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McDonald's - Introducing Big Mac - print ad 1969 USA

McDonald's introduces Big Mac. A meal disguised as a sandwich.

Swanson Fried Chicken - a Good Chicken Dinner should have - 1969, print USA

A good chicken dinner should have....

Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers - "Crunch" (1969) printad (USA)

CRUNCH

Kentucky Fried Chicken Colonel Sanders - What's for dinner? - (1969) :30 (USA)

It didn't matter if you were a model, a secretary or a homemaker, in the late 1960s the only thing on a woman's mind all day was What should

Kentucky Fried Chicken's - Colonel Sanders home - (1969) :30 (USA)

In this ad from 1969, Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders wants a word "with these folks" and he means you the viewer through the

Wasabröd crispbread - Intruder? (1968) 1:55 (Sweden)

Knorr - Buljong & Nyponsoppa (1968) 2:30 (Sweden)

Campbell - The Can Bag (1968) printad USA

Only from Campbell! This great new tote bag for just $1.95 C $5.00 value) and illifferent Campbell's Soup Labels. Campbell has a new bag!

Heinz - Race / The Slowest Ketchup in the West - (1968) :60 (USA)

The ketchup bottle is minding his own business, in a saloon, as you would, when catsup arrives. Catsup challenges Heinz Ketchup to a draw.

Toro Fisksoppa - Fish soup (1967) :30 (Sweden)

Cook magazine, Japan, 1967.

New Appeteasers. The Mini snack from Nabisco - 1967 print ad (USA)

Tiny snack crackers that taste like what they look like.

Beanz Meanz Heinz - "Johnny's going off around the world" (1967) 30 (UK)

Little brother is determined to travel the world and has packed everything, ready to go.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken "Lie Detector" (1967) 1:00 (USA)

This ad is from 1967 and it's got a deep paranoid Manchurian Candidate or Dr Strangelove vibe about it.

Campbell Tomato Soup - Stops winter cold - printad 1966

Stops winter cold Sun-drenched tomato fragrance and red-ripe tomato. flavor give you summer warmth in every sip of Campbell's Tomato Soup.
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Mustang & Post Rice Krinkles - So-Hi presents Mustang in box - (1966)

This vintage ad is an early example of cobranding, Rice Krinkles had a series of Mustangs inside their cereal box, little toy cars that came in Arcadi

Egg - Wedding Day - (1964) :30 (UK)

Cadbury's Flake - Waterfall - (1964) :30 (UK

Way back in the 1960s, a very pretty young lady was enlisted to carefully roll the wrapper off a cadbury's Flake, and then stick it in her mouth.
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Levy's Rye: You don't have to be Jewish - 1964

These ads would totally not run today, like ever. But disregarding that, the idea is so simple it's kind of crazy how simple it is.

Wesson Mayonnaise - With the tasty snap of apple cider vinegar! (1964) printad (USA)

Try the new mayonnaise with the tasty snap of apple cider vinegar!
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Rolling Stones Rice Crispies ad from 1964 - Snap! Crackle! Beat!

Brian Jones co-wrote this jingle with the J. Walter Thompson ad agency in 1964.

Eggs - Tony Hancock in France (1962) :30 (UK)

Tony Hancock goes on holiday and starves himself because he believes that the French don't eat eggs for breakfast. Silly Tony!

Quaker Oats - Hot Oatmeal is cool! Print ad 1960.

Lifesavers - Preserved flavor - 1960, printad - USA

"Trust Swanson" TV Brand Swiss Steak Dinner print ad, 1960

Trust Swanson. Their Swiss steak is the kind you can cut with a fork.

Cape Fruit - Juicy Cape Pears / Tommy Cooper (1959) :30 (UK)

Tommy Cooper shills pears for Cape Fruit.

HP Sauce - Haggis / Everything goes with HP sauce (1959) :15 (UK)

HP Sauce - Haggis ad from 1959

Rice Crispies - Piano Jingle - (1958) :60 (USA)

Snap Crackle and Pop play the piano and sing a jingle.

Lifesaver - Delicicious flavor "change" ...Butter-Rum (1958) print ad (USA)

Butter-rum is by far my favorite Lifesavers flavor.

Life savers - Holesome-est sweets in town! - 1958 print ad USA

The candy with the hole ... still only 5 cents!
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Cheerios - v8 - Moon rocket kit (1958) :60 (USA)

Collect cheerios and v8 labels and get this fab moon rocket kit. Wait, cheerios and v8?? It seems that leave it to beaver likes it.

Egg - Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes crossword puzzle (1957) :30 (UK)

"Go to work on an egg" Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes try to solve a crossword puzzle, they argue over eggs vs eel and pig vs pie. 

Alpha-Bits - Try Post Alpha-Bits (1957) printad (USA)

Try Post Alpha-Bits ... the nourishing new oat cereal your whole family will love!

Toy - Alice Babs - Ta Toy bli frisk i munnen / Sweden Norway border (1956) 2:30 (Sweden)

The fascinating thing about this ad is that Alice Babs sings and speaks in both Norwegian and Swedish.

Kellog's Cornflakes - They all look full when they're standing up / Normal Rockwell - printad 1955

Of course there are a few well-organized souls who get up early enough to breathe deeply at the window, count the birds on the lawn, or make some othe

Jell-O - Ancient Chinese Pantomime - (1955) (USA)

The chinese baby is eating glape Jello. Uh-huh.

Chiquita Banana Original - (1955) 1:24

"Hello Amigo...I'm Chiquita Banana, and I've come to say Bananas have to ripen in a certain way. And when they are flecked with brown

Domino - Which is less fattening? Sugar - or an apple? 1953 printad USA

3 teaspoons of Domino sugar contains fewer calories than three raw carrots!

Kraft - Idea for a busy day meal! (1953) printad (USA)

Kraft tested recipe!

Cheerios - Baseball Jingle - (1952) (USA)

Cheerios

Batchelors Wonderful Peas Peas (1950s) (UK)

Batchelors Wonderful Peas Peas ad from the late 1950s

Lifesavers - "Still only 5c" - printad 1950

What a delightful colorful way to display the candies, and draw attention to the price.

Marabou - Aladdin / from factory to you (1939) :60 (Sweden)

Promotional film for Marabou's Aladdin chocolate box with production shots from the factory floor.

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