Posted in Advertising What’s so funny about insurance? Chris Holmes posted on February 22, 2011February 22, 2011 7 Comments Many insurance companies are employing what they hope are funny and memorable ad campaigns. Many of them fail. Chris Holmes reviews them for Read More
Posted in Advertising Now with 15% more words! Chris Holmes posted on January 25, 2010 4 Comments By now you’ve probably seen the ad campaign for Pepsi’s so-called “Throwback” soda. The main selling point is that it’s made with real sugar, which of course only Read More
Posted in Ephemera, History The ’30s and ’40s in living color, Part 1 Chris Holmes posted on November 15, 2009June 16, 2014 2 Comments GFS presents a gallery of selections from the Library of Congress' collection of color photos of the 1930s and Read More
Posted in Ephemera View-Master’s 1957 New Jersey – 7 of 7 Chris Holmes posted on March 22, 2007June 24, 2011 Comments Off on View-Master’s 1957 New Jersey – 7 of 7 The final stop on our View-Master tour of New Jersey as it was in 1957 is none other than Broad Street in lovely downtown Read More
Posted in Ephemera Two Guys, We Hardly Knew Ye Chris Holmes posted on February 12, 2006March 12, 2013 8 Comments What better way to remember the long-lost discount store chain Two Guys than by looking at an old matchbook? I sure can't think of Read More