Found in Mom's Basement

1999 ads for the L.L. Bean catalog

Click here to find a 1964 Frederick's of Hollywood catalog.

1959 ad promotes roller skating "for fun and figure"

1959 ad for Chicago roller skates.

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Whether you are slight, plump, or "oo-la-la," regular, effortless exercise at your local rink with enhance your figure.

Click here to see a 1920s ad talking to "fat men."

1959 ad with a weird selling proposition

1959 ad for Chicago roller skates.

Click here to see an ad from the 1960s that shows couples demonstrating how to do a dance called "the skate."

1996 Rolex ad with Picabo Street

1996 ad for Rolex watches, featuring Gold Medal skier Picabo Street.

Click here to see a 1989 Rolex ad featuring a creepy mime. (No, there is no other kind of mime.)

1996 ad with frogman selling French champagne

Pretend I'm elbowing you in the ribs and asking, "Get it?"

Click here to find a vintage ad for champagne from 1960.

In honor of the Bruins Stanley Cup win, some hockey-related vintage ads

From 1911:

From 1931:

From 1963:

From 1971:

From 1988:

1940 sign from a British country club instructs on how to golf around the Nazi bombs

Found at Boing Boing.

1962 Playboy ski sweater ad

In 1973, Walt Frazier really knew how to enjoy a time out

Vintage Pioneer "hi-fi system" ad featuring Walt Frazier.

1992 ad for Merrell hiking boots