Decorating
With Vintage Magazine Ads
Do
you ever remember the “Good Old Days”? Everyone can get
a little nostalgic but how about expressing that nostalgia through
art? A new trend in decorating includes the collecting and display
of vintage magazine ads.
For example, if you have a home bar, you may be interested in framing
some old Ballantines ale or Jack Daniels ads. If your first car was
a 1969 Chevelle, you may want to frame a vintage Chevrolet ad.
Colorful full page ads seem to spark the most interest although I
have seen some really classic black and white ads. These ads from
days gone by contain some truly classic looks that you just don’t
see today. Before the advent of computer graphics, most of these ads
required an artist rendering the likes of which are rarely used today.
The attention to detail in the artwork of many of these ads is simply
amazing.
More than the classic looks, they provide a glimpse into a different
time as well as how society viewed the world. For example, many of
the cigarette ads from the 1940’s – 1950’s feature
prominent actors, actresses and sports figures. This is something
you would never see in today’s “PC” (Politically Correct)
world.
At the other end of the spectrum, many of these past ads portray American
life at home.
An ad for Campbell’s soup features a brother and sister coming
in out of the cold to find Mom with two steaming hot bowls of soup.
Families eating meals together, traveling together and well….just
plain being together are more examples of how times have changed.
This trend lead me to start collecting and eventually selling these
classic ads. I have heard some really great ideas. Many of these ads
adorn home bars, garages and playrooms. The best story to date is
a customer that was going to wallpaper their bathroom with vintage
soap and perfume ads. Truly creative!
About
the author:
The author collects and sells vintage tools and vintage magazine ads.
The antique tool collecting has come down through the family and their
ties to different industries and occupations that involved a wide
range of different tools.
The vintage magazine ads evolved by stumbling upon some examples at
a flea market while hunting for tools. Since collecting some tool
related ads, the collection began to grow and soon enough, the ads
went up for sale.
After some time dabbling with Ebay, a dedicated website was created
and continues to grown.
Current items can be found at the following URL http://www.aBlastFromThePastAndMore.com
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