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| 007 |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a sultry red-head holding a container of 007 after shave as she sits at a gaming table. The ad also pictures three gift kits and their prices. 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, 1965 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 4 |
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| 007 |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad for their Men's Grooming Products. The picture shows a dresser top where a man has placed a few of his important items before going to bed. There is the lit cigarette burning in the ashtray, the traveling alarm clock, his pistol with a few loose bullets lying next to it and his bottle of 007 After Shave. The healine says "007 gives any man the license to kill...women" ant there is a picture of an attentive blonde next to a picture of a gift box with a bottle each of their After Shave and Cologne with a price of $3.50. The text mentions that, in addition to the pictured items, they also offered Shave Cream, Spray Deodorant, Hair Tonic, Tald and Soap. The ad ends with the plea that "When you use 007, be kind". |
December 1965 Playboy |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 78 |
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| 007 |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows different products and gift sets of this brand. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 10, 1966 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 11 |
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| Aqua Velva |
Full color 9 1/2" x 14" ad for their After Shave Lotion. The headline says that "Here's Your Invitation to join one of the world's foremost clubs" and has a drawing of seven men who claim to use this product seated in a group. These men include Albert Spalding, Brig. Gen. John J. Bradley, U.S.A. Ret'd, Maj. George Fielding Eliot. Lauritz Melchior, Louis Bromfield, Burgess Meredith and George Biddle. The text describes where you will be standing when the next picture is drawn and describes how you will feel, inside and out, when you use this product. |
October 24, 1947 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 76 |
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| Aqua Velva |
Black and white 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their After Shave drawn by Norman Rockwell. Pictured in the ad is a smiling man holding up a well-used bottle of this product and the headline calls it "A luxury that actually does you good". The text talks about skin infections due to shaving and claims that Aqua Velva contains two special ingredients that "automatically help take care of any break in the surface of the skin" and claims that "that tingling sensation you feel when you apply it is proof of Aqua Velva's action". It urges wives to buy him the Luxury Lotion that he would buy himself. |
June 1, 1953 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Grooming Men 94 |
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| Aqua Velva |
Full color 9 1/4" x 11 1/2" ad for their Ice Sport Cooling After Shave. The ad shows a man emerging from a small lake with snow-covered mountains in the background and throwing his arms back while the headline calls it "Exhilarating". The ad calls it "The Newest fragrance from Aqua Velva" and says it is "Available in Cologne and After Shave". |
September 7, 1995 Rolling Stone |
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$4.50 |
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| Barbasol |
Three color 5 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Cream for Modern Shaving. There is a picture of a winking man wearing a turban as he puts his arms around three exotic women under the headline "How to keep peace". The text explains that you will make your wife happy by having a smoother face and you can sleep later since it takes less time to shave with this product. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 22, 1939 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
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| Barbasol |
Three color 5 1/4" x 12 1/2" ad for their Shaving Cream. This wartime ad has a drawing of the attractive Barbasol Girl holding a big red heart over her seemingly naked body next to the words "My Heart for a Barbasol face!". The ad also has a picture of a man in a tropical setting and the text talks about how whether it is hot or cold or in-between, men like Barbasol because it works. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 28, 1944 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
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| Barbasol |
Three color 5 1/4" x 13 1/2" ad for their Sanitary Beard Softener. The ad has a drawing of three Showgirls getting ready in their dressing room. One girl is defending her actions to one of the other Showgirls by saying "I did not marry him for his money, he's got a Barbasol face!". The ad has a drawing of the tube and the box it comes in as well as showing a pack of their blades. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 28, 1946 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 55 |
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| Barbasol |
Three color 5" x 14" ad for their Lotion Deodorant. The ad has a series of drawings that show a man working out with dumbells and the caption "Feel Athletic...", a man running for the train with the caption "Look Athletic..." and sitting at his desk at the office with everyone leaning away from him with the caption "But don't have Athletic Aroma". The ad warns that "No soap stops it long! Be SURE - with this LOTION deodorant". The text describes how it works and mentions a price of 39 cents and there is mention of their shaving cream at the bottom of the page. |
June 14, 1948 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 69 |
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| Barbasol |
Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Cream for Modern Shaving. This ad has drawings of four seductive women pausing in their poses to say something nice about Barbasol. Their comments range from "The sm-o-o-o-thest men I know use Barbasol" to "Popsie always sings while he shaves now - since he switched to Barbasol". There is a picture of a smiling man who is saying "Men, those lovelies give you only four good reasons for using Barbasol. There's lots more!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
1952 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 62 |
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| Black Belt |
Full color 9 1/4" x 12" ad for their Cologne, After Shave and Gift Sets. The ad has nine pictures of gifts of this product that have been given and opened along with the notes that indicate how strongly the women who gave the gifts feel about the men they gave them to. The ad calls this "The reward for outstanding achievement, given by a woman to her man". 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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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 44 |
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| British Sterling |
Full color 7 3/4" x 11" ad for their Cologne for Men. The ad shows a bottle of this product on a dresser with numerous pictures of attractive women behind it and the headline urges you to "Become a legend in your own time. Wear British Sterling tonight." The text discusses the value of this and the After Shave and claims that it will bring out the best in you. |
December 1965 Playboy |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 102 |
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| Brut |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their Brut 33 Skin Moisturizer with Joe Namath. The ad has a picture of him holding up a bottle of this product and asking "I'm not entering any beauty contests. So why do I use a skin moisturizer?". The text explains why a man needs what this product provides and ends by calling it "Physical fitness for a man's skin". |
August 1977 Playboy |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming / Joe Namath |
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| Brut |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad shows a sad lady with a tear running down her cheek. The ad headline claims that "It's hard to say goodbye to a man who wears Brut". Also shown in the ad are one bottle each of their cologne, after shave and deodorant |
June 1985 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
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| Burma Shave |
Full color 8" x 11" ad that features a country side drawing that shows a set of the famous Burma Shave signs. The ad headline says, in typical Burma Shave limericks "We're widely read and often quoted. But it's shaves, not signs for which we're noted!" |
May 1963 Sports Afield |
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| Calvin Klein |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their "Fragrance for Men". The ad shows a man with no shirt lying in bed on top of a woman who will not let him get back up. |
June 8, 1985 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
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| Chanel |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" ad for the Chanel for Men line of products. The ad contains a photo of a man facing away from the camera and a very attractive woman standing behind him with her hand around his waist as she looks back at the camera. |
April 1980 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
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| Charbert |
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13 1/2" ad for their After Shaving Lotion and their Eau de Cologne. The ad has a picture of a container of the Eau de Cologne and gives a price of $1.25 and $5.00 for the After Shaving Lotion and prices of $2.50 and $6.50 for the Eau de Cologne. This ad also gives information about Breathless perfume. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 28, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 54 |
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| Citation |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their After Shave Lotion. The ad has a picture of a bottle of Citation, the gift box that it comes in and, behind all of this, a statue of an eagle which is the bird on the Citation label. The ad headline crows (little play on words there) that "This is Citation. Have you discovered the surprising secret of The Shave Lotion That Works". The description of this product indicate it was more of a healing lotion rather than a scent, there is mention of a masculine aroma but only after the medical claims. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 6, 1960 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Grooming Men 52 |
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| Citation |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a photo of the several different kinds of Citation products by Mennen. Above these is a photo of a feminine hand placing her index finger on the bow formed by a piece of green ribbon. The ad headline says "You put your finger on it - the perfect gift for him." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 11, 1964 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Grooming Men 39 |
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| Colgate |
Black and white 6" x 9 1/2" ad for their Shaving Lathers. The ad shows that it is available in a Stick, in a Powder or in a Cream. The ad headline claims there are "Three Methods - One Result - and Every Shaver Satisfied". |
January 1912 The World's Work |
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| Colgate |
Three color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their Instant Barber Shave. There is a drawing of a man's hand pushing the top of a red and white can and the lather that has come out has the words "Instant Lather...So Rich It Stands Up..." embossed in it. There is a picture of a man in the process of shaving and he is saying "and locks your whiskers in lather!" and another picture of him having just finished, holding the can up saying that "No other kind of shaving so fast...so comfortable". The ad mentions that a can will cost you 79 cents and last you about 3 months. |
June 21, 1959 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
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| English Leather |
Black and white 7 1/4" x 10" ad for their Grooming Products for Men and the supposed effect it had on women. Pictured in the ad are twelve different, very beautiful women, each picture having the caption "All my men wear English Leather. Every one of them." The ad also shows a bottle of their English Leather Cologne with a price of #4.00, a bottle of Lime After Shave priced at $2.50 and a sample of their Gift Sets that had prices going from $3.00 to $10.00. |
June 1970 Playboy |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 99 |
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| English Leather |
Black and white 8" x 10 3/4" ad for their Ginseng Cologne for Men with a somewhat erotic lithograph of a couple lying close together. The headline claims that "A Great Fragrance isn't just Sex, It's Art" and the text mentions some of the herbs and fragrances incorporated into this product. The ad also mentions a new product, a Ginseng Cologne Posket MIST-er which allowed you to spray a scent into your shirt pocket for extended protection. Kind of like the deodorizers we now hang from the rear view mirrors in our cars. |
January 1979 Penthouse |
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$5.00 |
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| Eversharp-Schick |
Three color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their Injector Razor. The ad has a picture of four men in Washington D.C. beginning to shave while another man times them with a stopwatch. The ad headline claims that it "Shaves Fastest and Easiest in Capital 'Shavathon' too" and claims this product is 50% Faster - 100% Safer - 200% Smoother. The ad claims that a special was taking place where you could buy a razor and 20 blades for $1.25. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 28, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 56 |
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| Eversharp-Schick |
