Buy a Boomerang from Lands' End?

Anyone know if Lands' End still sells boomerangs? 




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Samsonite Luggage in Space?

I love the graphics on this one! Although, I wonder if all that luggage weighs less in space... 

1983 Samsonite Silhouette Ad - George I. Parrish Jr.

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Aren't you Glad We have Clean Flour?

Now here's something we take for granted... clean flour! Amazing how different the world was 100 years ago!

1914 Gold Medal Flour Ad - Clean Mills

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D-Daddy get the Texcel Tape!

This vintage ad really targets your emotions! Sure... you don't see paper dolls around much anymore... but anyone can relate to the disappointment of a child! Who wouldn't go get the tape?

1950 Texcel Tape Ad - D-Daddy Get the Texcel Tape!

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Bacardi Mixes With Everything Except Driving

Gotta admit... this ad's pretty well done! Great graphics and a clear message!

1983 Bacardi Rum Ad - Mixes With Everything

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What's Lurking in the Ladies' Room?

Here's an ad that was taking advantage of the STD scares of the 80's. We know now there's not much chance you'd actually catch Herpes from a toilet seat!

1983 SaniSafe Disinfectant Ad - Lurking in Ladies' Room

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Would you Challenge an Uzi?

Hmmm... not sure I'd be challenging anyone holding an Uzi!

1983 Uzi Model B 9mm Semi-Automatic Carbine Ad

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American Medical Association - Who Runs America?

Here's a really interesting vintage ad, that relates to our current health care debate! Published by the American Medical Association, this ad discusses compulsory health insurance and urges grass roots movement against government involvement. After 60+ years... does any of this still sound familiar?

1950 American Medical Association Ad, Who Runs America?

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Millions of Women Have Quit Working on Washday!

I doubt you'd see an ad like this run today. Sure... I get it... washers & dryers are a lot easier than washing clothes by hand. But, I don't think anyone would say it gave them a chance to quit working. There's still plenty of work with sorting, folding, ironing and putting clothes away. Not to mention... guys can do all this, too! 


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Monsanto DDT vs. Natural Insect Control

Okay... so in this ad, Monsanto's referring to Adam's Bug Killer as being the dragon fly, a natural predator that helped to control the insect population. They then promote their modern method of insect control... DDT.  In retrospect... perhaps they set the bar a bit too high with that comparison...
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Men Like Healthy Women!

Men like healthy women... who knew?

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Running Short of Pennies in WWII

Really interesting advertisement all about the shortage of pennies during WWII...
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Don't Bore Your Husband - Take A Stimulant!

If you read through the text, you'll see... and I found time to pretty up a little, too... 
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You, too, can stack your cereal!

I thought we weren't supposed to play with our food...
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Guns & Banks - A Natural Combination!

I thought they usually tried to keep guns out of banks...
1981 Bank of Boulder Weatherby Mark V Rifle Ad
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Girls are More at Risk to Fire?

Apparently, girls spend more time indoors and wear more flammable clothing...
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Clean the House & Stay Thin

This sexist ad probably didn't get a second glance when it was printed... 
1970 General Mills Total Cereal Ad - Keep up With House
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Lose Weight Using Your Vacuum Cleaner!

How well do you think this worked? Put on pants, hook to vacuum cleaner, and lose weight... I'm a bit skeptical.
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Whatever Happened to Oceanspray Cranprune Juice?

Hmmm... wonder why you don't see this one on grocery store shelves any more?
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So many uses for Asbestos...

Here's one I hadn't heard of before... Asbestos blackboards... makes you wonder...
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Would you buy a Panda-Grain Wallet?

Granted... it's only made to look like Panda skin... but still...
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Forget Reading, Writing & Arithmetic!

So this is what our school systems have been missing.... we need more harmonicas!
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Would you wash your dishes in a laundry machine?

Check out the bottom right... you can get an attachment to wash dishes in your laundry machine! Something about that just doesn't seem right!


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Lipstick Can Give a Man Ideas

Yep... the idea men get from this is to think of ways to use rubber... uhhmmm...

1948 B.F. Goodrich Hycar American Rubber Ad - Lipstick
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