This ad was scanned from an original 1956 Better Living magazine.
WallMags has a large collection of original vintage magazines from which we scan the ads you see on this site. When you buy a print from WallMags, you are getting a professionally edited and cleaned up reproduction, printed on high quality media... perfect for decorating your walls.
Lately, we have gotten a few requests about purchasing ORIGINAL ads from our collection. While we don't normally sell our originals, we decided to take a few of our best looking ads and put the originals up on eBay. All ads will be shipped for free in the U.S. using a plastic sleeve, cardboard back, and padded envelope. If you want to own a real piece of history, check out our original ads on eBay below:
Please note that these ads are the actual, original pages cut from real vintage magazines, and though these are in great shape, they are not touched up in any way, so may include some minor defects. Close-up photos are included in the eBay listings so you'll know exactly what you are getting.
We will be adding more of our original ads for sale over time, so stay tuned!
This ad was scanned from an original 1945 magazine ad.
Chesterfield Cigarettes were originally produced by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. They certainly were not shy with their advertising, often using well-known personalities to advertise their products. This ad was scanned from an original 1938 magazine ad.
The Packard One-Twenty (also One Twenty and 120) was an automobile produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1935 to 1937 and from 1939 through the 1941 model years. The One-Twenty model designation was replaced by the Packard Eight model name during model years 1938 and 1942.
The One-Twenty is an important car in Packard's history because it signified the first time that Packard entered into the highly competitive mid-priced eight-cylinder car market. Packard enthusiasts view the production of the One-Twenty and the Six/One-Ten models as the start of Packard losing its hold on the market as the premier American luxury automotive brand.
Picked up a few new additions to the WallMags collection in an antique shop in Austin, Texas. I'll be adding them to the site soon!
Reposting this ad since it's that time of the year. Happy Holidays!
Chesterfield Cigarettes were originally produced by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. They certainly were not shy with their advertising, often using well-known personalities to advertise their products. In this ad, Santa Claus himself is not only decorating a Christmas tree with boxes of cigarettes, but he's also encouraging people to give them as gifts for the holidays. This ad appeared on the back cover of a 1945 Photoplay/Movie Mirror magazine.
Did you miss it? Here are a couple of screenshots from last night's episode of American Pickers. The top screenshot is the ad they bought from WallMags. They were discussing Victor bicycles when they flashed the ad on screen. The bottom screenshot is the credit, with the important part circled. For those who are interested, the ad is available as a digital download or physical print from here: Victor Bicycle Ad From 1890.
Watch American Pickers on The History Channel Wednesday night, August 20, at 9PM ET and you might catch a glimpse of some vintage artwork from WallMags.com! The show contacted us recently about a vintage bicycle ad we have on our site, and we all know how much Mike Wolfe loves vintage bikes! The episode is called "Plymouth Rocks".
There is no guarantee our vintage ad will appear on the show, but there will be a "special thanks" credit that mentions WallMags, and we couldn't be happier to support such a great show. Don't forget to tune in!
Scanned from an original 1890 Popular Science Monthly magazine, this ad shows off the Caligraph 2 Typewriter. The Caligraph 2 was the first typewriter on the market with a full keyboard. Each character had its own key and its own type bar that was independently suspended from the edge of the type basket. With 72 keys, against 48 on the caps-only Caligraph 1, the Caligraph 2 was considerably wider than its predecessor.
I found this ad inside a 1901 Puck magazine I bought at an estate sale. Apparently, Trimble Whiskey was made by White, Hentz & Co. They were established in 1793 and lasted until 1918. In 1849 William R. White and J. Henry Hentz formed the partnership. The name would stay the same but in 1895 J. Henry Hentz and his son J. Henry Hentz Jr. would become partners.
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, which was active from 1901 to 1938. Pierce-Arrow advertisements were artistic and understated. Unusual for car advertising, the image of the car was in the background rather than the foreground of the picture. Usually only part of the car was visible. The Pierce-Arrow was typically depicted in elegant and fashionable settings. Some advertisements featured the car in places a car would not normally go, such as the West and other rural settings, a testament to the car's ruggedness and quality.
