Dextrose, 1947
About
here at dandy vintage ads, smoking is good for you, every meal is encased in jello, and sex doesn't sell, but racism does.
decades
❥ 1880s ❥ 1890s ❥ 1900s ❥ 1910s ❥ 1920s
❥ 1930s ❥ 1940s ❥ 1950s ❥ 1960s ❥ 1970s
❥ 1980s ❥ 1990s
themes
➻ did anyone actually buy this?
➻ not so much these days
➻ i have a feeling this is gonna take off
➻ celebrities in ads
➻ making women feel inadequate
➻ making men feel inadequate
➻ sexism
➻ racism & racial stereotypes
➻ gay subtext
➻ the other meaning of gay
➻ what's wrong with being sexy
➻ scare tactics
➻ propaganda
➻ patriotic
➻ well that's just creepy
➻ anthropomorphism
➻ quack medical claims
➻ cutting edge technology
➻ vintage recipes
➻ gelatinous food
➻ groovy
➻ illustration
➻ crazy artwork
➻ 19th century
holidays & seasons
➻ spring
➻ summer
➻ autumn
➻ winter
➻ all holidays
➻ new year's
➻ valentine's day
➻ mardi gras
➻ easter
➻ mother's day
➻ independence day
➻ halloween
➻ thanksgiving
➻ christmas
