J&P. Coats, Trade Card with Cats Bicycling, ca. 1890

J&P. Coats, Trade Card with Cats Bicycling, ca. 1890, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Boano, Theatre Royal de Turin, 1899

Boano, Theatre Royal de Turin, 1899, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Acne Cream & Mitsuya Cider, 1910-1929

Acne Cream & Mitsuya Cider, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Liebig Extract of Meat Company Trade Card with Japanese Doll Festival,ca. 1895

Liebig Extract of Meat Company Trade Card with Japanese Doll Festival, ca. 1895, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ephemera Society of America, Drink O. & O. Tea ad, 1870s

Ephemera Society of America, Drink O. & O. Tea ad, 1870s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Ephemera Society of America, Edw. J. Zahm Jeweler ad, 1870s

Ephemera Society of America, Edw. J. Zahm Jeweler ad, 1870s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Ephemera Society of America, Liebig Company's Extract ad, 1870s

Ephemera Society of America, Liebig Company's Extract ad, 1870s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Kitchen Aid Dishwasher

KitchenAid Dishwasher Ad, originally uploaded by Zero Discipline.

Maizena Duryea, baby food, 1930

Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930 - 4d, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930. Click image for 808 x 1152 size.

"Maizena Duryea contains the necessary nutrients to make those tender little bones solid and to give vigor to those delicate muscles that can hardly stand his little vacillating body, now that he rehearses his first steps, muscles that, nonetheless, form the basis of the healthy and robust organism of the child of tomorrow."

Free recipe book.

Chrysanthemums and Porch Plants, 1920's

1920's Advertising Print for Chrysanthemums and Porch Plants, originally uploaded by kelleystreetvintage.

Ac'cent, 1960

They Spurt What?, originally uploaded by Charm and Poise.

Click image for 578 x 799 size. Good Housekeeping, June 1960.

"Ac'cent brings out all the flavor!

Especially when you grill these heap good hamburgers, don't forget the wonderful difference Ac'ent makes! It emphasizes all their natural 'good lean beef' flavor -- makes 'em so moist they almost spurt good beef juices!"

Ephemera Society of America, Poppy Oil Soap ad, 1870s

Ephemera Society of America, Poppy Oil Soap ad, 1870s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Sea Breeze Cleanser, 1988

Sea Breeze Cleanser, 1988, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 800 x 1113 size. Scanned from Taschen's "American Ads of the 80s".

"Save me! I counted on soap to clean my face. But it isn't enough. Now I'm all washed up."

"Hang on! Seabreeze to the rescue. I cleans deep. And its cool tingle tells you it's working, removing the dirt, oil and makeup soap leaves behind. It's a real lifesaver after washing your face."

"No other clean feels quite like this."

Joe Veno, Dexter Shoes ad, 1971

Joe Veno, Dexter Shoes ad, 1971, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 70s". Click image for 584 x 800 size.

"Join the Dexter fashion movement".

Braniff ticket counter, 1960s

Braniff ticket counter, 1960s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Via Mod*Mom's blog. Click image for 592 x 776 size.

Benamor Dentifrice, 1940

Século Ilustrado, No. 152, November 30 1940 - 17a, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 558 x 1054 size. Scanned from Portuguese magazine Século Ilustrado, No. 152, November 30 1940.

"No wonder! All her life she's been using Benamor Dentifrice!!"

Flit, 1930

Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930 - 4e, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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"Flit kills all insects quicker. Guard yourselves against imitations". In Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930.

Saffron Hot Water herbal tea, 1900-1929

Saffron Hot Water herbal tea, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Flat Dutch Cabbage High Grade Fertilizers, 1886

Flat Dutch Cabbage Woman, 1886, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Peter Behrens, AEG ad, 1907

Peter Behrens, AEG ad, 1907, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ad for AEG metallic filament lightbulb. Colour lithograph. 67 x 52 cm. Printed: Hollerbaum & Schmidt, Berlin. AEG archive, Frankfurt/Meno.

