Mr. Peanut Edible Earwax Machine
Photo by Monarch.
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Pillsbury’s Best Flour Advertisement
Pickaninnies have thankfully fallen by the wayside in corporate advertising. Collections of these and other caricatures of black Americans show up at estate sales from… Read More »Pillsbury’s Best Flour Advertisement
KFC Firelog – Smells like Fried Chicken!
Photo by Grasons.
Buxom Melons
They hailed from Firebaugh, California, which still has a Cantaloupe Round-Up Festival. Photo by Grasons.
Hand Painted Ceramic Big Mac Bank
I understand it is not a bank for holding Big Macs, but a bank shaped like a Big Mac. Evidently this item hails from 1978… Read More »Hand Painted Ceramic Big Mac Bank
Protest Against the Rising Tide of Conformity
In 1964, a version of this appeared as a gin ad. NC State’s History of Graphic Design offers more detail:Created in 1964, Protest Against The Rising… Read More »Protest Against the Rising Tide of Conformity
That Shell makes a statement
Photo by Grasons.
Visit Beirut – 100% Safe – The War is Over
Poster by Raphaelle Macaron, who has kind of a Tom Tomorrow vibe. At first I thought it was a somewhat ill-considered travel poster, but I… Read More »Visit Beirut – 100% Safe – The War is Over
Emerald Dry by Paul Masson
Photo by True Legacy.
I fooled the Guesser at Magic Mountain
This was (is?) the kiosk where they would guess your age or weight. Photo by Erik’s Lost and Found.