Three color 10" x 14" ad for the "World's only Razor with Automatic Blade Changer". There is a picture of a man whose face is all lathered up for a shaving and he is using the Automatic Blade Changer to insert a new, sharp blade into his razor. The headline says "For Smoothest, Fastest, Safest Shaves - give Dad a Gift that's sure to 'Click' - for Father's Day!". The text claims that this razor "Ends 4 Biggest Shaving Nuisances!" and lists them as 1) "Fingers never touch the blade", 2) "Nothing to take apart", 3) "No time wasted" and 4) "Less irritation" and lists a special price of $1.25 for the razor and 20 blades. 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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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 66 |
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| Eversharp-Schick |
Three color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Injector Razors. The ad shows items and prices for gifts that you can give for Father's Day. 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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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 31 |
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| Gillette |
Black and white 6 1/4" x 8 1/2" ad for their Shaving Products. The ad has a picture of two stylish men standing with two stylish women. The first line of the ad reminds the men that "Woman is the great civilizer" and states that Gillette "does not reek of violet water and pomades". |
November 1910 The World's Work |
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| Gillette |
Four color 10" x 13" ad for the two different types of razor blades that Gillette is selling. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 27, 1939 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
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| Gillette |
Four color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their two types of Razor Blades, the Thin Blade and the Blue Blade. The top part of the ad is for the regular Thin Blade and shows a happy man with his face lathered up and running his razor across his face. The headline says "Easy...Refreshing...Double-Quick Shaves with this new Gillette Blade at 1/2 Price" and mentions a price of 4 for 10 cents or 8 for 19 cents. The bottom part of the ad, the one dedicated to the Gillette Blue Blade has a picture of a clean-shaven man having a woman run her fingers across his cheek as she cuddles against his chin. The headline here says that "Naturally...You Men who want utmost Shaving Luxury demand the Gillette Blue Blade" and the ad claims that it "Outsells any other Razor Blade" while priced at 5 for 25 cents. |
May 22, 1939 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 83 |
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| Gillette |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their One-Piece Razor demonstrates the features of this razor. It also shows several different models with their carrying cases and gives their prices. |
October 20, 1947 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 8 |
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| Gillette |
Full color 5" x 12" ad for their New Sun Up After Shave. The ad has a picture where, in the foreground, a man is taking a serious sniff from a bottle of Gillette Sun Up After Shave while, in the background, an attractive blonde is casting her eyes upon the man. Next to the bottle in the picture is the caption "from France comes oil of Lavender..." and the ad suggests that you "Give Sun Up for Father's Day in the handsome 6 oz Gift Package". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 12, 1964 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 57 |
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| Gillette |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Sun Up lines of Men's products. The ad headline brings your attention to a "Place of honor this Christmas...elegant new gift sets by Gillette" and shows and describes four different sets as well as giving prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 11, 1964 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 37 |
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| Gillette |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their "new hair grooming discovery for men" called Heads Up. The ad shows a sample of their liquid and their tube. 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, 1965 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 14 |
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| Gillette |
Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad for the Gillette Starter Kit. The ad has a large drawing of a young man's hairy face and a photo of their 99 cent kit. |
June 30, 1967 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 13 |
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| Gillette |
Black and white 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" ad for their new aerosol hair control the dry look. The ad headline says "Announcing The Dry Look for oily hair". |
September 1973 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 18 |
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| Glider |
Black and white 2 3/4" x 13" ad for their Shaving Cream in a Tube. The ad headline claims this is "A special preparation for shaving" and says it is "For the 1 man in 7 who shaves daily". Boy how times have changed. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
July 2, 1945 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Hai Karate |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad for the products that made women unable to resist, their After Shave Foam, the After Shave Lotion and their Cologne. The ad gives instructions for the product, not for how to use it but for how to protect yourself after using it. The headline warns "Don't dare use it without memorizing this: and has a three step Self-Defense procedure to free yourself from an excessive hug and maneuver the woman into a disabled position. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 6, 1967 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 10 |
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| Hai Karate |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their After Shave Products. This ad, a smaller version of another one on this page, gives a three-step instruction on how to defend yourself against a woman who becomes overcome by the Hai Karate product that has been applied to your skin. It shows a bookish-looking man being attacked by an attractive woman and he fends her off and controls her with a few simple moves. This ad shows and gives prices for their After Shave Foam, their After Shave Lotion and their Cologne and the text mentions the Hai Karate Gift Set. |
December 1967 Playboy |
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$5.00 |
View Hai Karate 75 |
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| Hai Karate |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad that introduces their New Oriental Lime line. The top part of the ad has a picture that shows bottles of the After Shave and the Cologne and, below that, is the normal disclaimer warning "Use too much and you can find yourself in a tight squeeze.". There is also a picture of an attractive lady throwing a man wearing glasses off balance with her ferocious advances. Fortunately, as the ad says, "Indispensable instructions on self defense in every package". The only reasoning that the ad can come up with for having a lime-scented product is that "Limes are for squeezing". |
