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Ethyl Gasoline — 1936

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on October 25, 2020October 26, 2020
  • Advertising

Know the difference between Ethyl and “regular” gasoline? I don’t either. Got 47 seconds? ‘Cause that’s how long it will take to learn everything you need to know about the topic. Not only that, but just look at this wonderful 1936 advertising art that just oozes nostalgic Americana.

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Massachusetts “In the Future” — ca. 1908

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on December 9, 2018
  • 1900s

How did the future of years past differ from today’s present? For one thing, there are a lot fewer flying and floating contraptions littering the sky these days. Click to see some wonderfully odd postcards featuring visions of what several Massachusetts towns might look like “in the future.”

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The AMC/Rambler Marlin Fastback — 1966

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on July 23, 2017July 24, 2017
  • 1960s

“Stick for you, automatic for her.” Click to see full classy, sassy ad.

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