Saturday, August 14, 2010

Toyota Corolla 1200, 1974

Scanned from Portuguese magazine Gente, n.50, 22-28 October, 1974. Click image for 908 x 1271 size.

"Drop by drop, mile after mile, Corolla goes farther, spending less. Tested by dozens of thousands of drivers. In all roads.

Toyota Corolla 1200
It goes farther... and it comes back.

Toyota
It came to stay and stay it did."

Friday, August 13, 2010

Nestlé's Keen, 1964


1964 ... an army of kids!, originally uploaded by x-ray delta one.
"Delicious new instant soft drink discovery - Nestlé's Keen

It's Keen!

1 jar serves an army of kids for 1/2 the cost of bottled soft drinks without the bother of bottles. At your grocers now!

Nestlé's Keen in 5 yummy flavors
Just add water
Sugar's in it
Non-carbonated
Vitamin C fortified"

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 60s". Click image for 758 x 1000 size.

Nestle's Keen ad, 1964

Trevira, 1974

Scanned from Portuguese magazine Gente, n.50, 22-28 October, 1974. Click image for 958 x 1294 size.

"Trevira, the updated fashion sense

Texlene, a Riopele fabric, is not just quality... the famous Trevira quality. It's modernity. In its texture, in its patterns and colours. A vigorously attractive fabric in any season and in any place. Studied and created to serve fashion, in its purest international line. Texlene, a Riopele fabric, is Trevira... it does not deform, it's resistant, inalterable and easy to wash and dry. Texlene, a Riopele fabric, is Trevira... the fashion-fiber traditionally young in the art of dressing well.

It's fashion, it's... Trevira.

Trevira - the international fiber of Fabwerke Hoechst A. G."

National Accounting Machines, 1961

Scanned from The Golden Age of Advertising - the 60s. Click image for 810 x 1000 size.

"Hughes
One of the world's leading producers of military and commercial electronic equipment

'National Accounting Machines return 200% annually on our investment!'
- Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, Calif.

'Our National System enables us to automatically prepare media for date processing simultaneously with the posting of our inventory records. The cost improvement factos associated with this system have givem us a truly economical inventory control operation.

'Our four National Class 32 Accounting Machines save us $46,500 a year, returning 200% annually on our investment."

Monroe, 1964


Monroe ad, 1964, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 60s". Click image for 768 x 999 size.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

K-6 Radio, 1940s


K-6 Radio ad, 1940s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties". Click image for 714 x 1000 size.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Cosmetics, detail, 1940s

Cosmetics ad 2, detail, 1940s
Cosmetics ad 2, detail, 1940s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "Japanese Beauties". Click image for 519 x 863 size. Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!

"If you put this cream on before washing dishes, or sleeping, or doing your house chores, you can protect your skin. You can get your youth back."

La Salle cars, 1934

La Salle, 1934
La Salle, 1934, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Taschen's "All-American Ads of the 30s". Click image for 609 x 800 size.

"And Dad gave us a new La Salle"