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Yoni’s Top 15 All-Time Weirdest, Wackiest, Dumbest and Most Bizarre Vintage Ads of Yesteryear!
As 21st Century businesspeople, we will all need to advertise in one form or another. Perhaps the best way to see how to advertise in today’s world is to look back to the bizarre, nutty, preposterous and startling ways that products and services were advertised in the past!
Perhaps in another time and in another place these ads were effective?
The following are the top-15 weirdest, wackiest, dumbest and craziest vintage ads I found. I hope you enjoy my accompanying commentary:
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1) Ah yes, just when society was finally realizing the dangers of smoking, the younger crowd is advocating it as a supplement to proper parenting!
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2) And if you needed any confirmation of the safety and health benefits of smoking, just ask your doctor to see what he smokes!
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3) Darn! You forgot to buy your child that toy you promised! No worry…just give them your Iver Johnson Revolver for hours of fun!
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4) It’s rare that I’m speechless! I offer no commentary on this one except to say…as someone with many relatives who perished in the Holocaust…
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5) Yes, with so much talk among the liberals of legalizing drugs, why don’t we start with the younger crowd and see how that works?
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6) Perhaps nasal congestion is not the only issue here? http://www.weightwatchers.com/
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7) What else can instill a sense of security and well-being in a child more than seeing worlds destroyed? Order now parents…Christmas and Hanukkah are fast approaching!
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8) 95% of dentists recommend 7-Up for their infant patients who drink soda!
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9) Again, I’m completely speechless!
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10) Can cowboy boots turn you to a life of crime? Perhaps…
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11) "Happy eight birthday son and happy shooting! And get that crazed look out of your eyes!"
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12) Schlitz: The Official Beer of KGB Spies!
"One minute comrade, I will resume sending the secret code after I enjoy a cold American brewski!"
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13) Young child, hot fire, and griddle filled with boiling oil…noooooo problem!
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14) Yummmm! And plenty healthy too!
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15) Cures headaches, coughs, tendinitis, and gout. Removes age-spots, wrinkles and warts. Improves short-term memory, vision and posture. Reduces the symptoms of Yellow Fever, chronic constipation and meningitis. And more…
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Image Credits: 1. Klitscky-Klitschy-Coo.com 2) Heavenica.org 3) Cachefly.net 4) crazyvintageads.com 5) Unlicensed image 6) Parke-Davis 7) gadgets.boingboing.net 8) surfjerry.com 9)weirdworm.com 10) emptees.com Bonus: Creativecriminals.com 11) Winchester.com 12) bonnier at flickr.com 13) jayzee5 at flickr.com 14) unlicensed 15) crazyadvertisements.com
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Yonatan Maisel is a professional writer and published author. He is a history buff who enjoys long walks in the woods with his wife and Canaan dog "Halva." His business-blog, going strong for ten months now, appears here at http://www.jobshuk.com/, with updates occurring twice-a-week.
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