11 vintage ads with children we will never, ever see today

[B00Mer]

IT'S A GOOD THING WE NO LONGER USE BABIES TO SELL CIGARETTES, CELLOPHANE, SUGAR AND SODA.

Milk, it does a body good. So the advertising slogan said in the 1980s. Sugar and smoke, on the other hand? Not so much. Of course, we did not always know that.

In the early 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission began to demand that advertisers back up what they say. You will note that all of these vintage ads date from the 1960s and back. The 1950s especially saw companies get rather cavalier with using little kids in print ads. Well, okay, we stand behind the television one, depending on the channel, obviously.

Let's rewind the clock half a century — and a little further — to see just how far marketing has come.


1. Zippo (1953)

Image: eBay


2. DuPont Health Tan Sun Lamp (1960)

Image: Subpages

3. 7UP (1955)

Image: The Pocket R.D.

4. Phillip Morris (1956)

Image: Stanford

5. Gillette Safety Razor (1905)

Image: Bored Panda

6. Mattel M-16 Marauder (1967)

Image: fishgame.com

7. DuPont Cellophane (1954)

Image: Daily Mail


8. Trix cereal (1957)

Image: Subpages

9. Motorola Television (1950)

Image: All That Is Interesting

10. Dextrose (1943)

Image: eBay

11. Marlboro (1950)

Image: Pinterest

 

[petros]

I had one.

 

[Ludlow]

I use to have a zippo lighter years ago when I smoked cigs. Seems like I would always get one at Christmas time.

 

[DaSleeper]

I use to have a zippo lighter years ago when I smoked cigs. Seems like I would always get one at Christmas time.

Didn't Zippo lighters come with a lifetime guarantee in the U S A?

 

[Curious Cdn]

,Here's another one.

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Didn't Zippo lighters come with a lifetime guarantee in the U S A?

I had a Zippo lighter (Player's Navy Cut logo) that I tried refueling with JP-5. It made a good lighter fuel that burned well but some additive left a red rectangular welt on my skin the size and shape of a Zippo lighter.

God knows what the combustion products did to my lungs.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

,Here's another one.

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I had a Zippo lighter (Player's Navy Cut logo) that I tried refueling with JP-5. It made a good lighter fuel that burned well but some additive left a red rectangular welt on my skin the size and shape of a Zippo lighter.

God knows what the combustion products did to my lungs.

I tried it with JP-7. That didn't go well.

 

[Curious Cdn]

I tried it with JP-7. That didn't go well.

Did you "spit fire"?

... fart like you have an afterburner?

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Did you "spit fire"?

... fart like you have an afterburner?

Neither. JP-7 might as well be water at standard temperature and pressure. It needs to be pressurized and pre-heated to combust.

The guys who used to fuel the SR-71 always made a point of smoking while they worked. Just their little way of setting themselves apart (like working on the SR-71 didn't do that).

 

[darkbeaver]

I had one.

I was poor and only had a stick.

 

[Ludlow]

Didn't Zippo lighters come with a lifetime guarantee in the U S A?

I don't remember. Had quite a few of them though.

Seems like I remember the little wheel wouldn't work after awhile. They did last a long time though

 

[Mowich]

Back in the 1900s, cigarette manufactures used to insert stiffening cards into their paper cigarette packs to add strength and help them last longer. Along the way, someone had the bright idea of printing trivia, artwork and even famous people and athletes (Honus Wagner anyone?) onto the stiffening cards.

In the early 20th Century, Gallaher’s Cigarettes printed a special series of 100 “How to do it” cards that included some truly useful and helpful tips for everyday situations and problems.

Here a few of them. There are 40 examples on this site: 40 Vintage Life Hacks from 100 Years Ago «TwistedSifter

How to extract a splinter
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How to light a match in the wind

How to make a fire extinguisher

How to revive cut flowers

How to cut new bread into thin slices

How to fit a large candle

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[davesmom]

Miraculous isn't it, how so many children grew up healthy and happy in the bad old days? In fact, much healthier and happier than the kids in this pc society!

 

[Ludlow]

Miraculous isn't it, how so many children grew up healthy and happy in the bad old days? In fact, much healthier and happier than the kids in this pc society!

Depends on where they lived doesn't it? Kids in Appalacia didn't have it so well .

 

[davesmom]

Depends on where they lived doesn't it? Kids in Appalacia didn't have it so well .

Was that because of the ads? :roll:

 

[Ludlow]

Was that because of the ads? :roll:

Speaking in general terms sorry you didn't pick up on that.

 

[gopher]

Depends on where they lived doesn't it? Kids in Appalacia didn't have it so well .

polio and tuberculosis were rampant in the big cities - anyone who thinks city kids had it so well back then is delusional

 

[Ludlow]

polio and tuberculosis were rampant in the big cities - anyone who thinks city kids had it so well back then is delusional

Gopher do you remember as kids when we had to take the polio vaccine in a sugar cube?

 

[gopher]

Gopher do you remember as kids when we had to take the polio vaccine in a sugar cube?

I sure do. One day the nurse's office in school was open with nobody inside. A buddy of mine walked in and ate several of those cubes. He dared me to take one and I did. But thankfully did not take more!

Thankfully neither he nor I got sick.

 

[Johnnny]

You wont see these commercials anymore....

I ask the 20 year olds if they know who fido dido is....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0yk9FACBzU

 

[gopher]

we won't see this either: