Vintage Advertising – Ah, the Good Old Days!

all i can say is that advertising has come a long way since the olden days! some ads that were acceptable in the past, would not be tolerated today, while others are simply funny or silly due to our value system which has radically changed.

take a look at some great vintage ads below – some are comical, some are outrageous and a whole lot are sexist!

click on images to enlarge.

jigger 166x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via sociological images

vw if the world1 238x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via flickr
a96674 ThisIsAComputer 219x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via oddee
vintage ads disease 300x221 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via popular wealth
a96674 Blowher 224x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via ads of the world
4 11 147x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via ads of the world

3 14 300x176 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via ads of the world
a96674 harder 201x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via oddee

a96674 ifyourhusband 300x266 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via oddee

cream of kentuck vintage ad 230x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via pzrservices.typepad.com

vintage ads shaving 187x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via popular wealth
palmolive2 1938 duke pk 100208 279x300 Vintage Advertising   Ah, the Good Old Days!
via lemondrop

*all sources are included in image captions.

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Ingrid Abboud aka 'Griddy' is a whole lot of things with a ridiculous amount of interests. For one, I'm a Social Media enthusiast with a tremendous passion for writing and blogging. I'm also a pretty cool Copywriter but a more serious MarCom Consultant. But most of all, I'm the proud owner and driving force behind nittyGriddy.com - A Kinda Social Media Journal with Net News & more.

  • http://hajrak.blogspot.com Hajra

    OMG…if only men treated their women like this now…some still do, but the smart ones know that blowing it in her face will just ignite the anger in her further! My , whoever came up with these ads! 

  • larooshka

    OMG hilarious!..the funniest is "blow in her face and she'll follow you anywhere"wwwwaaaahahahahahahahh

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/griddy10 Griddy

      LOL :) I'm glad you found them entertaining. I came across so many of these sexist type ads but chose the few I liked the most! Pretty crazy when you think where the ad industry was and where it is now. I'd love to see people's reactions if one of these was run today – youch! Honestly though, I can't think of the one I laughed the most at but the "blow in her face" one is up there!

  • larooshka

    OMG hilarious!..the funniest is "blow in her face and she'll follow you anywhere"wwwwaaaahahahahahahahh

    • http://nittygriddy.com/ Ingrid Abboud

      LOL :) I'm glad you found them entertaining. I came across so many of these sexist type ads but chose the few I liked the most! Pretty crazy when you think where the ad industry was and where it is now. I'd love to see people's reactions if one of these was run today – youch! Honestly though, I can't think of the one I laughed the most at but the "blow in her face" one is up there!