Found in Mom's Basement

Schweppes uses 1950s illustrations to create a funny, new TV campaign

These Schweppes commercials were created by Mother London and are currently running in the U.K.

Click here to watch the Schweppes TV commercials.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

1963 ad for Banquet turkey TV dinners.

According to the US Census Bureau, TV dinners were invented by Swanson in 1953:

Overestimating the need for Thanksgiving turkeys, the firm found itself with over a half-million pounds of unsold turkey. Enter a salesman named Gerry Thomas. He modified a tray used by airlines into one with three compartments, filled it with a turkey dinner, and suggested tying the idea to the nation’s latest craze — television. And so the TV dinner was born.

Ad found at Thoroughly Modern Merrill.

Vintage cigarette ads: Smoked turkey, anyone?

These vintage tobacco-related ads and many others can be found at Stanford School of Medicine.

1979 ad for Ne Plus Ultra scotch

The poor woman won't stop trembling until he climbs back into his coffin.

1962 ad for Bacardi rum

I found this ad in a 1962 issue of Playboy.

1979 Johnnie Walker scotch ad

Vintage travel posters

Found at Flavor Wire.

 

 

 

1989 ad for Pepperidge Farm breads

1989 Miracle Whip ad with recipe for toasted almond party spread

1989 ad with recipe for cheesecake pie