Scanned from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

Sharp Electronics, 1986

Sharp Electronics, 1986, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "American Ads of the 80s". Click image for 800 x 1104 size.

"The first fashion statement that talks, sings, buzzes, hums, and whispers.

Suddenly, style is plugged into pastels. And Sharp is first with pastels you can plug in all around you.

Sharp Pastels. There is absolutely nothing neutral about them.

Sharp
From sharp minds
come sharp products."

Alcoa Aluminum, 1971

Alcoa Aluminum ad, 1971, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 648 x 882 size. Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 70s".

"Today aluminum is something else

It's camaraderie
It's sportiveness
It's hedonism
It's epicureanism
It's serenity
It's sensuousness

And Alcoa is something else again."

Braniff Stewardesses, 1960s

Braniff Stewardesses, 1960s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Via Mod*Mom's blog. Click image for 800 x 473 size.

Cire Aseptine, 1947

Século Ilustrado, No. 481, March 22 1947 - 11a, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Portuguese magazine Século Ilustrado, No. 481, March 22 1947. Click image for 428 x 1076 size.

"The secret for a whiter and softer skin is in the heart of flowers

Burned by the environment, your skin loses its natural colour. Virgin wax of flowers gives your skin a romantic fairness and an irresistible sweetness.

Beauty specialists have discovered at the heart of the rare flowers that grow in the Côte d'Azur an extraordinary virgin wax that beautifies the skin. Distilled and sold in the form of a cream, named Cire Aseptine, it really has a magical power over the skin. (...) Immediately after its first application the transformation is surprising, your skin begins to take on that romantic fairness to which no man can resist."

1930s ads

Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930 - 4, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ads for face powder Etoile Noire de Gellé Fréres, Paris ("To try it is to prefer it"); fruit salt Eno ("Grim thoughts..."); eyelash curler Fard Rodal, a Yildizienne product, distributed by the Scientific Academy of Beauty ("The look that fascinates, curl your lashes like the movie stars"); baby food Maizena Duryea ("The men of tomorrow"); and Flit bug spray ("Kills all insects quicker, guard yourself against imitations").

Published in Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930.

Tea ad, 1900-1929

Tea ad, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Herbal tea for pregnant women and women who recently gave birth. With saffron and carrot. (Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties".

Say! Young Fellow Do You Want To Be A Mechanic? - The Motor Transport Corps Will Train You by George Carlson 1919

Say! Young Fellow Do You Want To Be A Mechanic? - The Motor Transport Corps Will Train You by George Carlson 1919, originally uploaded by Joan Thewlis.

Polaroid Cameras, 1981

Polaroid Cameras, 1981, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Scanned from Taschen's "American Ads of the 80s".

Stetson, 1944

1944, originally uploaded by myvintagevogue.

Lâmpadas Osram

Lâmpadas Osram, originally uploaded by Rodrigo¬.

"Do you like to read? Prefer Osram Lamps, for the sake of your eyes!"

Panasonic Toot-A-Loop Radios, 1972

Panasonic Toot-A-Loop Radios, 1972, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 597 x 800 size. Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 70s".

"Panasonic's craziest color radio and what to do with it.

Panasonic. Just slightly ahead of our time."

Al Parker, American Airlines ad, 1960s?

Al Parker, American Airlines ad, 1960s?, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Via 100 Years of Illustration.

Mabel Lucie Attwell, Echo Margarine, 1975

Mabel Lucie Attwell - magazine ad 2, originally uploaded by flamenconut.

From "Family Circle", IPC magazines 1975

Louis Raemaekers, “But Mother Had Done Nothing Wrong, Had She, Daddy”

After a Zeppelin raid in London “But Mother Had Done Nothing Wrong, Had She, Daddy” Prevent this in New York Invest in Liberty Bonds -Louis Raemaekers. , originally uploaded by Joan Thewlis.