July 1968 Hot Rod |
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| Hai Karate |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Grooming Products for Men. The picture shows a loose assembly of bottles and boxes of Regular and Oriental Lime in After Shave Lotion and Cologne and the headline identifies these as "The Father's Day gift we won't sell without a note from your mother". The ad contains a coupon that is to be signed by any mother of a child who is considering getting their father a gift with as much power as Hai Karate. |
June 1969 Playboy |
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$5.00 |
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| Ingram's |
Black and white 2 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad for their Shaving Cream. The ad has a drawing of a tricycle being used to transport two different size cans of this product. The ad headline claims you can "Ride to Comfort with Cool Shaves". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 17, 1942 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 40 |
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| Jade East |
Full color 10" x 13" ad showing a bottle and a box of this men's cologne in a tropical setting. |
June 10, 1966 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 12 |
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| King's Men |
Black and white 10" x 14" ad for their After Shave Lotion. There is a picture of an older man wearing a cap, bow tie and a white shirt holding up a bottle of King's Men After Shave Lotion under the headline "I don't want to be a King...I just want to feel like one!". The text gives a price of "only $1" and describes many of the benefits of using this product and shows other products which include Pre-Electric Shave Lotion, Spray Deodorant, Thistle & Plaid Cologne and Aerosol Luxury Shave. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 18, 1957 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 65 |
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| Kings Men |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for the first 24-hour skin tonic with a lively, masculine fragrance. The ad has a picture of a business activity where one man, sitting with a look of supreme confidence on his face, is going over some papers that two other men have given him and are waiting with anxious looks on their faces for his opinion. The ad headline says "Because every day counts...Count on Kings Men". The ad has a list of the other Kings Men products and gives the price of $1.00 plus tax. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 9, 1961 Look magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 53 |
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| Kings Men |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their After Shave Lotion. There is a picture of a man's table where he has laid his important items at the end of the day. There is a bottle of Kings Men along with a cigarette case and a lighter, several keys and a pair of cuff links. The caption says "First Class" and the headline calls it an "Ego Builder" while the text explains that using this product makes you feel as special as you now smell. It mentions a price of "only $1.00" and mentions the other products that were available from this company. |
June 5, 1962 Look magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 71 |
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| Listerine |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their two types of Shaving Cream. The headline is confusing as it asks "Have you tried the Shaving Cream guaranteed Not to make shaving a pleasure?". The text tries to throw some logic on this claim by stating that shaving is not pleasant so why ever say that it will be. There is a drawing of a smiling man who looks unsettingly like Rodney Dangerfield over a picture of the regular Shaving Cream while the caption whispers to the ladies to try some of their husband's Listering Shaving Cream as a shampoo. The ad lists a price of 35 cents for a tube that "lasts and L-A-S-T-S month after m_o_n_t_h after m__o__n__t__h". At the bottom of the ad we see a tube of their Brushless Shaving Cream with a price tag of 25 cents. |
May 22, 1944 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 91 |
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| Max Factor |
Full color 9 3/4" x 12 1/2" ad for their Signature line of Men's products. The ad contains information on the different sets that are offered and the prices charged. The ad headline claims that "He'll be so nice to be near...all through the year". 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, 1951 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 32 |
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| Mennen |
Three color 10" x 13" ad for their Brushless Shave Cream. The ad has a drawing of a beautiful redhead seated being caught in mid-wink as she whispers "I Like 'Smooth' Men". |
April 22, 1946 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 5 |
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| Mennen |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Menthol-Iced Lather Shave. The ad has an attractive lady in a sun-suit leaning against the bow of a wooden boat. This drawing was done by Mingo and contains the ad headline "They all tell me...You feel Cool. I'll tell you...You Look Smooth". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad are not visible in the scanned view. |
July 22, 1946 Life magazine |
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View Mingo 1 |
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| Mennen |
Three color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for Mennen Skin Bracer. The ad has a drawing of a sultry red-head sitting down in a long black dress. The ad headline has her saying "'You're nice to sit close to' when you use Mennen Skin Bracer". 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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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 35 |
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| Mennen |
Three color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their Brushless Shave Cream. This ad has a drawing of a smiling beautiful lady in a red gown as she entices "I like 'smooth men'" |
November 18, 1946 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 1 |
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| Mennen |
Colorful 10" x 13" ad helping you with "What to give a man for Christmas who's 'Got Everything'" by showing their Deluxe Gift Sets. This ad shows two different gift sets and their contents as well as showing what they sold for back then. |
December 16, 1946 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 6 |
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| Mennen |
Three color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their Skin Bracer. There is a drawing of an attractive blonde lady sitting on a red couch looking invitingly toward the readers and the ad says that "Your chances...are better...when you use Mennen Skin Bracer". The text talks about it's "He-Man Aroma", the fact that it heals razor nicks and gives prices of 50 cents for a regular bottle and $1.00 for a big 12-ounce bottle. The ad also mentions the Mennen Lather Shave. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 24, 1947 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Men's Grooming 64 |
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| Mennen |
Three color 5" x 13" ad with Sam Snead for their Spray Deodorant for Men. The ad has several pictures of the golfer, at rest and in action, and has him saying of this product, "It keeps me 'One-Up' on Perspiration Odor!". The ad text tells you that to use this product you "Just Squeeze - It Sprays" and gives a price of 59
cents. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 20, 1951 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Mennen / Snead |
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| Mennen |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that discusses the Cash Off that Mennen was offering with four of their products. The picture shows their Prop, the Sof'Stroke shaving cream, their Skin Bracer and their Spray Deodorant under a headline which asks the question "Why would Mennen make such an unusual offer?" The text explains that millions of men use one of these products but they may not have tried them all. The $1.00 cash refund is to encourage men to try more of their products and to thank them for the ones that they have used. |
October 3, 1960 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 98 |
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| Mennen |
Black and white 4 3/4" x 12" ad for their Afta Aftershave Lotion with boxer Rocky Marciano. The ad has several photos of the Heavyweight Champ who was famous for wearing out his opponent's hands with his face. The ad headline identifies him as "Rocky Marciano - Chin of Iron...except when he shaves". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 8, 1963 Life magazine & April 23, 1963 Look magazine |
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| Mennen |
Black and white 5" x 13" ad for their afta After Shave Skin Conditioner with Stan Musial from the St. Louis Cardinals. Stan is smiling in the foreground as the background is a drawing of him swinging a bat with the catcher waiting for the ball that never makes it past the batter.. The headline says "Stan Musial - Man of Steel - except when he shaves!". The text claims it is "Especially made to condition, heal, protect dry sensitive skin" and there is a picture of the Handy New Squeeze Flask. |
May 17, 1963 Life magazine & March 24, 1964 Look magazine |
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| Monsieur Rochas |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad with a close-up photo of their extra strength cologne with a wedding ring leaning against it. The ad headline calls it "The first cologne for Married Men". |
December 1971 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 26 |
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| Nine Flags |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Shaving Cologne. The ad has a picture of a white container with nine bottles of cologne in and around the container. The ad headline states that "We wanted to import the world's one most exciting men's shaving cologne. We failed." and the ad explains that when they tried to narrow it down it was not possible so they chose the top nine and packaged them together. Now if you have this product you have choices that you can make, variety you can taunt your dates with. The ad mentions that it is available in single flasks or collections of 2, 3, 4, 6 or 9 - from $5 to $15. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 26, 1967 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 59 |
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| Norelco |
Black and white 10" x 14" ad for their Precision Rotary Electric Shavers. There is a picture of four men of different ages and hair-type standing around and talking about this razor while they try it out. The headline asks "Why have Norelco's Rotary Blades set a new standard for shaving comfort?" and the text goes into details in an attempt to snswer that question. It also gives a price of $24.95 for the Model SC7759 unit for men, a price of $24.95 for the Model SC7767 unit for women and a price of $29.95 for the Model SC7750 for the battery-operated unit for motorists and outdoor men. |
November 12, 1956 Life magazine |
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| Norelco |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad for their Rotary Blade Shavers. There is a picture of a smiling father in his bathrobe who is being hugged from behind by his young daughter while he holds his Norelco SpeedShaver and she holds the case. The headline has her saying "Daddy. you don't make those awful faces since we gave you a Norelco". The text explains the difference in the blade action of this unit and gives a list of features found in this particular item. |
June 5, 1962 Look magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 68 |
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| Old Spice |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that mentions items that could be used as gifts "For the Fathers of our Country on June 15th". In photographs we are shown an Old Spice Shave Set for $2.00, another Old Spice Shave Set for $2.75, a bottle of Old Spice After-Shaving Lotion for $1.00, A new Shaving Cream in either brushless or lather type in a large tube for 50 cents and some Old Spice Shave Soap in a pottery mug for $1.00. |
Unknown |
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| Old Spice |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for gifts that, if given, can make it "A Merry, Merry Christmas, Gentlemen". This ad, highlighting Early American Old Spice, has a picture that shows several different items. The picture shows Old Spice Shave Soap (in pottery mug) for $1.00, Old Spice After-Shaving Lotion for $1.00 or $1.75 and an Old Spice Shave Set for $2.75. Not shown in the ad but mentioned are Old Spice Cologne for $1.00 or $1.75, Old Spice Talcum for 75 cents, Old Spice Bath Soap for $1.00 and another Old Spice Shave Set for $2.00 |
December 16, 1940 Life magazine |
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| Old Spice |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad shows a pair of feminine hands holding up a five piece gift set as a male hand takes it with gratitude. In the background of the picture is a scene showing sailboats on a lake. 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, 1960 Saturday Evening Post |
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View Men's Grooming 36 |
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| Old Spice |
Full color 10" x 14" ad for their popular After Shave Lotion. The ad, using a familiar picture of two men in Naval uniform standing by the rail on a ship at sea, has a headline calling Old Spice "The one lotion that's cool, exciting-brisk as an ocean breeze!". The text talks about the exhilaration that using this product gives you and mentions prices for the two sizes of $1.25 and $2.00. |
November 9, 1962 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 74 |
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| Old Spice |
Full color 4 3/4" x 13" ad for their After Shave Lotion. The ad has a picture of two men wearing naval officers uniforms standing and talking on the deck of a ship. The ad headline states "...and in Rome they say "Dia accento alla sua vita" and the ad gives prices of $1.25 or $2.00 for the After Shave Lotion or $1.50 for the red plastic Traveler. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 16, 1963 Saturday Evening Post |
