Retro Musings includes magazine adverts and catalogue scans from 1930’s to 1990’s, plus anything else which takes my fancy (like LP covers and knitting patterns).
Go to Brands & Products to see a list of all the items I have added so far, or view by category or decade via the menus above and below.
Beauty & Health
Including cosmetics (make-up, perfume), hair (shampoo, styling products, colouring), toiletries (teeth, skin care, feminine hygiene) and medicinal (first aid, pain relief, fitness).
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Colgate ~ Toothpaste Adverts [1939]
Bromo-Seltzer ~ Antacid Adverts [1940]
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Entertainment
Including books, crafts, movies, TV, music, stationary and toys. All kinds of fun stuff!
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Movie Adverts [1944]
Toy Monsters ~ Catalogues [1960's-1970's]
Accent on Bamboo by Tak Shindo [1960]
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Fashion
Including menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, underwear and lingerie. Also included are various fashion accessories, such as shoes, gloves, bags, hats, neckwear, jewellery and watches.
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"Life Stride" Brown Shoe Company ~ Women's Shoe Adverts [1958-1963]
Twigs ~ Childrenswear Adverts [1947-1950]
Men's Fashion Shoot [1972] "Putting It Together"
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Food & Drink
Including everything to do with food and drink!
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Underwood "Deviled Ham" ~ Meat Adverts [1941]
National Confectioners' Association ~ Food Adverts [1946-1947]
Schlitz ~ Ale Adverts [1948-1950] Illustrated
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Household
Including various items relating to bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and living rooms, as well as decorating, electrical goods, DIY, finance and stationary.
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Community ~ Cutlery Adverts [1954] Illustratrated by Jon Whitcomb
Scintilla Satin Sheets ~ Adverts [1970's]
Naugahyde ~ Adverts [1960's]
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Smoking
Including cigarettes, cigars, lighters, tobacco and pipes.
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Camel [1937-1948] Cigarette Adverts ~ Comic Strips
Raleigh [1971-72] Cigarette Adverts
Raleigh [1970-1971] Cigarette Adverts
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Travel & Cars
Including all kinds of trains, planes and automobiles!
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Chrysler "Dodge Dart" ~ Car Adverts [1961]
Shell "X-100" Motor Oil ~ Car Maintenance Adverts [1951-1952] Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff
Ford "Lincoln" ~ Car Adverts [1957-1958]
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Miscellaneous
Things which don't fit in anywhere else or have mixed content.
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Northwestern School of Taxidermy ~ Adverts [1910-1953]
Latex Balloons, Meat & Pretty Girls [Life, 1939]
The Baby Machine ~ Newspaper Article [1959]
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