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All-American Ads of the 40s

paperbackMay 1, 2003
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ISBN-13: 9783822823996 ISBN-10: 3822823996
Publisher
Taschen
Binding
paperback
Published
May 1, 2003
Weight
0.9 lbs
Dimensions
19.90×1.30×16.20 cm

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All-American Ads of the 40s by Heimann, Jim. paperback edition. ISBN: 9783822823996.

THE BEST ADS FROM THE DECADE THAT FIRST SAW AMERICA EMERGE AS A SUPERPOWER. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY WHO MADE YOUR ULTRA-COMPACT MOBILE PHONE WAS ONCE ADVERTISING PORTABLE RADIOS WITH MOTOROLA: MORE RADIO PLEASURE FOR LESS MONEY, OR THAT ONCE UPON A TIME, ELECTROLUX DIDNT HAVE ANY QUALMS ABOUT USING MANDY, THE PORTLY BLACK MAID, TO PROMOTE THEIR NEW SILENT REFRIGERATORS: ""LOR-DY, IT SURE IS QUIET!"" AMONG THESE SURPRISING AND CONTROVERSIAL 40s ADS, YOULL ALSO FIND SOME FAMILIAR PRODUCTS THAT, AMAZINGLY, HAVENT CHANGED AT ALL OVER THE YEARS, SUCH AS JUICY DOLE PINEAPPLES AND WHOLESOME CAMPBELLS SOUP. YUMM.