Found in Mom's Basement: Advertising from the 1910s

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10 April 2009

Vintage Easter postcard, ca. 1911

Happy Easter!

This postcard is available for purchase at Card Cow.

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20 June 2008

Vintage watch ads

From 1919 . . .

From 1943 . . .

And from 1959 . . .

More vintage watch ads are at Watches 'n Such.

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08 April 2008

Vintage BMW posters

From 1918 . . .

From 1935 . . .

From 1938 . . .

Source: US Auto Parts

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25 March 2008

Vintage shoe ad from 1913

Source: cesstrelle74

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18 January 2008

Vintage ad for White Rock bottled water, 1910

From the incomparable collection at Gatochy's Blog

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18 December 2007

Vintage ad for Rit dye, 1919

From the incomparable collection at Gatochy's Blog

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04 October 2007

Vintage ad for Fairy soap, 1913

Source: Fairies World

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05 September 2007

Conservation poster from 1917 touting renewable resources

The U.S. Food administration was already promoting renewable resources in 1917.

Source: Library of Congress

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10 July 2007

Columbia bicycle catalog, 1917

Source: Indiana University

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06 June 2007

Ad for Peet's Crystal White laundry soap, 1918

Source: Gatochy's Blog

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Found in Mom's Basement

Vintage advertising -- found in my mother's basement, flea markets and various corners of the Internet -- dusted off and displayed for your viewing pleasure.