Coffee Ads

These are just a small portion of the ads that we have for sale. None of these are reproductions, all are original. Most of these are large ads, larger than our scanner bed. Therefore the view shown on the page may not completely show the ad. They are placed in a plastic bag with a cardboard backboard for protection. Please e-mail us with your specific interests.

These ads are listed alphabetically by manufacturer and chronologically with the oldest ads first.


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Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for Coffee enjoyment. The ad has a very cute drawing by John Gannam of a mother holding her red-haired baby. The ad headline has the mother saying to her child "Bless your Daddy's heart - He's making Coffee!". The three smaller pictures in this ad are captioned "M-m-m! Nothing Smells as Good as Coffee!", "M-m-m! Nothing Tastes as Good as Coffee!" and finally "M-m-m...Nothing Satisfies Like Coffee!".
May 22, 1950
Life magazine
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Coffee 23
/ Gannam
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Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for the saying "Make it Coffee. Make it Often. Make it Right". The picture in this ad is of a couple working on putting things away in their home, I would guess that they have just moved in, and the lady next door, I guess, has arrived carrying a platter filled with a carafe of Coffee and, what looks like, a bowl filled with something to eat. The headline, that really describes this scene, claims that "Good Coffee is like Friendship: Rich and Warm and Strong". The story that goes along with this ad is that "The warmest welcomes come in coffeepots. Nothing else comes close. Especially when you make it right. A tablespoon of coffee, heaped. For every hearty cup. New neighbors (and old friends) will bless you for it".
November 3, 1961
Life magazine
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Coffee 60


Full color 10" x 13" ad for Coffee Enjoyment. There is a picture of three men clad in red and red plaid clothing sitting around a campfire that is burning between four large rocks. A coffee pot is sitting on a grill positioned on two of the rocks and is warming the coffee that has filled the cups in their cold hands. The caption reminds us that "Good coffee is like friendship: Rich and Warm and Strong" and the text makes it seem as important as oxygen. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 18, 1961
Saturday Evening Post
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Coffee 37


Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for the Enjoyment of Coffee. There is a picture of a lady wearing a yellow dress sitting on a couch in a sunlit room reading a book as she holds up a cup of coffee. In the foreground of the picture is a coffee pot, nearly full and the headline says that "Good Coffee is like Friendship, rich and warm and strong". The text speaks in a form of prose about Coffee and the ad ends with the words "Make it Coffee, Make it often, Make it right".
March 9, 1962
Life magazine
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Coffee 53

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Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that is another for Coffee Enjoyment. In this ad it shows two couples having a get-together of some kind as they are sitting around, all dressed up, and enjoying cups of coffee and conversation while the one man is picking LP records to play. The ad says that "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong. With good friends and good music, good coffee strikes the perfect note. The aroma is inviting, the flavor unforgettable, and the secret is simple. A tablespoon of coffee, heaped, for every memorable cup. Make it Coffee, make it often, make it right".
April 6, 1962
Life magazine
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Coffee 61


Full color 10" x 13" ad for Coffee Enjoyment. There is a picture of three ladies sitting and talking while they drink coffee in the kitchen of one of them. On the table along with the coffee pot is a child's dress that has just been opened and the headline says "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong". The text discusses some of the things that are best about drinking coffee.
June 5, 1962
Look magazine
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Coffee 40

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Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for Coffee Enjoyment. The ad has a drawing of three men sitting in a room that has a wall covered with photographs of baseball players. The men are enjoying cups of coffee as they share good conversation. The ad headline claims that "Good coffee is like Friendship: Rich and Warm and Strong". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 1962
McCall's
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Coffee 22

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A & P Full color 10" x 13" ad for the 8 O'Clock, Red Circle and Bokar brands of coffee. The ad includes a photo of a coffee plantation where the workers are holding up a tarp just before covering up a mound of coffee beans that have been "sun-ripening" during the day. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 9, 1939
Life magazine
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A & P
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for A & P Three Brands of Coffee. The ad headline, right under a picture of an old-time Coffee Mill, says "How Times Haven't Changed!". It then tells us that "Not very long ago every kitchen had a coffee mill similiar to the museum piece above. Why? Because fresh grinding produced a better cup of coffee. Today at your neighborhood A & P we freshly grind your coffee - but far better - thank's to A & P's high speed precision grinders. Our choice coffees are sold in the bean, because that's where nature seals all the full, rich flavor. Only at the moment of purchase is nature's seal broken and then only by correct grinding. You can actually see the fragrant, carefully roasted coffee beans ground right before your eyes - to the exact firmness for your coffee pot. In this way you always get fresher, fuller flavor than is possible with coffee that is pre-ground at some far-away factory". The text continues with more information. Under this there are three pictures, the first one shows the man grinding the coffee, the second one shows a couple sitting down to dinner and claims that "Every 7th family in America buys A & P coffee" and the third one is an overhead picture showing the three different blends of coffee that A & P sells.
March 11, 1940
Life magazine
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Coffee 73