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View Men's Grooming 61 |
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| Old Spice |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a photo of a set of shelves filled with the different kinds of Old Spice products that are available for this Christmas. The ad headline explains that "To most men...it just isn't Christmas without Old Spice - the gift with that masculine, spice-fresh aroma". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 11, 1964 Life magazine |
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View Grooming Men 38 |
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| Old Spice |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their Musk for men. The ad has a photo of a young man with no shirt being held from behind by a young lady who has her arm around his chest and her lips to his ear. The ad headline calls it "Very Convincing" and talks about the Cologne and the After Shave in new unbreakable bottle. It offers this as "The perfect gift for a sensuous man. A very different musk that comes across with unmistakable intentions. Deep, mysterious and long-lasting. And above all, definitely male". |
May 1977 Playboy & January 1979 Penthouse |
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| Packard |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Twin Dual Electric Shaver. The headline announces that "Packard is Back! with an amazing New Electric Dry Shaver!". There is a photo of this unit with the words "4 Smooth, Round Heads...shave closer, faster, easier!" and there is a box that contains Exclusive Features that Only Packard offers. The price given for this unit is $19.75 and the claim that "Next to you face, Packard is priceless!". |
November 18, 1946 Life magazine |
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| Pub |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for their Cologne for Men. There is a picture of a couple sitting in what looks like a bar from a medieval time with barmaids wearing white hats gathered around the happy man and the tolerating woman and the headline says that "The lusty life is back And it starts at the Sign of the Pub". The text talks about tankards clashing as songs turn bawdy and the innkeeper locking up his daughter for the night because YOU have spashed on some Pub before coming out for the evening. |
December 1965 Playboy |
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| Pub |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Cologne with Joe Namath holding a football. The ad has the headline "The kind of guy who uses it doesn't need it." |
December 1971 Playboy |
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| Remington |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Remington 60 de Luxe Auto - Home Electric Shaver. There is a picture of an outdoor scene where three sports cars are parked in a cluster. A well-dressed man has plugged his Remington into a Red Corvette and is proudly shaving away while an attractive blonde leans on the windshield and looks at him with awe. The headline says "Now! Shave as you go...Shave where you please!" and there are pictures of it being plugged into a cigarette lighter or into a regular outlet at home. As automobiles had just made the change from 6 volt to 12 volt systems, and many foreign cars had not changed yet, the ad mentions a "Choice of Models, 6 volt & 110 volt or 12 volt & 110 volt". The text talks about some of the features and mentions that the makers of this product, Remington Rand, were sponsoring What's My Line and Caesar's Hour on network TV. |
May 28, 1956 Life magazine |
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| Remington |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, Sal Maglie for their Auto-Home Rollectric Shaver. The ad has a photo of the pitcher sitting in his car shaving away. The ad has a nice photo of the box that this product comes in with the different accessories. This ad is larger than my scanner
bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 10, 1957 Life magazine |
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| Remington |
Full color 7 1/2" x 11" ad for the Remington rechargeable shaver. The ad photo shows a man standing on a very small island with one palm tree. He is surrounded and/or holding several items that are identified as the choices you have for a free gift when buying this shaver. There is also a beautiful girl in a white two piece bathing suit which, the photo claims, is not available as a free gift. |
June 1969 Playboy |
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| Ronson |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their CFL Electric Shaver. The ad has a picture of a man holding the shaver up for inspection and a stamp that says Rated Best next to it. The ad text explains that it was rated best for closeness, for speed and for comfort. The ad also mentions that it has Super Trim which is "a seperate trimming edge to square-up sideburns, trim mustache, clip long hairs other shavers miss". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 7, 1960 Look magazine |
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| Schick |
Black and white 9" x 13 1/2" ad for their Injector Razor and why their latest improvements have made such a difference. The headline says "Better Than 10,000 Words" and an arrow is pointing to a picture of a man running a comb over the back of his hand leaving furrows in his skin. The text explains that, for this reason, Schick has "abandoned its common 'Tooth' type blade guard" for the Solid, Flat Guard being introduced at this time. There is a "Right" and a "Wrong" picture that helps explain the differences and other pictures that show how easy it was to change the blades. There is a picture of the unit with its case and a price of $2.00 with 20 blades. |
May 2, 1938 Life magazine |
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| Schick |
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13 1/2" ad for their Injector Razors. This wartime ad states that "If you own a Schick Injector Razor...you can start cheering" and announces that "Schick Injector Blades are back". The text explains that "Months ago many of you had to lay aside your Schick Injector Razors. At that time, Government Priorities required all the blades we could make for the armed forces. But now our production is sufficient for both military and civilian needs". The ad reminds all users of the "revolutionary Schick Injector features" and asked everyone to "Tell your friends that these blades are back". It urged anyone that had a spare Schick Injector Razor to give it to a friend that didn't have one because, even though the blades were now available, "we still can't get the material for new Schick Injector Razors". |
January 24, 1944 Life magazine |
