Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all that celebrate!

I’m not Irish but I do enjoy a good Guinness, Irish dancing and an Irish jingle or two. I have even been to Ireland and loved every minute of it.

For today’s post, I am going to be doing my very first ‘Vintage Advertising‘ post on St. Patrick’s Day ads. I have never done it before and I’m not exactly sure why BUT better late then never. So let’s begin!

Vintage Guinness Ad from between the 1930s-1950s celebrating St. Patrick's Day

Source: Pinterest

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Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Advertising

1920’s-1960’s

1948 Vintage Irish Air Lines (Aer Lingus) Ad: “Starting St. Patrick’s Day…Fly Irish to Ireland and the capitals of Europe!”.

1948 Irish Air Lines: Starting St Patricks Day Vintage Print Ad

Source: eBay

1940s Vintage Ad for Kellogg’s Rice Krispies (1941). “Top O’ The Mornin’…Every Morning!”

1941 Vintage Ad for Kellogg's Rice Krispies for St. Patrick's Day. 1940s Ad.

Source: Gray Flannel Suit

Are you looking to bake a cake that will bring you good luck? Then look no further then this 1950 Ad for Crisco featuring their “Lucky Clover Cake” recipe. YUM!

1950s vintage recipe for a St. Patrick's day cake from Crisco-The Lucky Clover Cake 1950

Source: Clickamericana.com

Parades are a big part of St. Paddy’s day and this 1940 print ad for Chesterfield cigarettes, is making sure you don’t forget to pack them when you head out.

I LOVE Patsy Garrett’s shamrock hat that is paired with her green band outfit.

1940 vintage tobacco Ad for CHESTERFIELD Cigarettes St. Patrick's Day

Source: eBay

1961 Green KOOL-AID print ad featuring cute St Patrick’s Day Cookies.

1960s Ad: Vintage 1961 Green KOOL-AID Pitcher Print Ad - St Patrick's Day Cookies

Source: eBay

“St. Paddy Cake for Policemen,” Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 16, 1940.

Source: Art.com

1946 Seven-Up ad. “Keep Smiling – Fresh up with Seven-Up!”

1940s Vintage Ad for St. Patrick's Day featuring Seven-Up. 1946 print ad.

Source: Etsy

Maybe some of you will be enjoying an Irish coffee today (or tonight). I do enjoy a glass of these once or twice a year. Here is a John Jameson Irish Whiskey Irish Coffee ad from 1957.

1956 John Jameson Irish Whiskey Irish Coffee Recipe 1950s print ad.

Source: eBay

1961 Smirnoff Vodka ad featuring TV actress Erin O’Brien holding a green hat and a screwdriver with the slogan “Even the Irish like orange this way”. Maybe!

1960s vintage ad for Smirnoff Vodka for St. Patrick's Day.

Source: Alcohol Professor

1930s Magazine Cover: Liberty Magazine dated March 19, 1938. Super St. Patrick’s Day cover with a pretty Irish woman and her cute dog decked out for the holiday.

1930s Magazine Cover: Liberty Magazine dated March 19, 1938. Super St. Patrick's Day cover with pretty Irish woman and her cute dog decked out for the holiday

Source: Attic Paper

I hope you enjoyed these fun St. Paddy’s Day vintage ads. Share in the comments section what you favourite was and also let me know if you will be celebrating today (or did celebrate).

Thanks for dropping by!

Further Reading:

Irish Movie Actresses of the 1940s and 1950s

Liz

This past Monday Toronto got hit with a huge snowstorm, 30 cms in my neck of the woods and some areas even saw 60 cms. Yooza!

With not much else to do then day sit around and watch the snow come down, I found myself dreaming about cozy and wonderful vintage sweaters, specifically Jantzen sweaters. I just love them! And as you will see from this blog post featuring vintage ads & some real life sweaters, you are going to know right away why that are so coveted by the vintage community (women & men!).

Let’s begin!

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Vintage Jantzen Sweater Advertising 1940s & 1950s

Plus Real Life Examples of the Sweaters

1947 Jantzen sweater ad featuring…’The Ski-Queen’; ‘Antarctic’; Jewel Box’; ‘Tee-up’; ‘Polar Beer’; ‘Arctic’. Perfect gifts for those who you want to be friends for life with!

1940s Vintage Ad: 1940s Jantzen Sweaters vintage fashion ad featuring men and women sweaters.

Source: eBay

Now here is the Polar Bear sweater..LOVE IT!

I just love seeing the sweaters in “real life” as opposed to an illustration.

1940s Jantzen sweater featuring polar beers and penguins. Super 1940s fashion.

Source: Etsy

“Warm their hearts with a Jantzen Original”. 1940s vintage ad featuring warm & rugged sweaters for men and women (1940s airplane design for our guy & reindeers & snow for our lovely lady).

1940s Vintage ad: 1940s vintage Jantzen sweater ad for men & womens sweaters. Sweaters featuring a 1940s airplane and the other reindeers and snow.