A & P
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their three brands of coffee, Eight O'Clock, Red Circle and Bokar. The ad headline claims that with this coffee you can "See the difference, smell the difference, taste the difference." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
January 18, 1954
Life magazine
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Coffee 19

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A & P
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for the Three Kinds of Coffee available at the A & P Food Stores. We are told that three of our senses will be involved in deciding that this is a good coffee, we will be able to Dee, Smell and Taste the quality of this product. They were offering the Mild & Mellow grind, the Rich and Full Blend grind and the Vigorous and Winey grinds of their Eight O'Clock Coffees. There is an enticing drawing of a clear and peaceful morning where two cups of coffee are setting in front of an opened window that is overlooking a picturesque farm.
April 18, 1955
Life magazine
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Coffee 57

A & P
Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad with a Christmas theme. The ad shows a cup of coffee being poured in front of a well-decorated Christmas tree. The ad also shows the three different brands of A & P Custom Ground Coffee. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 8, 1958
Life magazine
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Coffee 2

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A & P
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Eight O'Clock, Red Circle and Bokar Coffees. The ad has a photo of a coffee bean, very much magnified. The ad headline identifies it as "The A & P Coffee Bean" and the ad explains "Why it's never ground until you buy it". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 14, 1960
Saturday Evening Post
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Coffee 25

A & P
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Three different blends of coffee. There is a large picture of coffee being poured into a colorful cup and the headline calls it "Coffee Mill Flavor. fresh-ground flavor you can't get in a can". The ad shows the Eight O'Clock Coffee (Mild and mellow), the Red Circle Coffee (Rich and full-bodied) and the Bokar Coffee (Vigorous and winey). The text describes the benefits of having fresh-ground coffee as opposed to having coffee from a can. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 2, 1962
Life magazine
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Coffee 34

Borden's
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Instant Coffee. The headline proclaims "No-siree! No other coffee ever gave you all this!" and there are three pictures that illustrate the point. First there is a picture of a man in a business suit sipping on a cup of this coffee as he sits on a throne of pillows and is fanned by a servent while the headline calls it the "Grandest flavor ever - or money back!" Nest there is a man sitting at the breakfast table while his wife holds a cup of coffee that seems to be appearing by magic and the headline calls it a "Magic convenience - no pot, no grounds!" Lastly there is a picture of a housewife with her counter with coffee cups lined up and all filled from a jar of Borden's Instant Coffee while the headline claims "And, for economy, half again as many cups!"
April 14, 1947
Life magazine
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Borden's
Full color 9 1/2" x 14" ad for their Instant Coffee. This ad has three drawings that demonstrate that "N-e-v-e-r did a coffee give you all this!" and shows a "New, high in enjoyment - or your money back!", how it is a "Magic convenience - no pot, no grounds!" and, best of all, "...for economy, half again as many cups!". There is a picture of Elsie placed behind a steaming cup of this product and the jar that it came from saying that "You couldn't ask for more than this in a coffee, friends, so c'm'on - serve Borden's every meal, every day!".
May 12, 1947
Life magazine
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Coffee 38

Chase and Sanborn
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for the coffee that is now being sold in a bag. The ad has a photo of a bag of this coffee sitting on a dining room table with the good china and silver. The ad headline claims "We pass this Saving on to you - First...we gave you dated coffee - your protection against Rancidity. Now...because we Date our coffee we can use this Inexpensive package". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 1936
Pictorial Review
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Coffee 20

Chase and Sanborn
Black and white 9 1/4" x 13" ad for Chase and Sanborn Coffee. This is an interesting ad because it offers you "Richer Iced Coffee for your Guests this Summer" and there is also a picture of Chase and Sanborn Coffee shown with the label saying Dated Here prominently shown. There is a photo of five people spending a summer evening on a patio sharing coffee as they chat. The ad says that "You can easily afford it in the economical bag. Your lawn will be headquarters for Iced Coffee this summer if you make the tall, cooling drink with richer, fuller flavored Dated Coffee. Chase & Sanborn guarantees freshness in a unique Dating and Delivery system. Every bag of Dated Coffee is rushed fresh to your grocer by a nation-wide fleet of trucks. Like your milk and cream! Clearly marked with the date of delivery for your protection from flat, stale flavor. You can't buy a stale bag of Dated Coffee. That's why there is no need of expensive containers, why we can pack this very high-grade coffee in the economical bag and give you the benefit of this saving. You'll want to serve more Iced Coffee than ever this summer. Be prepared to serve it at it's very best. Order rich but inexpensive Chase & Sanborn Dated Coffee at your grocer's tomorrow".
June 21, 1937
Life magazine
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Coffee 64

