October 13, 200718 yr Advertising in the days when the way to a woman's heart was ... a new sink Last updated at 10:05am on 13th October 2007 Comments Those were the days: smoking was considered healthy and you were told to fry your child under a sunlamp for her own good. Advertisers could tell us anything, it seems, and we believed it. Now a new book has collected some of these ads which celebrate this glorious time of innocence... Scroll down for more images ... The way to a woman's heart is through ... a new sink. From 1960 For medicinal purpose only, of course, in 1900 Sweet-smelling cigarettes that can be smoked all day She doesn't look happy in this 1930 add, but it must be good for her It's plain what these are for, but a pretty girl could sell anything in 1890 In the 1900s, wine was just the thing for a children's party, it seems Oh for a good healthy smoke! This was from the 1890s Alcohol cures gout? It did in the 1920s Overweight? Even in 1903, they were searching for that magic pill The perfect smokescreen if you want to attract a lady If you wanted to fatten up your family in the 1890s, this tonic was just the thing. Tasteless, of course • Pictures from: What The Doctor Smokes, by Kate Parker and The Advertising Archives (New Holland £8.99)
October 13, 200718 yr Author wow! i never knew anything was ever around! thanks for the insight! Delighted to have been of service.;)
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