts Collection: Ponds skincare advertisement, Lady Mary Pakenham

Ponds skincare advertisement, Lady Mary Pakenham
One in a series of Ponds Cold Cream advertisements during the 1930s featuring a society lady, in this case, Lady Mary Pakenham

Background imageAdverts Collection: L Acaciosa de Caron fragrance advertisement

L Acaciosa de Caron fragrance advertisement
Advertisement for L Acaciosa de Caron, parfume de jeunesse (perfume of youth). Popular with debutantes during the inter-war years. Date: 1930

Background imageAdverts Collection: For the Fashionable Convalescent - Harrods advertisement

For the Fashionable Convalescent - Harrods advertisement
Advertisement for a charming reception outfit for when one is feeling a little wan, can t get out of bed, but wants to look ones best. Date: 1929

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advertisement for the Arandora Star cruise ship

Advertisement for the Arandora Star cruise ship
Advertisement for the Arandora Star from the Blue Star Line, the worlds finest cruising steamer. In 1940, the ship was requisitioned to transport interned enemy aliens from the UK to Canada

Background imageAdverts Collection: Couleur de Rose advertisement

Couleur de Rose advertisement
Advertisement for Granvilles Couleur de Rose the only natural tint for the cheeks. Date: 1924

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advert for Eccles caravans 1933

Advert for Eccles caravans 1933
Advertisement for Eccles motor caravans showing a typically cottage-y style of the early 1930s. Date: 1933

Background imageAdverts Collection: Extraordinary exhibition of Scapiglione

Extraordinary exhibition of Scapiglione
Advertising flyer for an Extraordinary Exhibition at the Saville House, Leicester Square, every day from Ten o Clock till One, and from Two till Ten. Scapiglione

Background imageAdverts Collection: Crosse and Blackwells soups advertisement

Crosse and Blackwells soups advertisement
Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwells soup, depicting a bowl of steaming tomato soup. Date: 1929

Background imageAdverts Collection: Harrods head-dress for court presentations

Harrods head-dress for court presentations
Advertisement for Harrods for head-dresses to be worn at court presentations. On the left is a design for a debutante, suitable for shingled hair to support the court plume of feathers

Background imageAdverts Collection: Paseo del Prado, Havana, Cuba

Paseo del Prado, Havana, Cuba
Street scene, Paseo del Prado (Paseo Marti), Havana, Cuba, with pedestrians wearing their Sunday best. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advert for Pinets footwear in Paris 1887

Advert for Pinets footwear in Paris 1887
Advertisement for Pinets footwear- boots and shoes for ladies, gentlemen and children. Date: 1887

Background imageAdverts Collection: Page of adverts in The Tatler 1927

Page of adverts in The Tatler 1927
Four adverts in The Tatler May 1927, showing womens clothing and products, including The National Fur Co, Ltd, early spring red fox stole. Caradium, hair restorer removes grey hair. B

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advertisment for a Lalique mascot

Advertisment for a Lalique mascot
An advertisement for a Lalique car mascot from Breves Lalique Galeries, Knightbridge; A mascot - and a seal of good taste

Background imageAdverts Collection: Rover advertisement, 1939

Rover advertisement, 1939
Advertisement for Rover cars - one of Britains fine cars. Date: 1939

Background imageAdverts Collection: Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington

Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream as endorsed by English aristocrat, Lady Alington, the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper. Date: 1931

Background imageAdverts Collection: Wartime Advertisement for Shepherds Restaurant, Grosvenor

Wartime Advertisement for Shepherds Restaurant, Grosvenor
" Where war worries are left with the gas masks in the cloakroom." 1940

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advertisement for Burberry, 1940

Advertisement for Burberry, 1940
This wartime advertisement boasts of the " dignity and endurability" of Burberrys R.A.F. uniforms. 1940

Background imageAdverts Collection: Regain That Boyish Figure

Regain That Boyish Figure
Advertisement from The Sketch for Rosenbaum Rubber Reducing Garments. Their range of corsets and bodices " disperses superfluous flesh naturally". 1928