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| Schick |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Electric Shaver and Shaverest. The ad has a picture of a male hand that has burst through a large piece of white paper while holding onto one of these New items. The ad headline asks you to "Compare this new Schick against the field and be sure of the best shaver". It continues by urging you to not just take the word of "millions of enthusiastic Schick Electric Shaver owners" but to "check for yourself". It asks you to "Compare the shave you get the first time you try it", to "Compare the way it fits your face", to "Compare the way it leaves your face", to "Compare the comfort", to "Compare the bulk", to "Compare the hum" and to "Compare the ease of cleaning". It also shows the "Amazing New Shaverest" which will fit any Schick ever built. |
November 11, 1946 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 90 |
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| Schick |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows the new shaver and shaverest from Schick. Ad has a nice picture of the shaver. |
February 10, 1947 Life magazine |
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| Schick |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Electric Shaver and Shaverest. The headline makes the bold statement that "Nobody can Talk your Whiskers off" and challenges to "Let others chatter - Schick wants you to see for yourself. Either a Schick Electric Shaver proves itself the finest way to shave you ever found - or you get your money back!".There is a picture of this White and Gold unit against a blue background with the caption beginning "10-Day Trial Buy". The information says that it could have been yours for $18.00 or $15.00 for the famous Schick Colonel with another picture showing the Schick Shaverest attached to the wall at a price of $7.95. |
November 3, 1947 Life magazine |
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| Schick |
Full color 10" x 14" ad for their Electric Shaver with a Shaverest. The large red headline asks "Why Gamble on Your Gift to Dad?" as Father's Day approaches and shows a picture of the Schick Super sitting in it's half-opened case. The text talks about the 10-Day Trial stating that "Dad has to get the swellest, slickest shaves he's ever known - or you get your money refunded in full!". The text gives a price for the Super of $18.00 and $15.00 for the Schick Colonel. The ad also shows the Schick Shaverest and mentions a price of $7.95. 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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View Men's Grooming 67 |
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| Schick |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Electric Shaver. The headline asks "If you want his gift to be All-New - Stop right here!" and has a picture of this All-New shaver with the caption "Put this under his Christmas Tree!". The caption continues by identifying everything that is new and finishes with a price of only $7.95. It also mentions that the Schick Super is $21.00 and the Schick Colonel is $16.50. The text goes more into details about the improvements in this product and how much better you can expect it to be. |
November 29, 1948 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 84 |
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| Schick |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that simply introduces the Schick "20" Anniversary Model. There is a picture of this unit and its case against a green background in actual size. The text in the ad claims they are "Celebrating 20 years as the First Name in Electric Shaving". |
September 11, 1950 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 86 |
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| Schick |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows colorful pictures of their 20th Anniversary Model and it's carrying case, gives the prices for the different model and discusses it's new features. |
November 6, 1950 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 7 |
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| Schick |
Three color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for the Schick Injector Razor and Blades. The ad shows several different sets and kits with their prices and a year's supply of blades for $4.39. Also shown in the ad is a drawing of a wide-eyed Santa with a quote of "Even Makes me Want to Shave!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 11, 1950 Life magazine |
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| Schick |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their "20" Electric Shaver. Over a picture of a man's hand easily holding one of these units are the words asking "Want the world's easiest shave? - Follow the crowd!". We see a group of men and women looking at a man who is pointing toward the shaver in the man's hand and the words "For the shave that's really easy - and fast - and close - join the hundreds of thousands who have already switched to the new Schick "20"". The text explains that in the few months that this product has been available it has convinced may men to change their "present shaving methods". It starts by saying that "You'll begin to know why as soon as you hold this handsome new shape" and using it to shave will convince you even more. The ad has close-ups of "These Hi-Velocity Heads" and "This Real Rotary Motor" and mentions prices of $24.50 for the Schick "20", $22.50 for the Schick Super and $17.50 for the Schick Colonel. |
March 26, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Schick |
Black and white 5 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Injector Razor and Blades. Under the ad headline that claims that "Schick Injector Razor Outshaves All Others 5 to 1" is a picture of a man's hand holding up a Complete Kit which, according to the ad, could have been yours for 98 cents. There is another drawing of a new blade being inserted and pushing the old one out. The ad says that it "Uses famous Gold Pack Blades that give finer shaves than all others...Including our own old blades!". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
1952 Sports Afield Fishing Annual |
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| Schick |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for the New Schick Powershave with Superaction Edge. The ad shows a young daughter squeezing her Dad's cheeks by the Christmas tree while the ad headline explains that "The best reason to give him the new Schick comes after the shave". |
December 8, 1958 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 15 |
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| Schick |
Three color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Safety Razor. The ad has a picture of a man shaving in the shower and the ad headline claims that "Today - Schick Safety Razor has the sharpest blades ever...yet it's So safe you can shave in the shower!". The ad has three sets of drawings that compare and show where their safety razor has improved and mentions a price of $1.00 with Blades and Travel Kit. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 17, 1959 Life magazine |
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View Schick 49 |
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| Seaforth |
Black and white 5" x 12" ad for their Heather 'n Fern Shaving Lotion. The ad has a picture of a man standing on the cap of a bottle of this product while an aggressive woman has jumped up on his back and has her arms around his neck. The ad headline, in an attempt to explain this scene, says that "Some say it's Sex, Some say it's Seaforth". The ad also mentions their New Solid Deodorant Stick that is for sale for $1.00, the same price as the Shave Lotion. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 5, 1953 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 58 |
