Found in Mom's Basement: Creepy Vintage Advertising

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16 July 2009

Kind of creepy vintage nail polish ad

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14 July 2009

Creepy vintage ad for Wrigley's gum

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13 April 2009

Super-creepy vintage ad for Ivory soap

No wonder the little girl looks like she's about to cry.

Found at Sociological Images.

Posted at 06:00 AM in Creepy Vintage Advertising, Vintage Ads, Vintage Ads for Detergents and Other Household Products, Vintage Advertising to Women, Vintage Controversial Advertising, Vintage Sexist Advertising | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

07 April 2009

Creepy phone guarantees a lifetime of nightmares

1940 ad for Bell Telephone System.

See another creepy vintage ad featuring a baby HERE.

Posted at 06:54 AM in Advertising from the 1940s, Creepy Vintage Advertising, Vintage Ads, Vintage Utilities Advertising | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

03 December 2008

Scary vintage ad for Noxema medicated skin cream

"But first, Mom, what's the number for Children's Services?"

Posted at 05:57 AM in Advertising from the 1990s, Creepy Vintage Advertising, Vintage Ads, Vintage Advertising to Parents, Vintage Cosmetics/Perfume/Toiletries Advertising | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

08 July 2008

Vintage ad links child abuse with caffeine

Source: Boing Boing

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25 June 2008

Vintage ad for Pitney-Bowes with creepy headline

Source: Live Journal

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05 May 2008

Eerily familiar ad from the 1970s

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29 April 2008

Vintage ad for sun lamp shows mom frying her baby, 1960

"Be healthy -- stay brown th' year round."

Posted at 06:30 AM in Advertising from the 1960s, Creepy Vintage Advertising, Vintage Ads, Vintage Controversial Advertising, Vintage Deceptive Advertising | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Kind of creepy vintage fur ad from 1960

I think she's trying to figure out if there's enough there for a new fur headband. And that terrified monkey just wet itself.

Posted at 06:30 AM in Advertising from the 1960s, Creepy Vintage Advertising, Vintage Ads, Vintage Advertising to Women, Vintage Fashion/Clothing/Footwear Advertising | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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.