Background imageAdverts Collection: An Original Boudoir Pyjama

An Original Boudoir Pyjama
Advertisement for a womens three-piece cr갥 -de-Chine pyjama suit by Marshall and Snelgrove of Verre Street and Oxford Street, London. 1928

Background imageAdverts Collection: Koh-I-Noor Advertisement

Koh-I-Noor Advertisement
Advertisement for Koh-I-Noor toothbrushes, which encourages customers to scratch the date onto their newly-bought toothbrush to prove that Koh-I-Noor has " a longer effective life than any

Background imageAdverts Collection: The Right Cigarette - In the Right Company

The Right Cigarette - In the Right Company
" Only one cigarette could have inspired Rilette to draw this idyllic scene. Can you guess its name?" 1928

Background imageAdverts Collection: Garrard advertisement

Garrard advertisement
Advertisement for Garrard & Co, crown jewellers featuring a minimalistic illustration of an elegant woman defined by her jewellery. 1929

Background imageAdverts Collection: Gamages Fancy Dress advertisement

Gamages Fancy Dress advertisement
Advertisement for fancy dresses for purchase or hire from Gamages department store of Holborn, London. 1929

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick

Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for the exclusive Hotel George V in Paris, endorsed by it girl of the day, socialite the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imageAdverts Collection: Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster

Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream with an endorsement from the Duchess of Leinster (American socialite, Agnes Rafaelle). Date: 1935

Background imageAdverts Collection: Advertising trade card for The Alden fruit vinegar

Advertising trade card for The Alden fruit vinegar
Advertising trade card for " The Alden fruit vinegar". The card shows a donkey which throws the rider into a trough and some apple pickers in the background. Date: circa 1880

Background imageAdverts Collection: Trade card from Parkers Ginger Tonic, New York City

Trade card from Parkers Ginger Tonic, New York City
Trade card advertising the Parkers Ginger Tonic, New York City; " The best health strength restorer in the world" Date: circa 1880

Background imageAdverts Collection: Little Red-Riding-Hood album card

Little Red-Riding-Hood album card
A album card of the tale " Little Red-Riding-Hood" shows Little Red Riding Hood looking cold in a winter scene. Date: circa 1880

Background imageAdverts Collection: Asprey tennis dress advertisement

Asprey tennis dress advertisement
A tennis frock of crepe de chine from Asprey of Bond Street, London. 1930

Background imageAdverts Collection: Petite fashion 1930 - Dignity for the small woman

Petite fashion 1930 - Dignity for the small woman
Harrods advertisement promoting their range of petite sizes for women, particularly in the new floor length skirt lengths fashionable in 1930. 1930

Background imageAdverts Collection: Celanese Fashion Fabrics

Celanese Fashion Fabrics
Advertisement for Celanese fabrics. 1928




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"Step back in time with these vintage adverts that capture the essence of an era. In 1928, the Reids Palace Hotel in Madeira enticed travelers with its luxurious amenities and breathtaking views. A Gibraltar poster from the same period showcased the allure of this Mediterranean gem. Fast forward to the 1950s, where a Jaguar car advertisement epitomized elegance and sophistication on wheels. For those seeking family fun, Butlins' 1950s UK holidays offered endless entertainment and memories to cherish. In 1962, Yardley's advertisement unveiled their iconic fragrances that became synonymous with style and femininity. Meanwhile, Rolex wrist watch advertisements in 1931 celebrated precision craftsmanship that stood the test of time. During WW1, wartime Toby jugs served as patriotic collectibles honoring soldiers' bravery. On a more practical note, Bronco toilet paper advertisements highlighted comfort and hygiene for everyday needs. In post-war Britain during the 1950s, Omo washing powder revolutionized housewives' laundry routines with its effective cleaning power. In America during the swinging '60s, Hormel's Spam meat tinned products were both loved and loathed for their convenience but polarizing taste. Backtracking to earlier times in 1925, an advert for Horlicks introduced us to a comforting malted milk drink enjoyed by generations before bedtime rituals took new forms. Lastly, Wrights Coal Tar Soap played a vital role during WW1 when cleanliness was crucial amidst challenging conditions on the frontlines. " Travel through time via these captivating adverts showcasing everything from glamorous getaways to household essentials – each capturing unique moments in history.