Chase & Sanborn
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a painting of a native lady checking out the coffee beans that are waiting to be picked. The ad headline alerts the reader to the "Shade-Grown Flavor". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad are not visible in the scanned view.
April 29, 1946
Life magazine
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Coffee 7

Chase & Sanborn
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad that features a colorful drawing of female workers smiling as they are working away picking coffee beans. The ad headline describes this as "Shade-Grown Flavor" and, the caption for the picture says, "In cool, dewy shade, under an awning of taller trees that screen out the scorching rays of fierce tropical sun - these fine coffee beans in their gay red jackets slowly store up the rich "shade-grown" flavor that America loves in Chase & Sanborn Coffee". Another interesting fact that, as the next headline says, it "Stands up in spite of melting ice - and makes Chase & Sanborn perfect for iced coffee".
June 24, 1946
Life magazine
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Coffee 6

Chase and Sanborn
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a copy of the painting by Laurence Beall Smith that is entitled Coffee Harvest. The ad shows several generations of South American workers picking coffee beans. The ad headline informs us that "Shade is a 'Must' for finest Coffee Flavor". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 11, 1946
Life magazine
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Coffee 12

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Chase & Sanborn
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their New Blend of Coffee. The ad has a picture of a man who has taken the time to come to the breakfast table and kiss his wife on the head while she is filling his cup with Chase & Sanborn coffee. You can identify this man by looking for the halo over his head and the angel wings that have sprouted from behind his shoulders and the headline claims that "This New Coffee Flavor makes early morning Angels. It turns Bears into Dears...it's a wonderful, wonderful spirit-lifting success". The text explains how a very precise method of selection all through the process is responsible for this taste. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
1948
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Coffee 36

Chase & Sanborn
Black and white 10" x 14" ad that brings one to attention. The picture shows a man sitting in a chair with his back toward us and a woman lying across his lap as her husband, as we are led to believe, raises his hand to spank her. The woman is saying "If your husband ever finds out you're not 'store-testing' for fresher coffee..." and goes on. The lady has a smile on her face so, I am led to believe, that this is not a real and practical demonstration. The ad text begins with "Here's how easy it is to be sure of fresher coffee" and it is simply that you need to pick a can of Chase & Sanborn coffee because it is "pressure packed".
August 11, 1952
Life magazine
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Coffee 58

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Chase & Sanborn
Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Instant Coffee with Tennessee Ernie Ford. The ad has several photos of the singer/star drinking coffee in different surroundings. The ad headline states "It's '16 Tons' Tennessee Ernie Ford with news about Chase & Sanborn's new full-bodied instant". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 7, 1956
Life magazine
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Coffee 26
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Chase & Sanborn
Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with Tennessee Ernie Ford. The ad has a picture of this smiling down-home star holding a cup of coffee in one hand and pointing toward the camera with the other. The caption has him saying "'Take it from Old Ern' Tennessee Ernie Ford himself 'This is the one instant that makes downright dee-licious coffee'". The ad talks about the taste test that showed that Chase & Sanborn is more popular by a 2 to 1 vote and mentions the Tennessee Ernie Ford television show on daytime TV. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 18, 1956
Life magazine
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Coffee 35
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Chase & Sanborn
Three color 10" x 13" ad for their Full-Bodied Instant Coffee. There is a drawing of a Thanksgiving Dinner table with two couples setting around it and the buxom matron has stood up and raised her coffee cup to utter the words "Remarkable! Full Bodied! The best! You may pour me some more, my dear Daughter-in-law. Both your coffee and you pass the test". The text has smaller pictures of real people who agree that Chase & Sanborn passes the test "Over other leading instants! Even over ground coffees!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 12, 1956
Life magazine
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Coffee 38

Cafe de Columbia
Full color 9" x 11 3/4" ad that calls attention to their claim that they have "The richest coffee in the world". There is a picture of Juan Valdez and his donkey riding a surfboard near the shore of a scenic beach. They are comfortably cruising along in the pipeline as the wave is curling over them and the ad has him urging everyong to "Grab life by the beans".
September 7, 1995
Rolling Stone
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Coffee 46

