Vintage Advertising Archives

It’s that spooky time of year…..Halloween! So as my last post for this ghouls and goblins season, here is a collection of vintage advertisements, books and magazine covers (1920s-1960s) focusing on the Halloween holiday.

1930s Vintage Photo: Skeleton having cup of tea wiht a woman in a 1930s outfit and 1930s hairstyle, PIX Magazine Skeleton series, 4 April 1938, Ray Olson — April 1938

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October 1938, Good Housekeeping Magazine.

A young mother grins as she puts a sneering jack-‘o-lantern in the window for Halloween, but it is so graphic it frightens away the trick-or-treaters.

1930s vintage magazine cover: Good Housekeeping 1938 Halloween Cover. Young mother grins as she puts a sneering jack-'o-lantern in the window for Halloween, but it is so graphic it frightens away the trick-or-treaters

Source: Archive.org

1959 Eveready Batteries ad featuring flashlights in carnival colors that are perfect for using on Halloween.

1950s Vintage Ad: 1959 Everready Batteries for flashlights to be used at Halloween in Carnival colors. Featuring kids and adults dressed up in Halloween costumes.

Source: eBay

1920s vintage magazine cover for “Parties-A magazine of decorations, costumes, games & refreshments” featuring the Halloween Edition -1929.

Source: Fineartamerica.com

“You’ll look charming and smart bound to enTRANCE, When you attend that gay Halloween dance, For on any OH!cassion you’re smooth as a dream, In a PETITEEN outfit that’s right on the beam!!!”

Adorable 1940s vintage ad for Petiteen drawer and sportswear for Size 10 to 14a (if your too old for 7 to 14’s and too small for teens).

How CUTE are their 1940s outfits and hairstyles (love the hair flower on the teen on the right)?!

1940s vintage ad for PETITEEN drawer and sportswear for the petite teen girl. This vintage halloween ad features and illustration of two teen girls in 1940s fashions at a halloween party. Also featured 1940s hairstyles.

Source: Pinterest

1950s Ballantine’s Ale Halloween print ad.

Source: Etsy-American Century Shop

1964 Ad for Coca Cola. “That’s using your pumpkin!”

1960s Vintage Ad / 1960s Vintage Halloween Advertising: 1964 That's Using Your Pumpkin Coca Cola Advertisement featuring a Jack o Lantern and a man and woman.

Source: Etsy- Wright Selections

Leach’s Fancy Dress catalogue dating from 1934. Features a wide array of costumes from the historical to the fantastical and whimsical (the whole book is avail as a digital copy HERE).

1930s Halloween Costume Ideas as seen in a 1930s magazine.... Leach's Fancy Dress catalogue dating from 1934. Features a wide array of costumes from the historical to the fantastical and whimsical.

Source: Etsy-tuppencehapenny

This dress featured in a 1950s catalog is for spring but I think it’s the perfect Halloween dress.

“Style No. 510- Luscious roses caught in a fragile web make a startingly beautiful print for this year around dress. Exquisitely fashioned of rich rayon crepe in black or navy.”

1950s vintage ad for a women's spider web with roses 1950s dress.

Source: Pinterest

I know I’m not doing vintage photos for this post, but I had to share this 1940s image of a woman wearing the same pattern but in a 1940s style dress.

1940s vintage photo of a woman in a 1940s dress with a spider web floral pattern on it. She is standing in front of a floral wallpaper.

Source: Pinterest

“The Jell-O Girl in October”. 1920s ad for everyone’s favourite gelatin..JELL-O!

1920s vintage ad: 1920s Jell-O Halloween Advertisement featuring "The Jell-O Girl in October"

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Jane Wyman on the October 1948 issue of Silver Screen.

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1951 Old Gold Cigarettes ad.

1950s vintage ad for old gold cigarettes featuring a halloween pumpkin. Vintage Halloween advertisement

Source: Etsy-RelicElectic

Dennison’s Bogie Book from 1925. This book offers a wealth of art deco style Halloween illustrations, as well as detailed suggestions on how to throw a 1920s style Halloween party. It is a guide for everything from decorations to costumes to games to play with guests (avail as a digital PDF HERE).

1920s vintage halloween book for kids: Dennison's Bogie Book from 1925. This book offers a wealth of art deco style Halloween illustrations, as well as detailed suggestions on how to throw a 1920s style Halloween party. It is a guide for everything from decorations to costumes to games to play with guests

Source: Etsy – bluehoursatelier

1960s ad for Budweiser and cheese and an odd Halloween decoration of a cheese tray and a pumpkin. Ohhh the 60s.

