Sunday, May 31, 2009

Vérascope Richard, 1930

Scanned from Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 110, July 16, 1930. Click image for 725 x 1087 size.

Ad for photographic camera Vérascope Richard.

"(Takes pictures) much better than me and much more easily. Gives the illusion of reality and depth. It's an extraordinary machine."

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Tea ads & calendars, 1900-1929


Tea ads & calendars, 1900-1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties". Click image for 616 x 900 size.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Digits Finger Watches, 1988


Digits Finger Watches, 1988, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "American Ads of the 80s". Click image for 800 x 1090 size.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Dexter Shoes ad, 1971


Dexter Shoes ad, 1971, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 70s". Click image for 573 x 812 size.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Rodal/Kurlash eyelash curler, 1930

Click image for 808 x 562 size. Scanned from Portuguese magazine Ilustração, No. 109, July 1 1930.

Ad for eyelash curler Rodal (name later changed to Kurlash), brand Vildizienne, sold by the Scientific Beauty Academy.

Click image for 802 x 552 size.

Ilustração, No. 119, December 1 1930 - 6a

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Japanese Calendar and ad for a drugstore, 1900-1929

Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties". Click image for 543 x 777 size.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Crystal White Laundry Soap, 1916


Crystal White Laundry Soap, 1916, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 460 x 700 size. From Taschen's "All-American Ads 1900-1919".

"A woman's right
Peet's Crystal White

It looks right and it is right"