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 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!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 22, 1950
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Coffee 23


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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 22

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
0
$4.50
View Coffee 1

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 19

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 2

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 25

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 20

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 7

Chase & Sanborn
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad that features a colorful drawing of workers picking coffee beans. The ad headline describes this as "Shade-Grown Flavor". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges are not visible in the scanned view.
June 24, 1946
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View 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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 12

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee / Ford

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
1
$4.50
View 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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 16

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 5

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
&
June 1, 1965
Look magazine
2
$4.00
View Coffee 27

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
0
$4.50
View Coffee 15

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 10

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 21

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 17

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 9

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". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
August 14, 1950
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Coffee 11

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 18

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 13

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
1
$4.50
View Coffee 14

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 3

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 4
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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 8

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 28

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.
September 11, 1962
Look magazine
1
$4.00
View Coffee 32

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 29

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 31

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
1
$4.00
View Coffee 30










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