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To market their peppermint candies, PEZ concentrated on the adult population. Print ads and signs featured the lovely PEZ girls.The girls used subtle hints of pin-up sexuality – a warm smile, and a welcoming attitude – to sell the candies.

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2019-07-04

One of the most imaginative artists of the 20th century, Robert Peak revolutionized advertising in the film industry and is considered the “Father of the modern movie poster.”

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2019-05-24

Dean Cornwell was a brilliant left-handed painter and muralist who produced over 1,000 illustrations for nearly every major publication in the country including Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook, and Good Housekeeping magazines.

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2019-05-17



"Willie" the KOOL penguin was first presented in 1933, in The Saturday Evening Post. The cartoonish penguin was to continue as a mascot for the KOOL brand in one form or another, for the following 25 years or more.

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2019-04-26

In 19th century oceanic journeys around South America’s Cape Horn were made by the famous clipper ships, named because they moved at such a fast clip, at a time when there was no quick route over land.

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2019-04-18

Mr. Clean came on the scene in 1958 when Proctor & Gamble introduced its new all-purpose cleaner. He was drawn in 1957 by Ernie Allen as a muscular, tanned, bald man. Mr. Clean made his television commercial debut in 1958.

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2019-04-04

We accidentally turned a corn flakes ad into anatomy atlas... (and the second one has someone's pelvic bones in it)

1915, Kellogg’s Signature Toasted Corn Flakes Cereal

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2019-03-10

Kokovar. The purest butter for eating. (Advertising postcard, early 20th century.)

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2019-03-06

The tiger advertising mascot for Norwegian Esso Oil made his US debut in the end of the World War II. "Put a tiger in your tank" was a slogan created in 1959 by Emery Smith, a young Chicago copywriter.

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2019-01-16

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Greyhound Lines Inc, 1946 https://t.co/y4gdPFMfSf

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2018-12-20

Cocoa and tea biscuits by Einem Partnership, Russia (1906)

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2018-11-16