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G Washington
Black and white 4 1/2" x 7 3/4" ad for their Instant Coffee. The ad has a photo of a pair of hands, one holding a coffee cup and the other dipping a spoon into a can of G. Washington's Prepared Coffee. The ad claims it is "Made in the cup at the table". The ad mentions a price of 30 cents and 85 cents per tin "except in extreme West and South".
November 1912
Ladies Home Journal
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Coffee 24

G. Washington
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad with a photo of a can of their Instant Coffee next to an endless row of cups of coffee being made. The ad headline claims that it will give you "A Perfect Cup of Coffee Every Time!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 27, 1953
Life magazine
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Coffee 16

Hag
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad from a German magazine for an Instant Coffee. The large picture in the ad shows a jar of this product with the lid off and the crystals are heaped over the top of the jar. The text is in German so there is not much else I can tell you about the ad.
December 11, 1968
Bunte Illustrierte
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Coffee 54

Jacobs
Full color 10" x 13" ad that shows a package of coffee lying on a table next to a ready cup of coffee. This ad is in German and is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 11, 1968
Bunte Illustrierte
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Coffee 5

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League of Honest Coffee Lovers
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for the people who want Stronger Coffee. Pictured in the ad are a row of female hands holding up cups that have the message "More Coffee in our Coffee or Fight" written on their sides. The headline demands "Down with Dilution...pledge millions of Honest Coffee Lovers" and the text urges the public to use "One Standard Measure of coffee to the cup". It continues by giving tips for making your coffee the best that it possibly can.
April 11, 1960
Life magazine
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Coffee 55

Manor House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Drip Grind Coffee. There is a picture of a secretive woman dressed in a white trnch coat, hat pulled over her eyes and wearing brown gloves. On a table in front of her are tools of destruction such as dynamite, large white pills, a bottle of wine, a glass and an identified electrical device. There is also an opened can of manor House and the woman is holding a cup of coffee, probably made from the open can. The headline has her saying "I get most of my men with Manor House" and with the text you are left wondering, in what way does she "get them"?
May 4, 1965
Look magazine &
July 16, 1965
Life magazine
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Coffee 49

Manor House
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for their Ground Coffee. The ad has a picture of a lady who is wearing a buttoned-up raincoat, gloves and a hat pulled low over her eyes in an attempt to give the illusion of being a spy. She is holding a cup of coffee as she leans on a table that holds a radio capable of long distance transmissions. The ad headline has her saying "I get most of my men with Manor House". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 21, 1965
Life magazine
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June 1, 1965
Look magazine
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Coffee 27

Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Vita Fresh Coffee. The ad has a five-frame cartoon called Show Boat Days: The Mystery of the Missing Bride. In this story a new groom is talking to the Captain on the Show Boat and turns to introduce him to his new bride. His bride turns up missing and they spend the next few frames looking for her before finally finding her in the kitchen asking Maria how she made that wonderful coffee of hers". Of course the secret turns out to be the use of Maxwell House and we see Captain Henry of the Maxwell House Show Boat saying "Well, folks, Tom Pell's sure of getting good coffee now! - and so is everyone else that uses Maxwell House".
February 23, 1935
Saturday Evening Post
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Coffee 45

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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a casual drawing of a fancy dinner complete with ladies hats and candlesticks. The ad headline has one of the patrons stating that "This Coffee tastes like gittin' home, to me...". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 27, 1941
Life magazine
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Coffee 15

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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a copy of the painting entitled Up Chalk Canyon done by Adolf Dehn. The painting shows a couple fishing in a river with the Rocky Mountains stand in the background. The ad headline says "And it's Maxwell house wherever you go". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 21, 1946
Life magazine
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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their coffee. The ad has a painting entitled Winter in the Catskills, by Doris Lee. This is another in the Part of the American Scene series. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
January 13, 1947
Life magazine
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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that discusses some of the reasons that Maxwell House coffee is part of the American Scene. There is a painting by Warren Baumgartner of a Pueblo Village in early New Mexico and the ad indicates that scenes like this, as well as Maxwell House coffee are "Part of the American Scene". The text discusses the all-important Flavor and talks about the methods used to give Maxwell House this amazing attribute.
June 30, 1947
Life magazine
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Maxwell House
Three color 5" x 13 3/4" ad for Instant Maxwell House Coffee. This ad starts off with the headline "At Last! Iced Coffee At Its Best! Full Strength this new instant way!" over a drawing of a smiling lady holding up a glass of iced coffee while there are three more sitting in front of her. The headline over the text says that you can "Trust Instant Maxwell House to make better Iced Coffee" before going on. "So Easy! Just put 1 1/2 teaspoons Instant Maxwell House Coffee in a tall glass. Dissolve in a small amount of warm water. Fill glass with cold water and ice cubes...and your delicious frosty drink is ready! And What Flavor! The full-bodied roaster-fresh flavor you'd expect from the world's most popular blend of coffee! And that wonderful flavor's all there...full strength...heavenly rich! No fast-melting ice to dilute it, because you use cold water! Make It Once, see how much easier it is! Taste it once, see how much better it is! It's your favorite Maxwell House blend all ready for the glass or cup...and Good to the Last Drop! Timesaver Tip! For large quantity servings, mix in a pitcher, measuring coffee and water according to number of glasses desired."
August 4, 1947
Life magazine
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Coffee 70

Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a drawing of a group of ladies sitting around a living room talking, knitting and drinking coffee. This ad and drawing is from the series Part of the American Scene. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 17, 1948
Life magazine
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Coffee 17

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Maxwell House
Black and white 9 1/2" x 14" ad for their Instant Coffee. The ad has a picture of a bridal bouquet being thrown by a new bride from the top of the stairs and, in the crowd below waiting for her chance, is a lady wearing a baseball glove reaching higher than anyone else in the crowd. In reference to the lady with the glove and anyone who drinks Instant Maxwell House 100% Coffee the headline says "For people who like Good Things the Easy Way". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 14, 1948
Life magazine
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Coffee 39

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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a painting of a fisherman standing next to his campfire on the edge of a lake holding up a cup of coffee to another fisherman barely visible in the morning mist. The ad headline explains that "Everybody know the sign of good coffee". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 13, 1949
Life magazine
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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a painting done by Lockhart of a Square Dance in progress while several ladies are pouring cups of coffee for the active dancers. The ad headline assures us that "Everyone knows the sign of good coffee" as one lady holds a cup up as though she was pouring it onto the ground. The text urges you to "Swing your partner...and when the dance is done, call the turn for coffee - hearty, refreshing Maxwell House coffee". The ad reminds us that "more people buy and enjoy Maxwell House than any other brand of coffee in the world"
August 14, 1950
Life magazine
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Coffee 48

Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for both varieties of their Coffee. There is a chilly picture of a man out shoveling the snow from the front walkway to his house. As he stops to place his hand to his aching back he looks and sees his wife standing at the front foor with a can of Maxwell House in her right hand and her left hand is holding a coffee cup high in a tilted position. The headline claims that "Everybody knows the sign of good coffee" and the text tries to describe what makes Maxwell House so appealing on these cold wintry days, or any day. It reminds us of the Good to the last drop flavor and says "That's why more people buy and enjoy Maxwell House than any other brand of coffee".
January 22, 1951
Life magazine
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Coffee 47

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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a drawing by Albert Dorne of a lady who has dropped into a chair in the living room with exhaustion from the birthday party for her young son and his noisy friends in the next room. Her husband is standing across the room from her holding up a coffee cup of hope because "Everybody knows the sign of good coffee". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 19, 1951
Life magazine
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Coffee 18

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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad with a drawing of several men fishing on a rapid stream. The two men that are sitting on shore working on preparing the coffee have just signaled to the third that the coffee is ready. The ad headline tells us that "Everybody knows the sign of good coffee". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 21, 1951
Life magazine
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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a busy drawing of Autumn activities in a neighborhood. There are leaves being raked, piles of leaves being burned or packed, windows being changed and football being played. The ad headline tells us that "Like Indian Summer...Maxwell House is an American tradition". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 15, 1951
Life magazine
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Coffee 14