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| Seven Seas |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for their line of After Shave products. The ad headline, which is under a photo of various bottles of different brands, is "A new after shave? What's wrong with all the old ones?". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 15, 1965 Look magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 28 |
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| Shulton |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad that shows an assortment of their gifts and gift sets available as "Christmas Magic...from Shulton". The ad includes many different products including several Old Spice products. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 11, 1950 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 30 |
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| Shulton |
Full color 9" x 12 1/2" ad that shows many of the products, including Old Spice, and their prices that are being offered for this year's Christmas. The ad headline describes these as "Gay and Glistening Gifts". 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, 1951 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 33 |
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| Sportsman |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a picture of a feminine hand reaching up from behind an bottle of Sportsman Cologne. The hand is holding a lit match to the top of the unopened bottle under the headline that describes this as "How to light a new fire under an old flame". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 11, 1965 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 46 |
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| Sunbeam |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Shavemaster Model S Electric Shaver. An early advocate of the "Bigger is Better" philosophy they claim that their Bigger Single Head will give a "greater continuous shaving surface" and provide "Faster whisker Pick-Up". The ad provides an internal drawing of this unit to display the "Powerful Self-starting REAL Motor" and compares the head size of this model with previous Sunbeam models with models with Multiple Heads. |
September 1, 1947 Life magazine |
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| Swing |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for Gift Sets for Swing Grooming Products. Ad has a photo of Arnold Palmer holding up some of the different sets. Pictured in the ad are five different sets: a set with After Shave, Cologne, Shave Cream, Deodorant and a golf ball for $5.00, a set with After Shave, Cologne and a golf ball for $3.50, a set with After Shave and Deodorant for $2.25, a set with After Shave and Shave Cream for $2.25 and a set with After Shave and Cologne for $3.00. The headline has Arnold saying "Swing is a Christmas gift any man will go for...and use...or my name isn't Arnold Palmer". |
December 9, 1966 Life magazine |
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| Tabac Original |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad in German from a German magazine. The ad shows several sets that are offered for sale. |
December 11, 1968 Bunte Illustrierte |
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| Timberline |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad has a cartoon that shows a band playing their horns and violins all wearing full dress outfits except for one man who stands there in a red plaid shirt and sporting a green stocking cap on his head. The ad headline states that "Somebody's wearing Timberline". |
June 1977 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Men's Grooming 25 |
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| Vitalis |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Hair Tonic. The ad features a series of photos of a man acting like James Bond and defending himself and his lady against two men intent on spoiling his evening. |
May 1, 1966 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 22 |
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| Williams |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the "new 'pressure-can' lathers". The ad has a photo of two large cans together for a cost of 98 cents and, it is claimed, that this is a half-year supply. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 12, 1954 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Men's Grooming 27 |
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| Wrisley |
Black and white 5" x 6 1/2" ad for their Spruce products for Men. There is a picture of a set with Spruce Shave Bowl, Lotion and Talc priced at $3.00 next to a set of Four Spruce Soap for Men priced at $1.25. The ad mentions a Lotion & Shave Bowl for $2.00, Lotion & Talc for $2.00, Shave Lotion for $1.00, Shave Bowl for $1.00, Cologne for Men for $1.00 and Deodorant for $1.00. The text refers to the fragrance as the "cool, clean essence of the windswept woodlands" and being as "bracing and refreshing as the tangy scent of the forest". |
June 14, 1948 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 72 |
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| Yardley |
Full color 7 3/4" x 11" ad that shows a top view of an opened bottle of Yardley After Shave Lotion. The ad headline claims that "The least important thing is it's famous fragrance". |
June 11, 1962 Sports Illustrated |
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View Men's Grooming 24 |
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| Yardley |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Black Label After Shave. The ad has a picture that has four items in it; a pipe that is burning, a glass of wine, a pair of leather gloves and a bottle of Yardley Black Label After Shave with the top off. The ad headline identifies these items as "Four great masculine fragrances. One of them is brand new." The ad claims that, besides smelling masculine the after shave also heals nicks and keeps your skin lubricated and only costs one dollar. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | June 12, 1964 Life magazine |
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View Men's Grooming 51 |
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| York Town |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad shows a man wearing a Revolutionary War uniform holding up a bottle of York Town 1781 After Shave Lotion for Men. The ad headline explains that "Our Past Gives Wings to the Present". |
June 11, 1962 Sports Illustrated |
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| Yorktown |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their 1781 After Shave Lotion. The ad has a picture of a bottle of this product sitting on a shelf next to a pair of cuff links and a pocket watch. The shelf is next to an open window that allows you to see down a brick driveway to a Jaguar parked and waiting. The ad headline, referring to the After Shave Lotion, calls it "The finishing touch" and the ad gives prices for this and the other products in their line. |
December 6, 1963 Time magazine |
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