‘Sparkling Lucozade... for convalescence’: Ads from the 1950s

A look at a selection of advertisements printed in ‘The Irish Times’ in the 1950s

Vaseline, geared towards the owners of dishwashing hands

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Mon Jan 1 2018 - 13:06

'Tis the season to look at ads. Below is a short collection of the typical advertisements that appeared in The Irish Times during the 1950s. This was a big decade for advertising - and consumerism - generally. Illustrations were still popular, but more photographs began to appear. See how these ads compare with the 1940s and 1960s.

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Disprin 18_12_51

Legs 19_12_51

Brylcreem 15_12_53

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Santa drunk 15_12_53

blades 14_4_54

Smokes 13_02_56

Aga 17_9_57

Fish 17_9_57

Vaseline 17_9_57

Lucozade 19_03_58

Porridge _19_03_58

y fronts 25_11_58

Club Orange 25_11_58

Heat Rays 21_12_59

Scars 31_12_59