Daily 70s Ad: US Army ‘Newspaper Stand’ (1973)

(Click ad to enlarge) “Today’s Army wants to join you.” Earn $307.20 a month (before deductions) and maybe a nice visit to Vietnam. Daily 70s Ad #73: US Army ‘Newspaper Stand’ originally appeared in the April, 1973 issue of Popular … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: RCA VS 5000 Stereo System (1970)

(Click ad to enlarge) “New vibrations from an old master.” It’s so powerful, bass tones “can actually blow out a match”! Take that mp3 players! Daily 70s Ad #72: RCA VS 5000 Stereo System originally appeared in the November 13, … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Scout Leader Outfit (1974)

(Click ad to enlarge) “When you wear it with pride at every Scouting function, you lead the way to good uniforming in your troop.” Hairspray and desert boots not included. Daily 70s Ad #71: Scout Leader Outfit originally appeared in … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Newport Cigarettes ‘Menthol Pumpkin’ (1972)

(Click ad to enlarge) “Alive with pleasure.” As far as I can tell – this happy couple are staring at the front of this fellow’s trousers while he fiddles in his pocket. I have nothing else to add. Daily 70s … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: John Deere Lawn Riders (1973)

(Click ad to enlarge) “Years of freedom from ‘lawn lost’ weekends.” Sporting white slacks while sprucing the garden for spring ’73. Daily 70s Ad #69: John Deere Lawn Riders originally appeared in the April, 1973 issue of Popular Science magazine. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Robinson’s ‘Perfection In Suede’ (1978)

(Click ad to enlarge) “The texture is everything.” They should have coined a new word here and gone with “Suede-fection.” No? Daily 70s Ad #68: Robinson’s ‘Perfection In Suede’ originally appeared in the October, 1978 issue of Orange Coast magazine. … Continue reading