Baby Food 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 then chronologically with the oldest ad first.


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Beech-Nut
Black and white 4 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their tasty Baby Foods. The ad has a picture of a mother bring a spoonful of food close to the mouth of a smiling baby that she is holding in her arms while the headline warns "Watch Baby smack his lips over tasty Beech-Nut Foods!". The ad text talks about their Strained Carrots and the picture shows a box of Corn Cereal along with a can of Apple Sauce and another can of those darned Strained Carrots.
May 1954
Woman's Day
1
$4.50
View Baby Food 13

Clapp's
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Baby Foods. The ad has four photos of young Johnny at ages 3 months, 12 months, 22 months and 3 years. The ad headline asks "Will your baby grow as fast as Johnny? A fine start...on Clapp's Strained Foods."
March 1939
Redbook
1
$5.00
View Baby Food 7

Clapp's
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Strained Baby Food. The ad has a large photo of a baby with a surprised look on his face and several smaller photos of babies at 4 months, 9 months and 1 1/2 years. The ad headline says "For the 'growingest' months of your baby's life Choose Clapp's 17 Strained Foods with Vitamins and Minerals to meet doctors' requirements". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 1942
Woman's Companion
1
$4.50
View Baby Food 10

Clapp's
Full color 9 3/4" x 12" ad for their Baby Foods. The ad headline calls this "A page for Good Babies, Bad Babies (and in-betweens!)" and has seven steps with seven drawings. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 4, 1943
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Baby Food 1

Clapp's
Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad for their line of Baby Foods. The ad headline asks "Where, oh where, has the Baby been?" and shows a half dozen drawings of a busy and active little baby. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 1944
Ladies Home Journal
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April 17, 1944
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Baby Food 11

Clapp's
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their baby food. This ad has several photos of young Susie, daughter of Mrs. John B. Dowling, Jr. of New York City who has been a Clapp-fed baby from the start. The ad headline has her mother saying "She's my child, all right!" 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, 1946
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Baby Food 3

Clapp's
Black and white 9 3/4" x 13" ad has a photo of a baby sitting on it's high chair and raising it's arms with joy as a bowl of food is delivered to the chair. The ad headline says "What a wonderful way to feed a baby! Clapp's 'Meal-In-A-Dish'". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
February 3, 1947
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Baby Food 2

Clapp's
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Meal-in-a-Dish. The ad has a photo of a young baby sitting in a high chair eating while four adults watch. The ad headline proclaims Gather 'round, mothers! Here's a great idea in baby feeding..." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 3, 1947
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Baby Food 6

Gerber's
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a series of photos that show a young mother bringing her baby onto an airliner, another baby being fed on a plane, baby food being brought onto a plane, and a stewardess stocking up on baby supplies. The ad headline calls this "Feeding Baby in the Skies" and talk about how the four major airlines are ready for these young passengers. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 30, 1944
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Baby Food 5

Gerber's
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Baby Foods. The ad has a photo of a young baby lying face down on a bed with his head tipped up so his eyes are watching everything going on and another photo of a young boy and girl running on a dirt path. The ad headline claims that Gerber food gives "Peace of Mind for New Mothers". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 29, 1946
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Baby Food 4

Gerber's
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a photo of a smiling baby wearing diapers and lying on a pink blanket. The ad has a little picture of their four different flavors of food which it calls the "Favorite Foursome...for a wholesome beginning" 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 Baby Food 8

Gerber's
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Selection of Foods for Baby. The ad has a picture of a smiling diapered baby lying on it's back looking at something overhead while the headline asks "What's for dinner today, baby?". The ad text talks about why their food is worth buying for your child and has a checklist of the different kinds of food available at this time. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
October 5, 1953
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Baby Food 12

Gerber's
Three color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Baby Foods. There is a picture of a loving mother putting her face behind her baby who is smiling himself. The ad text talks about the four different flavors of cereal (Rice, Barley, Oatmeal and Cereal Food) and mentions the strained and Junior foods.
May 1954
Woman's Day
1
$4.50
View Baby Food 14

Pablum
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Oatmeal, Barley or Rice Cereal. The ad has a photo of a very content baby next to the three different kinds of Pablum Cereal stacked one on top of another. The ad headline gives the incentive to "Let us buy your first package of Pablum". This ad is large than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
August 30, 1954
Life magazine
1
$4.00
View Baby Food 9










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