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, which was active from 1901 to 1938. Pierce-Arrow advertisements were artistic and understated. Unusual for car advertising, the image of the car was in the background rather than the foreground of the picture. Usually only part of the car was visible. The Pierce-Arrow was typically depicted in elegant and fashionable settings. Some advertisements featured the car in places a car would not normally go, such as the West and other rural settings, a testament to the car's ruggedness and quality.
Chesterfield Cigarettes were originally produced by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. They certainly were not shy with their advertising, often using well-known personalities to advertise their products. In this ad, Santa Claus himself is not only decorating a Christmas tree with boxes of cigarettes, but he's also encouraging people to give them as gifts for the holidays. This ad appeared on the back cover of a 1945 Photoplay/Movie Mirror magazine.
Zee was a brand of paper products manufactured by Crown-Zellerbach, a large paper manufacturing firm, formed in 1928 by the union of Zellerbach Corporation (founded 1924 in San Francisco by Isadore Zellerbach) and Crown Willamette. It was later acquired in 1986 by the James River Company. That became the Fort James Corporation in 1997, which was then itself acquired by Georgia Pacific in 2000.
The Aladdin Company was a pioneer in the pre-cut, mail order home industry. Its primary competitors were Montgomery Ward and Sears, Roebuck and Company in the US and Eaton's in Canada. Aladdin began operations in 1906 and ceased operations in 1987.
Aladdin's output fell below 1000 homes in 1928 on the eve of the Great Depression, and never recovered. It exited the Canadian market in 1952. The company continued to produce catalogs, and maintained sales of a few hundred homes per year through the 1960's. During the 1970's sales fell further and by 1982 the company ceased manufacturing. The company ceased all operations in 1987.
During the First World War (1914-1918), the Sunbeam factory produced military cars and aero engines. In 1920 the company merged with Talbot of London and Darracq of France to form the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq Group (STD). Sunbeam cars became well known for their quality and endurance, including the famous 'Silver Bullet'. This ad features the Sunbeam 25/30 hp.
This is one of the earliest geographical games that we have seen. Only one other copy is known of this game, held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The object of the game is to progress from the outer parts of the world in towards the center (France) by rolling dice and moving each player's piece from circle to circle on the board.
From the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Railroad map of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, Mexico and the West Indies from 1875.
In 1881 Albert H. Overman moved to Hartford, CT and formed the Overman Wheel Company, contracting with the Ames Manufacturing Company, an ammunition, arms, and sewing machine company in Chicopee Falls, MA.
The company became one of the most well known bicycle companies in the U.S. In 1885 Overman made the famous Victor bicycles, seen here.
This ad was scanned from an original 1890 Harper's New Monthly magazine.
This map from the David Rumsey Map Collection contains North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida. Above the map reads, "The Seat of War in the Southern British Colonies comprehending North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, &ca."
Scanned from an original 1892 Harper's New Monthly magazine, this ad shows how certain words have become less acceptable over time.
This beautiful and colorful celestial map from 1693 shows Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Perseus, and Other Constellations. The text is in Latin and French.
This weekend took the WallMags team to an estate sale in San Jose, CA. We were expecting a little more, but after digging around for a while, we walked away with four Co-ed magazines from 1960 and 1961, and a Hammond's New International World Atlas from 1947.
Not a total bust considering we got all five for less than $10. We'll get some ads and maps scanned in the coming weeks.
This is meant to accompany a board game with a map of the United States. However, it functions as a geography of the U.S. by itself. In full color.
From the David Rumsey Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com
WallMags is proud to present select vintage maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection! With over 37,000 maps in its database, this is a significant historical resource, and we have obtained permission to feature images from the collection on WallMags.com.
All David Rumsey maps on our site are available to purchase as high-end prints. Keep checking back for new maps as we will be adding more over time. If you have any requests for specific maps, please contact us!
To see the entire collection, visit the David Rumsey Map Collection web site.
