Funny Vintage Ads (27)
Advertising has always been an interesting way to look at history. But when you see these vintage advertisements, the past seems a lot stranger than you thought. 🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 In 1912, P. Lorillard Company thought a good way to sell cigarettes to men was to take a swipe at women's suffrage. Depictions of suffragettes as homely, obnoxious spinsters were common prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1919 that granted women the right to vote. It was ratified in 1920. 🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 "Would you like to do the dishes by merely pressing a button, without so much as dipping a fingertip in water?" Kohler invented the Electric Sink in 1926. This particular model included a dishwasher and a clothes washer. 🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 "I guarantee to improve the shape of your nose by remodeling the cartilage and fleshy parts, quickly, safely, and painlessly..." -- M. TRILETY, Pioneer Noseshaping Special...