28 Vintage Ads And Commercials That May Intrigue And Fascinate

28 Vintage Ads And Commercials That May Intrigue And Fascinate

Article created by: Ieva Pečiulytė

If you take a quick look at fashion magazines or some home decor ideas that are trending, you might see quite a few vintage items there. Whether it’s clothing, lamps, or something else entirely, vintage things have a certain kind of charm drawing people to them.


Vintage ads are no exception. Not only do they present unique ideas, visuals, and slogans, they also allow us to catch a glimpse of what life was like back in the day. For those interested in such a form of time travel, the Facebook group ‘Vintage Ads, Commercials & Artwork’ can be a great vessel. It shares all sorts of vintage ads and commercials, some of which we have put on this list for you to marvel at; so wait no longer and scroll down to view them.


By the way, on the list below you will also find more information on ‘Vintage Ads, Commercials & Artwork’, provided to Bored Panda by its founder, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.



#1 Vintage Advertising Poster "Prochainement, Tournée Du Chat Noir De Rodolphe Salis" By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923). Poster Published In 1896 In France


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#2 It's Called The Playpen. But We Don't Promise It Keeps You Out Of Mischief


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#3 Vintage Travel Poster "North Coast Limited In The Montana Rockies" By Gustav Wilhelm Krollmann (1888-1962). Published In 1929 In The USA


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#4 Sears Spring/Summer 1956


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#5 Auto Strap For Front-Seat Tots


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#6 1978


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#7 The Hideaway House The "Heavenly Abode" That Charlie Built For His Angels! (1977)


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#8 March 1961 Cover Of The Progressive Farmer. Getting A New Phone! "We're Calling You First, Grandmother!"


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#9 Vintage Travel Poster "Montana" By Gustav Wilhelm Krollmann (1888-1962). Published In 1920 In The USA


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#10 Beautiful Hair Doesn't Just Happen: It Starts With Wella Balsam. Farrah Fawcett, 1977


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#11 1942 Coke Magazine Ad. I've Been Told The Original Name Of This Guy Was "Sprite"


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#12 1952 Wizard Appliances From Western Auto Stores


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#13 Vintage Travel Poster "Visit India" By Fred Taylor (1875-1963). Published In The 1930s In India


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#14 Telechron Electric Clocks, 1951. Via 1950sunlimited


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#15 The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, 1955


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#16 1943-44


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#17 KFC Menu


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#18 For What?


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#19 1958 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies


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#20 Camay


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#21 Simple People Of The Golden Era


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#22 Journal Magazine, 1944


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#23 1957


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#24 Popcorn Anyone?


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#25 Dial


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#26 October 1942. Inhaling Toxic Chemicals In My Finest Neiman-Marcus Dress


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#27 1960


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#28 1958






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