Comments on: 50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements

By: Bruce Allinson

Bruce Allinson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:22:49 +0000

Reminds me of simpler times, when an ad could be knocked out in a morning, you charged two months salary for it and spent the afternoon in the bar telling each other how great you were and how lucky the client was!

The work was good though – simple but good

By: adbranch

adbranch — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:50:15 +0000

Amazing collection of vintage ads, Western Electric picturephone I like the most!

By: kropped

kropped — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:46:46 +0000

Love the Ronrico ad

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:39 +0000

Love it!! Quite inspiring indeed! =)

By: mark

mark — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:28:47 +0000

sweet stuff!! i actually had a pair of the green striped levi flares!! a lot of these ads feel like they were in playboys!!

By: lizzylou

lizzylou — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:11:26 +0000

That electrician only made $8,500 a year?!?! That carpet must have only been like 5 bucks to install then!

By: Eddy

Eddy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:08:01 +0000

very inspiring…have always been intrigued by vintage ads…

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:14:47 +0000

I’m trying to figure out what the lady in the mink is doing with that poor monkey! Maybe sizing him up for her next jacket?!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:35:07 +0000

Advertising is not what it used to be.
The most fascinating thing is that they even advertised for Ouija boards.

By: Retro-Ads.net

Retro-Ads.net — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:23:25 +0000

Absolutely wonderful collection! You really see how far advertising and illustration has fallen since the 1990s. Everything’s so formal and bland now, but back then, advertising was much more playful, eye-catching and whimsical, especially in the 60s and 70s. What happened to the colorful backdrops, clever puns, and funny images? Why is advertising so uptight today and relying so heavily on boring imagery?