Lipton Tea, 1942
I suspect that the two panels were originally reversed and by the time someone pointed out that you can’t actually say the crappy tea will stop your mortgage foreclosure, it was too late to get new artwork.
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