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Maxwell Exquisit
Full color 10" x 13" ad from a German magazine. The ad shows a jar of coffee emerging from a melting block of ice. There is a smaller picture of a coffee pot cut away showing a jar of this same coffee inside.
December 17, 1969
Bunte Illustrierte
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Maxwell House
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad that is for Maxwell House 1892 Slow Roasted Coffee. This ad has a picture that shows two older ladies, standing in an older kitchen, pausing in their work as they each take time our for a cup of coffee. The headline says that they are "Introducing a Brend New Coffee Made With Stubborn Old-Fashioned Pride". It then says that they are "Introducing Maxwell House 1892 Slow Roasted Coffee - inspired by the good old days and made that way too. To coffee lovers everywhere it promises the unique taste experience of the lusty flavor and aroma of plain, old-fashioned coffee - the kind that doesn't just happen overnight. Thankfully Maxwell House has both the patience and experience to produce coffee the old-fashioned way. And if all that experience has taught us anything, it is that slow-roasting is the traditional way to extract the full flavor and aroma of high grade beans. Slow-roasting is a labor of love that can take anywhere up to six times longer than is common practice these days. The result, however, is an uncommonly good cup of coffee - one that is both lusty and satisfying without being bitter. So even though it takes a little longer, and costs a little more to make an old style coffee as good as Maxwell House 1892, it's time and trouble well spent, as a trip to your market will confirm".
July 1990
Life magazine
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Melitta
Full color 10" x 13" ad from a German magazine. The ad photo shows an opened box of this coffee with some having been scooped out and placed into a filter. All of this is sitting on a bed of chocolate brown coffee grounds. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 17, 1969
Binte Illustrierte
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Nescafe
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Soluble Coffee. This ad, placed in an issue just before Christmas and a little over a year after the end of World War II, has a picture of a jar of this product on a table with an empty cup and a carafe filled with water that was hot at some time. There is also a card with the words "to Santa Claus - Here's Your Christmas present. Eddie M." written in a shildish scrawl while the headline offers "Roaster-Fresh Coffee...Made Right in the Cup!". The text explains how this miracle in convenience is made and also claims that "Uncle Sam bought, for our Boys, more Nescafe than all other brands of soluble coffee combined!".
December 16, 1946
Life magazine
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Nescafe
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Instant Coffee. The ad shows a smiling lady raising a cup of coffee to her mouth under the headline that claims that "New Nescafe 100% Pure Coffee brings you better flavor than ground coffee!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of he ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 12, 1954
Life magazine
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Nescafe
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Instant Coffee. This ad, which is a black and white version of another ad on this page, shows a smiling lady raising a cup of coffee to her lips with the headline "New Nescafe 100% Pure Coffee brings you better flavor than ground coffee!". The ad also has a picture of a jar of their 100% Pure Coffee being lifted up by a geyser of coffee.
May 1954
Woman's Day
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Sanka
Black and white 10" x 13 1/2" ad for the fact that serving Sanka coffee can make a good impression at an International affair. There is a six-frame story drawn about "John" who is having the Ambassador over for a small get-together and he lectures to his wife about what to do and what not to do, Even though coffee is one thing that she was specifically told not to serve, because the Ambassador cannot drink it, she has it prepared anyway. John was worried but the Ambassador seemed happy even though he mentioned that he has trouble sleeping afterwards. The wife mentions that Sanka is 97% caffein-free so the Ambassador is surprised and pleased, so pleased that he tells John that he will try to get him the post they had been talking about.
December 25, 1939
Life magazine
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Sanka
Black and white 5 1/2" x 13 3/4" ad that is for Sanka Coffee - Regular Grind and Drip-Grind. This ad is a six-frame cartoon that starts off with a couple walking along the road as the ad introduces it with "Jim had the funniest reason for liking Spring". The caption starts off by saying that "I wanted to marry Jim, but he was so grouchy. He hated almost everything. He hated Fall because the leaves come down. He hated Winter, and snow. But he did like Spring. 'I like Spring' said Jim, 'because the nights are getting shorter'". In the second drawing, it shows the lady backing away from Jim saying "'He's gone crazy!' I thought, backing away". In the third drawing, it shows them sitting down on a bench and the lady is consoling Jim and has her thinking "'What keeps him awake?' I wondered.". In the fourth drawing, the two have returned home and, she says to Jim "'It's not the coffee' I told him". In the fifth drawing, the lady is talking to Jim, who is sitting on the couch, and she says "I found a Sanka ad". "'Look' said I: 'the Council on Foods of the American Medical Association says: Sanka Coffee is free from caffein effect and can be used when other coffee has been forbidden'". In the sixth and final drawing, it shows Jim dancing with joy with his wife as the ad says "That impressed him. So much so that he tried Sanka". This ad claims that "Sanka Coffee Real Coffee...97% Caffein-Free...Drink It And Sleep".
