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If
you blink you could miss the small ad, as they're
usually tucked away in tiny spaces at the back of
magazines, and even if you do bother to get a
magnifying glass out to read them, you'll find them so
badly drawn and designed that you'll wonder if it was
worth the effort. But rather than tossing them on the
Tack-O-Rama reject pile ('cos - let's face it - it's a
pretty small pile) I thought we should celebrate these
tiny marvels of vintage advertising history. Either
that or you can skip to the next section. It's a free
world, buddy!
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It's the world's first
heterosexual mop! |
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....but a smart apron
for everyone else.... |
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....and
a foundation garment....or maybe
it's for bivouac-ers? |
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Corns killing you? Not
as much as this artwork. |
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This
woman's superfluous hair is so
pronounced, it can be seen from across the dancefloor! |
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More from a generation
obsessed with hair removal. |
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Don't
pull hair from your nose - use this
medieval
torture device instead! |
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Apparently
in times gone by, fat wasn't reduced by
good, old-fashioned exercise - you vibrated
it away.... |
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....or washed
it away. |
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The Venus Bust
Improver - these days we call them
Kleenex. |
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"Eliminate
stair-climbing drudgery...." Here's something for the lazy sod in all of us. |
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The faithful ol'
rupture ad has always made me
giggle....but then again, I'm juvenile. |
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I'm at a complete loss
as to how this item never took off -
shoe baggies. |
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The mid 20th-Century -
a very precipitous period by all
accounts. |
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Mrs. P. Ramsay of L.A.
Calif. is not a woman who acts on
impulse.... |
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A simple handyman
project. Although with this perspective,
it's unlikely you'll be able to sit in
it.
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Not really a small ad,
but it gets a place just for the horror
of it all.
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NO HOOKS! NO PINS! For
your monthly peace of mind, Madam.
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What
happens when events at Roswell influence
modern design.
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