Found in Mom's Basement: Advertising from the 1930s

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08 July 2009

Vintage ads for lingerie

Found at Frou Frou Fashionista.

Find more vintage ads for lingerie HERE.

From 1938:

From 1939:

From the 1950s:

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04 May 2009

1930s commercial illustration of a bathroom

Found at Penny Lane.

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Vintage commercial illustrations of Art Deco decor

1930s illustrations found at Collects For.

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27 April 2009

1939 ad for Clicquot ginger ale

This vintage ad and others are available for purchase at Cemetarian.

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13 April 2009

1939 ad for Coty lipstick

Found at Joan Thewlis' photo stream.

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10 April 2009

Getting ready for Easter in the 1930s

Found at Life.

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03 April 2009

Questionable Depression-era billboard

Photo taken in Louisville, Kentucky, 1937, by Margaret Bourke-White.

Found at Ffffound!

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25 March 2009

1930s pattern book for crocheted boutonnieres

Found at Main Street Mall Online.

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23 March 2009

1930s Art Deco ad for Blaupunk radios

This vintage image and many others are available for purchase at VinMag.

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1930s Art Deco ads for Kestos women's lingerie

These vintage images and many others are available for purchase at VinMag.

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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.