May 13, 1940
Life magazine
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Sanka
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13 1/2" ad for Sanka Coffee - Real Coffee...97% Caffein-Free. This ad starts off with a drawing of a hunter standing there with his dog and he hollers out, "I, Baptiste, know more than rich fellow! My hunting lodge, she lose money. Nobody come for shoot the duck. I give up with despair...when comes one ver' rich fellow from big city. He arrive by night. Next mornin' when I go to wake this feller, he now wanna get up". In the second drawing it shows a man staring at ducks flying and it says that "He sleepy like anyt'ing. He stumble out to blind. I leave him in boat. Pretty soon plenty duck come, fly around, sit on water beside blind. By gar, this feller no shoot. I wait one hour, two hour...still he no shoot". In the third drawing it shows the two of the men sitting in a boat and it says, "I go see what wrong. This feller sound asleep. Duck all gone...no more cnance for shoot that day. 'Too bad' says rich feller. 'I cannot stay awake' Then he tells me how he drank the coffee on train last night". The fourth drawing shows the two men walking together and it is said that "Caffein in coffee keep rich feller tossin' an' turnin' all night. By gar, he get no rest at all. 'I fix' I announced. 'Today you try rest. Tonight I make good Sanka Coffee. She 97% caffein-free, an' no can keep you awake'". In picture No. 5 we see the two of them looking at a can of Sanka Coffee. "I show words on tin: 'Council of Foods of American Medical Association says: 'Sanka Coffee is free from caffein effect and can be used when other coffee has been forbidden' (I no read this good, but rich feller can)". And, in the last drawing, it says that "He drank the Sanka Coffee. One cup, two cup. He smack lips. He sleep like bear in winter time. Next mornin' he bag limit ver' soon. 'Babtiste' he say, 'you smart feller. I buy this lodge, an make you manager at good salary".
October 28, 1940
Life magazine
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Sanka
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Drip or Regular Coffee. There is an eight-panel series of drawings that discusses how the war, the increase in income tax and the people in your office that have been drafted leaving a shortage of manpower. These facts will cause worry in most men and the caffein in a regular cup of coffee tends to keep many awake at night with these other things to worry about. It shows the wife of this man switching him to Sanka which is 97% caffein-free with the man shown enjoying the taste of his cup of coffee then sleeping soundly for a change.
October 26, 1942
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/4" x 12" ad for their Aroma-Roast Instant Coffee. The ad has a photo of a man whose face is glistening with sweat drinking deeply from a glass of iced coffee. The ad headline reminds you that "Especially in summer...switch to Sanka Coffee". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 6, 1959
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that is for Sanka Aroma-Roast Coffee. This ad has a picture of a lady, who obviously enjoys her coffee, holding an OVERSIZED cup of Sanka coffee to her cheek. She is wearing a black dress and has a very big smile on her face. The ad is telling you to "Indulge Yourself...Get all the best of the coffee bean - aroma, flavor, but not caffein!".
February 8, 1960
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Aroma-Roast Coffee. The ad has a colorful picture of a smiling lady gripping an oversized cup filled with coffee, enough coffee to keep an army happy. The headline urges you to "Indulge Yourself..." and says you will "Get all the best of the coffee bean - aroma, flavor, but not caffein!". The ad indicates this product is New and shows a container of Instant Sanka Aroma-Roast Coffee
February 22, 1960
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October 3, 1960
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that is for Sanka 97% Caffein-Free Aroma-Roasted Coffee. This ad has a photo at the top of the ad that shows a coffee-worker standing behind four bags of coffee beans with several more scattered around on the ground. He is also in front of a wagon that is loaded down with more of them. The ad says that "A whole new blend of the world's finest coffees...great coffees gathered from the world's great coffee plantations. Carefully blended and aroma-roasted so the full flavor - the rich, rewarding fragrance of coffee - lives inside every jar. The coffee for people who love good coffee and plenty of it...All New Sanka Coffee...still 97% caffein-free".
November 10, 1961
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that is for Sanka Aroma-Roast Coffee. This ad shows a gentleman wearing a suit and a hat, standing there with his foot up on a scale that is weighing a bag of coffee, making the weight somewhat off, as he stands alone in a hacienda down in Mexico. The ad tells us that "A whole new blend of the world's finest coffees...great coffees gathered from the world's greatest coffee plantations. Carefully blended and aroma-roasted so the full flavor - the righ, rewarding fragrance of coffee - lives inside every jar. The coffee for people who love good coffee and plenty of it...ALL NEW SANKA COFFEE...still 97% caffein-free".
February 2, 1962
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their 97% caffein-free coffee. The ad has a picture of a South American gentleman standing with his foot on one of the burlap bags that lie in front of him. He is holding the reins of his horse and they are letting us see a large basket that is filled with a quantity of fresh coffee beans that probably came from one of the hills that stand behind them. The ad headline introduces us to "A whole new blend of the world's finest coffees...". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
July 3, 1962 &
September 11, 1962
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Sanka
Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that is for Sanka Coffee - Instant and Ground. This ad has a picture of a man and a woman sitting in their living room, sharing cups of Sanka coffee. They are each stirring up their coffee and sharing a story or two as they relax. The ad headline says that "If you like a lot of coffee, Sanka is a lot of coffee". It then says that "Rich, resonant coffee and full of flavor. 100 percent coffee, made from only the richest coffee beans. Sanka Coffee. Have a whole day of it. In the morning, at lunch, into the afternoon, nighttime - even 3 a.m. This real coffee-bean coffee is meant to be enjoyed a lot. Dark. Delicious. Have it. Have a lot of it. Sanka Coffee...instant or ground. Still, remarkably, 97 percent caffein free".
December 3, 1963
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that has the saying "If you like a lot of coffee,Sanka is a lot of coffee". The upper 3/4 of the ad is a photo of a man pouring a cup of coffee from a dispenser while his wife is looking at with immense pride, or something like that. The ad describes it as "Rich and vibrant, dark and delicious" amd they remind us that "Sanka Coffee is made from only the finest coffee beans". It claims that it was 97% caffein free which, considering they suggested "morning, lunchtime, evening - even 3 a.m.", I would hope that the caffein was down.
February 25, 1964
Look magazine
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Sanka
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Ground and Instant Coffees. There is a picture of a man sitting at a table with a silly smile on his face as he drinks from a cup of coffee. His wife, sitting next to him, is watching intently with a teeth-gritting smile as if she is making sure he gets the pill that she placed into his cup. The headline says that "If you like a lot of coffee, Sanka is a lot of coffee" and urges you to "Have a whole day of it!". The text describes what makes it good and reminds us that it is still 97 percent caffein free.
March 24, 1964
Look magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that is for Sanka Ground & Instant Coffee. The ad has a picture of a husband and a wife, and their cat, enjoying coffee in their living room in a joyful time as the headline tells us, "One cup leads to another". The ad says that "The rich, hearty flavor of Sanka Coffee adds so much to those moments when coffee belongs. Daytime, nighttime, anytime, you'll find that a cup of Sanka is just right...and a second cup is even better. Tried today's Sanka lately? It's 100 percent coffee, made from the richest coffee beans. It's meant to be enjoyed a lot...still, remarkably, 97 % caffein free. Try a cup. You'll want another". With those laughing faces, it seems to be the way to go.
June 26, 1964
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that advertises Sanka Coffee - Ground & Instant. This ad has a photo of a man and his wife relaxing as they are enjoying their morning cups of coffee. They are sitting at the breakfast table with the coffee pot sitting there as it looks to be nearly empty. The ad headline says that "One cup leads to another" and that "The rich, hearty flavor of Sanka Coffee adds so much to those moments when coffee belongs. Daytime, nightime, anytime, you'll find that a cup of Sanka is just right...and a second cup is even better. Tried today's Sanka lately? It's 100 percent coffee, made from the richest coffee beans. It's meant to be enjoyed a lot...still, remarkably, 97% caffein free. Try a cup. You'll want another".
September 25, 1964
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Freeze-Dried 97% Caffein Free Coffee. The ad has a group of Instant and Freeze-Dried Coffees standing together on a table for comparison. The ad headline warns you "Don't be surprised if the one you like best turns out to be the one that's 97% Caffein-Free". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 10, 1971
Life magazine
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Sanka
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Coffee with Tennis Star John Newcomb. The ad has a photo of him smiling and holding a cup of coffee with the name Sanka embossed on it with the headline informing us that the text will have him discouorsing "on Tennis and Taking Care of Yourself". The text talks about diet and excersice for the middle-aged person yet still being able to drink Coffee.
September 29, 1986
Sports Illustrated
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Yuban
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Instant Coffee. The ad has a picture of a jar of Yuban which is sitting in a metal scoop which is lying on top of a pile of coffee beans. The ad headline informs us that the "World's richest coffee starts with aged coffee beans!" and the ad has comparison pictures of aged coffee beans compared with green coffee beans. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 9, 1961
Life magazine
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Yuban
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Instant Coffee. The ad has a picture of a jar of this coffee sitting on top of a bag filled with coffee beans. There are more coffee beads raining down on the jar from a scoop held overhead and the ad headline promises that "The World's Richest Coffee starts with Aged Coffee Beans". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 23, 1961
Life magazine
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Yuban
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their two kinds of Columbian Coffee. The ad has a picture that shows an opened jar of Instant Yuban Coffee with a spoon ready in the jar next to a one pound can of their Yuban Coffee. The headline clearly explains that "Ahora, Yuban es cien por ciento caft Colombiano!". Noticing the asterisk we scan down and find the english version which gives us the welcome news that "Yuban is now 100% Columbian Coffee". It also mentions that "The finest green beans from Columbia are blended with rare, aged Columbian beans to create the world's richest coffee, Yuban".
May 1, 1964
Life magazine
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