20 Sexist Vintage Ads That Will Shock You

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Aug 16, 2017 5:00 PM EDT

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    Human - Exquisite Form understands that every figure isn't perfect. How many times have you seen a bra or girdle that looked terrific on a model, but not so terrific on you? That's because you're a woan, and a model is a mannequin. So it's only natural that you may be a little too big here or a little too mall there. Exquisite Form understands In fact, the next six pagea should convince you that there's only ope thing you have to know to meet all your needs Our name. Exquist orn We understand a
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    Nose - You mean a woman can open it?
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    Plant - OOVER the best Give Mer o Nover d y Cluristhwas moning shell be hoppion unith a tHouer lend ferever ofe HOOVER e a er bowyoo kw yly edet e legd S THE HOOVER COMPANY Nr Comn C HOO u R
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    Forehead - Before you scold me, Mon.. maybe youd better light up Marbore Gee, Mommy you sure enjoy your marlbro Yes, you need never feel over-smoked that's the Mirocle of Marlbora ARLBORO Yes, you need ver feal over-smoked thot's the Miracle of Marlbora ARLBORO TES
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    Cartoon - This won't happen I WAS ABOUT TO DIVORCE you CLEMENTINE, BECAUSE yOu COULDNT MAKE DECENT OH LUCKY DAY CHANGED TO UPTON TEA ...IT HAS OIVEN ME BACK MY HUSBAND! TEA, BUT THIS WONDERFUL BREW MAKES ME LOVE you ALL OVER AGAIN! But this will... DARN O00D CUP OF TEA! HAVE YOU CHANGED YES, I THOUOHT rD TRY UPTON, IT IS BETTER ISNT IT? BRANDS? Yοu see teas grown in hot valleys ripen too fast So they taste flat But Lipton uses teasgrown on cooler and gain rich slopes...teas that ripen slow full
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    Poster - Blow in her face and she'll follow you anywhere. Hit ber with tangy TipaletCherry. Or rich grapey Tipalet Bargundy. Or csTipalet Buebery. It's Wid! Tipet 'snew. Dferont. Delicious in taste and in aroma Apuff in her direction and she folowyou, anywhere. On yes...youget smoking satistaction without inhaling smoke. Smokers of America TIPALET TIPALET IPALE TIPALET do yourself a flavor Make your next ccarette a Tipalet: New from Mariel About 5 for 25
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    Poster - Keep up with the house while you keep down your weight. Don't lose vitality while watching your weight. Live right, eat right. Get vitamins and iron from TOTAL, Now TOTAL has more vitamins than any other cereal A one-ounce bowlful gives you 100 % of the minimum daily adult vita- min and iron requirements-plus a delicious crunchy taste. totar TOTAL watches yourvitamins while you watch yourweight R
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    Poster - LOADED Dont take chances with Pickups! ECTORY VD oose Women may also be LOADED with Disease IS NOT EACYENE ER
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    Text - "A girl size hand needs a girl-size pen ...and it's time the men who make pens did something about it!"A Parker's got the message. You can now get the new Compact Jotter ball pen for girl-size hands. It writes as long as our man-size Jotter Girls-and girlsise hands-delight in the new Compact Joter. It's smaller, daintier, a joy to write with Yet the Compact Jotter has the same giant ink supply as our man-sise Jotter Sainless steel in Parker's new writing poine gives you a clean, clear lin
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    Vintage advertisement - Successful Marriages start in the kitchen! Now the new mistress of the house can go right ahead with some of those girlhood dreams -planning lovely meals for her man, preparing all sorts of interesting little dishes and safe in the knowledge that Pyrex is going to make failure-free cooking easy. The not-so-glamorous tasks of the kitchen be- come fun, too, with Pyrex. Just one dish for cooking, serving and storing, and when it comes AGEE to washing up, the suds banish grea
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    Stock photography - men are better than women!ndos, On a mountain they are something of a drog. So don t go houling them up o ciff just to show off your Drummond climbing sweaters. No need to. These pullovers look grea anywhere. On the level Entireh ond foshioned of the purest, warmest worsted in a bola, clear shaker stitch. Genuine bane buttons Sizes: S M-L-XL Lefh, Joring. low button pullover with horness shawl collar thot closes up to neck Set-in pocket. They come ro fner! In brass, white, ol
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    Land vehicle - The Subaru GLCoupe. Like a spirited woman who yearns to be tamed. Peraps yoo're a owhgrabs lde by the cull You live ife your way And it shos in the clothes u wearin the womm you veand in the car you drive The Suba GL Cope is waiting for yo Sleek Agile The sculptured fines of the one piece body iite you in With front wheel drive she's fernt Asep abead of the others Go to he Let her crade you in the sowof her highback reclning bucket seats Surroud yourself with the kshoess of he nti
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    Vintage advertisement - "Any protein cereal helps keep you the same size ..as long as it's Post Grape-Nuts" PIEK SARLENT Like mother, like daughter-when both keep trim with Grape-Nuts It's the most highly concentrated protein cereal-30 % more protein per spoonful. And what a flavor-so different, so nut-like. You'll like it Post Post GRAPE NUTS ALL POST CEREALS HAPPEN TO BE JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER"
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    Vintage advertisement - SO THE HARDER A WIFE WORKS THE CUTER SHE LOOKS! .GOSH, HONEY, YOU SEEM TO THRIVE ON COOKING, CLEANING AND DUSTING AND IM ALL TUCKERED OUT BY CLOSING TIME. WHATS THE ANSWER? VITAMINS DARLING I ALWAYS GET MY VITAMINS Kellyg's PETVitamins for pep! PEP for vitamins!
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    Vintage advertisement - 1893. re Fourteen-Hour Wives of Eight-Hour Men, need th as GOLD DUST be ss Washing Powder nd S- To enable them to get through work as early as their husbands. GOLD DUST saves time, strength, patience and money. re m. Бу at Made only by is N. K. Fairbank & Co., e- CHICAGO, re St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal. a- MASMA d le l- f- d se en d. UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK|| ARGEST WATCH HOUSE AMBD AN in the world Lowest Prices. Send for free catalogue
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    Gentleman - The Chef does everything but cook -that's what wives are for! I'mgiving my wife enwood Chef
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    Retro style - Does Your Husband Look Younger than You do? You may side-step the trogedy that overtakes so many wives.... Dorodly Cray Cellegen Cream And it n help you sidestep the tragedy of the middle years A natural way te leek yeunger efter 30 Noted specialists Jave proved that estrogrele boces applied tothe skin can help wonen look younger. And the bonoes in Cellogee Ceeam are sataral subetances, workieg ia the most natural way lo the world to cousteract the ellects of the gadual loss of you
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    Retro style - Women don't leave the Kitchen! We all know a woman's place is in the home, cooking a man a delicious meal. But if you are still enjoying the bachelor's life and don't have a little miss waiting on you, then come down to Hardee's for something sloppy and hastily prepared. XFHardees CHARROLE
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