This weekend I broke open my 1892 Harper's New Monthly magazine and scanned a few interesting ads.
There's a certain charm to ads from this period, with their hand-drawn style and verbose language.
Google+ has some great new community features. We've created a "Vintage Ads" community where we can post and discuss any vintage advertising images.
Visit our Vintage Ads Community today!
Scanned from an original 1941 Photoplay Combined With Movie Mirror magazine.
Original image dimensions
Pixels: 7200 x 10800
DPI: 300 dpi
Print size: 24" x 36"
As mentioned earlier, I recently came into possession of 28 vintage National Geographic magazines from 1913 to 1925. For those of you who are familiar with the magazine's format, you will understand that it is nearly impossible to scan the inner pages since the magazine is so compact and tightly bound. The only way to reliably scan a page would be to tear it out or dismantle the binding, which is difficult for me to consider doing to a collectible magazine.
Luckily, however, I recently realized that amongst the 28 National Geographics in my current collection, I have one duplicate issue (June, 1916). One is in very good condition, and the other is a bit more scuffed up and worn. So I have made the decision to dismantle the lower quality duplicate to make scanning of the inner pages much easier on me. It is chock full of amazing ads and pictures, so stay tuned for some great ads from 1916!
Interested in getting one of these cool vintage ads to hang on your wall? Get 10% off any order on WallMags by entering coupon code WALL10OFF during checkout! This coupon expires at the end of October, so jump on it now!
The 1923 Etude Music Magazine we purchased on eBay has just arrived. Scanning through it I see lots of music related ads, but the most interesting is the back cover, which contains this beautiful color Cashmere Bouquet toilet soap ad. It will certainly need some Photoshop restoration work, but it's actually not in terrible shape.
This is the only color ad in the whole magazine, but there are plenty of other interesting ads inside, and lots of sheet music for those who can sight read :-)
I came across this ad for Midol in a 1959 Modern Screen magazine and I couldn't help but chuckle. It's amazing to think that the entire meaning of a word, or at least the common conception of the meaning, can change in just 50 years! Imagine seeing this ad in a current magazine. Yeah, I can't either.
(NOTE: Since Midol is still around, I will not be posting this ad as a print or download.)
This 1929 Popular Science magazine is in great shape for its age. The magazine is chock full of great ads, like this two-page Chesterfield Cigarettes spread. Keep watching the site for ads from this issue in the coming weeks!
This Chesterfield ad will be challenging to scan and make whole in Photoshop, but I'm up for it.
Just won an auction for this 1923 Etude Music Magazine. It contains some nice music ads. There's also quite a nice color Cashmere Bouquet soap ad on the back cover. This single issue will give us some very nice additions to the site!
We just won an auction on eBay for a set of Comfort magazines from 1921 and 1922. These were printed in Augusta, Maine. Some nice old ads in these! Once they arrive, it's scanning time. They look fairly fragile so I only want to scan these once then put them away.
Just finished putting some finishing touches on our new site design! We now have a "Latest Additions" sidebar that shows our most recent ads. Here's a little trick... you can click on the "Latest Additions" title and get to our "All Ads" feed, which basically contains all the ads on the site in the order they were added. The blog on the homepage is also new and is a great way to see what's up at a glance.
Expect more changes over time as we gather feedback and try new things. Even though we're obsessed with old, vintage material, we also love to stay with the times and evolve as needed. Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions or comments. Thanks!
We've created a collection of ads from the 1800's. These ads are pulled from other categories on WallMags, but are gathered together in the Ads From The 1800's collection. Ads and artwork from before 1900 have a unique flavor to them. Perhaps it's the intricate drawings, or the verbose and grandiose ad copy they contain, but there's no question that ads from this era really stand out.
Some examples below.
We hit a huge estate sale this weekend and came out with nearly 150 vintage publications ranging from 1881 to 1932, including 28 National Geographic magazines (seen here) from 1913 to 1925. The sheer amount of amazing ads and vintage imagery will keep us busy scanning for quite a while!
The big question is, where do I start?