Source: Pinterest

The airplane sweater features an amazing P-38 Lightning WWII Fighter Jet with a background of parachutes. It is incredible (as seen on Etsy but no longer avail)!

1940s Fashion: 1940s Jantzen sweater. The airplane sweater features an amazing P-38 Lightning WWII Fighter Jet

Source: Etsy

Here is an example of that cute 1940s Jantzen Wool Knit Sweater featuring reindeers and snow.

1940s Fashion: 1940s Jantzen Wool knit sweater with reindeers and snow.

Source: eBay

Looking for a downhill, cross country skiing or just a Après-Ski look? Then here you go!

“One day soon Jantzen will be making enough of these wonderful sweaters, so that you can have as many as you want.” During war-time, people experienced shortages and limited quantities of all sorts of things. Illustrator Pete Hawley used a little humor in this 1940s ad to hint at the fact that better times were ahead for young people (Source).

1940s Vintage Ad: 1940s vintage Jantzen sweater ad featuring sweaters for skiing. 1940s fashion.

Source: Etsy

I found the Totem pole sweater on eBay (avail as of October 2022 HERE).

1940’S “JANTZEN” TOTEM POLE DESIGN. Men's 1940s Sweater. 1940s Winter fashion.

Source: eBay

I also found “Touche” on Etsy (now sold).

1940s Fashion: Vintage 1940s / 1950s “Jantzen” Black Wool Turtleneck Rockabilly Sweater.

Source: Etsy

1948 sweater ad. Jantzen sweaters are made from 100% virgin worsted wool and “couldn’t be better looking!“.

1940s Vintage Ad: 1948 Jantzen Sweater Fashion Ad featuring an illustration of a couple kissing while holding a Merry Xmas sign and wearing Jantzen Sweaters.

Date night at the Carnival! 1947 magazine advertisement for Jantzen sweaters (for women and men).

“Everyone looks so wonderful, smug and rich, too, in a Jantzen sweater.”

1940s Vintage Ad: 1947 Magazine advertisement for Jantzen Sweaters. Ad features men and women 1940s Sweaters.

Source: eBay

I really do enjoy the sweaters with images on them, like this 1940s Jantzen novelty knit two-tone Panther sweater. So cool! (avail as of October 19th, 2022 HERE)

1940s Fashion / 1940s Vintage Sweater: Vintage 1940s Jantzen Novelty Knit Two-Tone Panther Sweater

Source: Etsy – Expovintage

1940s Sportswear Jantzen ad.

“Gay Jantzen Originals–for those hey-days when you recess from your busy daily routine. They brighten the winter scene–heighten your winter morale……..”

Popular sweater patterns including “The Snow Deer” and “Warbirds” are modeled in the illustration (Source).

1940s Vintage Ad: 1940s vintage fashion ad for Jantzen sportswear featuring men and womens sweaters.

Source: Etsy

“Be a “wonderful giver” and give them a Jantzen sweater. Classic sweater styles of the 1940’s are shown in this vintage advertisement.

1940s vintage ad for Jantzen sweaters. 1940s fashions for women.

Source: Etsy

Jantzen 1955 fashion ad for Jantzen sweaters featuring… “Smooth is the look, the feel of new JANFLEECE“. I’m loving the 1950s looks we have going on in this advertisement.

1950s Vintage Ad: Jantzen 1955 Fashion Ad for Jantzen sweaters featuring fun 1950s fashions for men and women.

Source: Pinterest

1950s Vintage Ad featuring the 1955 Professional Football All-Stars. “Gift-wrap your guy in a Jantzen All-Star Sweater”.

1950s vintage sweater ad for Jantzen sweaters featuring 1950s mens fashionable sweaters

Source: Pinterest

1950s Jantzen ad featuring “Nylofleece” the finest wool and nylon.

1950s Vintage Ad: 1950s Jantzen sweater ad featuring sweaters for men. 1950s mens fashion ad.

Source: Retro Adverto

1950s Jantzen pink pullover knitwear sweater, so cute! (avail as of Oct 19th, 2022 HERE)

Yes it has short sleeves, but it was too darn cute to not share. Add a cardigan over top to make it more winter appropriate (like in the ad above).

1950s Fashion / 1950s Winter Fashion: 1950s Jantzen pullover wool knit knitwear sweater short in pink

Source: Etsy-Rubymaerose

Keep warm with not only sweaters but also skirts and socks (sox). I love a good sweater skirt! 1950s vintage ad.

1950s Jantzen sweaters skirts and socks 1950s vintage ad 1950s fashion

Source: Pinterest

Question time: What was your favourite ad or sweater? Do you own a Jantzen sweater? Share anything you wish to chat about in the comments section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

FURTHER READING:

Collection of Vintage Fashion Blog posts 1920s-1960s
Vintage Advertising 1920s -1960s (Archived Blog Posts)

Liz

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