Vintage Bicycle Ad 1950s 1960s for Hercules Bikes

Bikes are very very popular here in Toronto and well basically anywhere these days. With so much closed due to Covid and not reopening for the summer, everyone is looking for alternative ways to get around and have some fun. This also includes myself who has been trying to get a bike for several weeks now, with no luck. Soooooo…..

In honour of my inability to get a bike of my own, here are vintage Bicycle Advertisements from 1920s to 1960s (plus a couple of vintage photos). Enjoy!

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1950s Photo of 2 young Black girls riding bicycles.

1930s vintage photo of a bicycle built for 3!

1930s Photo of 3 women on a bicycle built for 3 people

Source: Etsy

Vintage Bicycle Advertisements

1920’s – 1960’s

1920s B.S.A. Cycles ad featuring a stylish man and woman.

1920s Vintage Ad: 1920s BSA Bicycle Advert- Bicycles are being rode by a couple in 1920s outfits.

Source: Flickr

Cycle Trades of America, April 20, 1929 vintage ad. “Ride a bike…over the campus trail”.

About Cycle Trades of America: Hoping there would be a resurgence of interest in bicycling after World War I, bicycle makers formed The Cycle Trades of America to promote their products (Source).

Source: Saturday Evening Post

Royal Enfield Bicycle, “For Lasting Fitness”. 1930s Vintage Ad.

1930s Vintage Ad: Royal Enfield Bicycle, For Lasting Fitness,. Featuring a young woman and man in 1930s fashions.

Source: Etsy

1930s Vintage Ad: “Every 4 mintues some lucky boy gets a new HAWTHORNE”, April 19th, 1930.

1930s vintage bicycle ad for hawthorne cycles as seen in the Saturday Evening Post.

1946 Columbia Bicycle Ad. “The Open Road Is Calling You!”

Source: Etsy

Columbia Bike 3 Styles as seen in this vintage ad from 1947.

1940s Vintage Ad: Columbia Bike Bicycle 3 Styles Vintage (1947) ad.

Source: Vintage Ad Browser

1950s Vintage Ad: Triumph Bicycle: “Value & Reliability”.

Source: Flickr

“Leading The Parade In Back-To-School Safety – AMF Roadmaster!” Year: 1953 Vintage Ad.

1950s Vintage Ad: AMF ROADMASTER CHILDREN'S Bicycles Original 1953 ad.

Source: Etsy

1950s Vintage ad for Schwinn Fair Lady Girls Bicycle.

Source: Pinterest

1950s French Vintage Bicycle Poster, Peugeot.

Source: Etsy

1960s Vintage Ad for Raleigh published in local newspapers in 1961, just a few years before Sierra Leone’s independence from Britain; bike riding is being promoted as a quintessential modern, progress activity.

1960s vintage bike ad from Sierra Leone newspaper. Featuring Black men and white men riding bikes.

Source: Paulgmunro.com

Vintage Schwinn Bicycles, 1960s Vintage Ad.

Vintage Schwinn Bicycles Magazine Ad - 1960s Bicycle Ad - Vintage Bicycle Ads - Vintage Schwinn Ad

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Question Time: If you ride (or have rode), do you remember what kind of bike you had? Share in the comment section below!

FURTHER READING: Vintage Advertisements 1920s – 1960s (Archived Blog Posts)

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Right now many of us are trying to figure out how to keep ourselves occupied during this difficult time. Well let the Vintage Inn help you out! I have compiled a list of Vintage ads that feature Cooking (& Baking) Recipes from the 1930s-1950s. Have some fun with them and share in the comments below on how you made out!

P.S. Some of these might not look too appetizing (that is retro food recipes for you!). Oh and a Tip! To see the recipes larger, click on the image and be taken to it is original source OR save and zoom in on your computer (that is why I do)

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Vintage Cooking Recipes as seen in Vintage Ads

1920s – 1950s

1937 Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing Ad. “Even old-fashioned potato salad seems new when you glorify it with Miracle Whip’s special flavor.” The recipe is to the left in the ad.

Source: Etsy

1930s vintage ad for Two-Tone Chocolate Pie made with Baker’s Chocolate (of course you can make it with whatever chocolate you own). Made to order for the “whoever in your life (a 2020 revision)”.

1947 Birds Eye Vegetables Ad – Fish Fillets with Almond Cream Gravy. Cook in in 30 minutes flat!

Source: Etsy

1949 Snider’s Catsup Ad – Nature’s Bountiful Harvest Spiced Ham Recipe.

Source: Etsy

Vintage 1942 Diamond Walnuts advertisement. “Why be a hen-pecked hostess? You’ll hear nothing but praise for your teatime treats when you just add walnuts”.

Included are 3 great recipes for snacks that use walnuts: Walnut Gelatin Salad, Walnut Divinity, and Golden Walnut Cake Balls.