13 photos from old magazines and advertisements that show how crazy the past really was (14 photos)
From absurd marketing decisions to shocking fashion trends, this is a real museum of time, where instead of exhibits you will find concentrated madness. Sometimes it is simply funny and has not stood the test of time, and sometimes it is wild.
A Horrible 1955 Du Pont Cellophane Ad
The Best Things in the World Come in Cellophane
Sunpod - Used to Keep You from Getting Sunburned at the Beach, 1982 year
Braniff Airlines flight attendant uniform, 1969
Hair done by Phillip Mason in 1965 year
Photo by Richard Blinkoff.
Booklet: Kiss Your Favorite Beatle
Beatlemania was a serious phenomenon, so they made money on it by any means necessary. This is the Beatles shampoo
A toy lighter with cigarettes and chewing gum included
So that kids can pretend to be respectable adults?
"Luxury Island"
Inside a 1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue.
A woman drops a porcelain cup in horror after discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water
Etching (booklet on metal) from 1828.
An anti-electrification leaflet, 1900
The terrifying "Dog Bag" first appeared in the June 1935 issue of Popular Mechanics
Your dog will be safe in this easy-to-attach, easy-to-take-on bag.
"Catch Your Man With Donuts"
1970 romantic comedy Lola poster
He's not my dad... he's my husband.
She's almost 16, he's almost 40. It's the funniest intrigue to ever bridge the generation gap.
Is this a comedy? Is this funny? What the critics wrote:
Susan George plays a 16-year-old schoolgirl who runs away with an American writer, played by Charles Bronson. The parents of both couples are horrified. So are the audience.