ElectricSun

Vintage Ad Browser is a wonderfully comprehensive site, crammed with pictures of press advertisements from all industries, ranging from the late 19th century through to the noughties. Many have a retro appeal and some are firmly stuck in their era, but the most interesting are the ones created before the days of DTP software (and thats going back a bit).
Use of blantant sexist and borderline racist copy is surprisingly common prior to the 70′s for certain types of products, but sadly seems to be a reflection on the social attitudes at the time. Thankfully, the advertising machine is a lot more sophisticated these days. I got lost for ages trawling through the images on the site… see how many you remember.