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Funny Vintage Ads (10)

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Advertising has always been an interesting way to look at history. But when you see these vintage advertisements, the past seems a lot weirder than you thought. 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻  "For men only! . . . brand new man-talking, power-packed patterns that tell her it's a man's world . . . and make her so happy it is." Because every man wants a magical tie that will transform women into slaves! 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 "Wow! What a gun. Actually fires up to 40 feet. Safe to use indoors or out. Get yours today!" Note that it says "Atomic Age" rifle, not "Atomic Rifle" and it was just a small plastic pop-gun with a doomsday name. 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Fleischmann's Yeast, Bread and Ambition (1920) by Norman Rockwell The Fleischmann brothers built a yeast plant in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1868 to manufacture a compressed yeast cake that revolutionized home and commercial baking in ...