My response ranges om pretty models, to fresh fruit, to vintage adverts of food and drink.
La Belle Epoque Vintage Poster: posters@la-belle-epoque.com
A colourful poster from 1925 advertising my birthplace - the north west seaside resort of Blackpool. The model is wearing a swimsuit and adopting a pose akin to the Statue of Liberty!
Illustrator A. H. Sands - www.robertopiecollection.com
Another colourful 1920s poster, this time advertising Hartley's Jams, first produced by William Hartley in 1871 - a magnficant bowl of fresh fruit, including of course. apples.
Market scene of fresh fruit and vegetables - in Boston, Mass. 1966
Another market scene - courtesy of Pixabay
Onto less colourful food and drink promotions
From Beamish|Open Air Museum in north east England where life in the first half of the 20th century is recreated.
Another pretty girl selling cocoa.
Two fun signs from the Isle of Mull off Western Scotand - where Highland cows are the stars.
A Bavarian sign promoting the grape
In Chatres, France - an invitation to eat and drink!
Back to bright colourts -
A shop in Bad Ischl, Austria advertising its handmade biscuits - Lebkuchen,
A shop in Bad Ischl, Austria advertising its handmade biscuits - Lebkuchen,
And finally - from California to the Scottish Borders by way of apples - here growing on a tree in Yetholm, a village on the edge of the Cheviot Hills, on the border between Scotland and England. The village also marks the end of Britain's first long distance footpath, the 268 miles Pennine Way.
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Lots to like here and a neat match to the prompt. I love vintage things, so the Blackpool poster caught my eye for sure. And the pretty maid advertising Rowntrees Cocoa, likewise. The Austrian sign advertising biscuits looks good enough to eat itself, and the village of Yetholm is so pretty & inviting. Would we have seen it from the highway over Carter Bar (if it hadn't been raining cats & dogs, that is!) or is that in a different area? Enjoyed your post very much! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat selections -- but hands down, that first Blackpool poster is the best! One could spend hours looking at a larger version for all of the detail, especially the clothing styles.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I'd love to learn more about these companies like Rowntrees.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see similar styles of advertising art. Gimmicks like the sign of the bull were a practical way of advertising in olden times when people were illiterate. And even though most everyone can read now, we are still dependent on recognizable symbols, designs, and mascots.
ReplyDeleteA fabulous selection of ads. Love the Highland “coos” and market shots.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the prompt, I had no idea we could all have so much fun considering signs and ads.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing all the ads you've collected here for us.
ReplyDeleteNow I have to go have a cup of hot chocolate. See what you've done!
ReplyDeleteGreat posters. My favorites are the ones of the market scenes and the one of Blackpool.
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