Source: Mascola.com

“Throw a Hallowe’en Party ’round the Pumpkin!”. Vintage Ad for crackers as seen in Woman’s Day magazine, October 1947.

The ad features an idea of “roasting marshmallows” over the candle in the Jack-o’-lantern and then putting them on crackers (like smores, but not smores).

Source: Flickr

1926 Coca-Cola Halloween ad as seen in Literary Digest.

1920s ad for coca cola featuring a family enjoying a drink while the son plays with the halloween pumpkin

Source: eBay

Redbook october 1933 featuring a woman bobbing for apples.

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Happy Halloween friends! If you are celebrating I hope you have the best time.

Question Time: What was your favourite ad / book or magazine from above? Share in the comments section below.

FURTHER READING:

October Vintage Magazine Covers
Vintage Halloween Candy Ads-1940s and 1950s
Vintage Photo Tuesday: Halloween In the 1940s & 1950s
Vintage Photo Tuesday-Halloween in the 1930s-1960s Part 2
Vintage Photo Tuesday: Halloween Costumes 1920s-1960s Part 3
Happy Halloween! Vintage Photos of Costumes from the 1950s & 1960s – PART 4
Halloween-The Vintage Roundup Party! (more vintage halloween advertising & items)
Halloween-The Vintage Roundup Party Part 2

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Thanksgiving in Canada is almost here and I’m looking forward to celebrating with my family. I can’t wait to eat pumpkin pie, turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and anything else that lands on my plate. I love it! But mostly being with family.

For today’s post I have put together some vintage Thanksgiving advertising from 1920s to 1950s for all of you to enjoy. Let’s begin!

1930s vintage magazine cover for Macleans Magazine featuring an older woman making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.

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“Well, Mr. Turkey, you’ll have to share honors with RITZ this Thanksgiving”. 1940s ad for Ritz Crackers a product of National Biscuit Company.

1940s ad for Ritz Crackers a product of National Biscuit Company. Ilustration features a woman holding a Ritz cracker box and showcases the different things you can do with ritz crackers.

Source: eBay

1928 Diamond Walnuts ad. “What would Thanksgiving be without Walnuts?”.

Source: Pinterest

1950s advertisement for Budweiser Beer. Bud goes perfect with turkey (“It’s Bound To Be BUD”).

1950s vintage ad for Budweiser Beer. Serve Budweiser at your Thanksgiving dinner. Illustration of a man drinking beer while his mother serves the turkey.

Source: Pinterest

Ham is equally as yummy as turkey on Thanksgiving (sorry to those who don’t eat meat). A 1948 Wilson’s Ham advertisement.

1940s vintage ad for Wilson's Ham for Thanksgiving - 1948. The illustration features a Turkey on a platter with

Source: Pinterest

Servel refrigerator ad 1948. Store your thanksgiving meals in the “stays slient-last longer” gas refrigerator.

1940s vintage ad for Servel refrigerator ad 1948. The GAS Refrigerator is perfect to hold your Thanksgiving meals. The ad illustration features

Source: eBay

“When It’s Turkey Time…it’s Canada Dry Time!”. I do enjoy a good Ginger Ale personally. Do you? -1950s advertisement.

1950s Vintage Ad for Canada Dry Ginger Ale-Enjoy at Thanksgiving time!

Source: eBay

1950s Bell Telephone Ad (a Canadian telecommunications company). “Happy Thought for Thanksgiving: Telephone the folks back home”.

1950s vintage ad for Bell Telephone. Call your folks on Thanksgiving. Illustration features a woman on the phone talking to her family.

Source: eBay

1953 Thanksgiving Poster for Jacronda Mfg Co.

Vintage Thanksgiving Advertisement: 1950s Children's Thanksgiving Poster, Jacronda Mfg. Co. from 1953. The illustration features two kids at the dinner table with a turkey.

Source: Etsy-VintagePosterUK

“Let’s Talk Turkey” “Adam Shirts for Thanksgiving and everday”. 1950s ad.

1950s vintage ad for Adam Shirts perfect for Thanksgiving and everyday. 1950s mens fashion.

Source: Pinterest

Lucky Strike Cigarettes 1950s ad. “Thanksgiving is a delightful day for turkeys and the like – But you will have a happy time if you smoke Lucky Strike!”

1950s vintage ad for Lucky strike Cigarettes for enjoying on Thanksgiving. Illustration features a woman holiding a pumpkin by a turkey with a cigarette in hand.

Source: Pinterest

“Serve 7 Turkeys for Thanksgiving!!! ONE on a Platter… and Six made from Cranberry Sauce!.” Get it? There are 6 in the SHAPE of a turkey? HA! Vintage Ocean Spray Cranberry 1940s ad.