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25 Curious Vintage Ads From The Past

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Published April 15, 2025

Published April 15, 2025

Along with everything else, the world of advertising has changed a ton throughout the decades. Advertising is something brands, labels, people, and businesses have done for many years now. The world is covered in advertisements for just about anything and everything, there are not many ad-free spaces left anymore. Ads can be found in magazines, online, on billboards, and on every digital screen people look at. Back in the day, advertisements looked way different and that's kind of interesting.

Back then, there were no digital ads, of course, all ads were seen on paper, in magazines, or up in windows. The ads themselves featured illustrations and images that just scream old-school. It is hard to pinpoint what exactly makes people know that these ads are old, but the low prices, funky fashion, and other key elements make people know that they are vintage.

It's neat to go back and compare the world of advertising back then to how it is now. Here we have collected 25 ads from many different companies that were probably pretty revolutionary for their time. These ads showcase the lifestyle of the past.

Men's fashion ad from the '70s

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From a 1970s GE ad

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When TVs were furniture, 1966

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The AMC Gremlin, 1970

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Swanson TV dinner ad from the '60s

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An Apple ad from 1976

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This Life Savers' ad from 1956

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7-Up ad from Christmas, 1957

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1964 General Mills ad

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General Electric Christmas light ad from 1949

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Campbell's Soup ad from 1952

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It's fun to mow… 1950s

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Ritz crackers ad, 1936

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A Cadillac ad from 1954

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This ad featuring peanut butter and mayo sandwiches, 1963

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A pro-sugar ad from 1971

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Plymouth Christmas ad, 1947

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A Ford ad from 1977

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An ad for Olympic National Park, 1941

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An ad from 1914

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Campbell's Mock Turtle Soup, 1927

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A cellophane ad from the '50s

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A bathing suit ad from the early 1900s

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An ad for Supreme Beauty Products, 1964

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Montgomery Ward ad from 1972

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