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| Ancient Age |
Three color 9 3/4" x 14" ad that is for Ancient Age Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This ad has a drawing of a man on a wagon being pulled by a very sedate white horse under the headline saying that you should "Enjoy the luxury of the "FLAVOR-YEARS" in the mellow ripeness of Ancient Age". It then says that "Whiskey comes of age to be bottled in bond at only four years old, a sort of official 'majority'. But beyond four, each year adds finer flavor-character - as more maturity brings richer mellowness...There is no substitute for time; no short-cut to the quality you get in Ancient Age. Patiently mellowed to give you the full taste advantage of extra 'Flavor-Years', the straight whiskies in Ancient Age are EIGHT YEARS OLD". |
May 20, 1940 Life magazine |
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$9.00 |
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| Ancient Age |
Full color 9 3/4" x 13 3/4" ad for Ancient Age Straight Whiskies. This ad has a drawing of a football game and there is the stands across the field and, in the foreground, we have one man sitting on his horse carriage waving an orange flag with red letters, "A A" on it. The caption says that you can "Enjoy the luxury of the 'FLAVOR-YEARS' in the mellow ripeness of Ancient Age". It then says that "That gay old grad - Ancient Age, class of '32 - knows that after a '4-year course' comes the post-graduate 'Flavor-Years,' and each one adds richer maturity, smoother body, finer flavor. For full taste advantage of more 'Flavor-Years' the straight whiskies in Ancient Age are EIGHT YEARS OLD". |
October 28, 1940 Life magazine |
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$9.00 |
View Liquor 1248 |
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| Ancient Age | Full color 8" x 10 1/2" ad that has a drawing of a bottle of Ancient Age in the open gate of a picket fence with a welcome mat lying in front of the bottle. The ad touts this as "The Welcome Whiskey.. Welcome..Anywhere...Anytime. |
May 3, 1948 Time magazine |
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$8.50 |
View Liquor 70 |
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| Ancient Age |
Full color 9 1/2" x 14" ad for the Ancient Age Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. In the foreground of the picture is a bottle of Ancient Age Bourbon while behind this are four male hands holding up four different kinds of glasses containing four of the many drinks that could be made properly with this product. The headline challenges you that "If you can give a better Bourbon...Give it!" and the text talks about as "The toast of the holidays...wonderfully smooth, rich, warm-hearted Ancient Age, a superb gift in its brilliant holiday decanter...yours at no extra cost. Also available in the tall, handsome regular bottle. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey * 6 years old 86 proof Ancient Age Distilling Co Frankfort, Kentucky". |
November 12, 1956 & December 17, 1956 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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| Ancient Age |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whisky. The ad has a photo of a serious-looking man with white hair and eyes that belong to a hypnotist holding up a glass of this product. As his eyes bore holes into you the headline shouts "If you can find a better bourbon...buy it!". The ad calls it "America's Largest Selling 6 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon". |
November 7, 1961 & June 7, 1963 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Liquor 600 |
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| Ancient Age |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Straight Kentucky Bourbon. The ad has a photo of a seductive looking lady holding a full bottle of Ancient Age in her hand as she looks toward the camera. The ad also gives a peek at their gift box and has a headline saying "If you can give a better bourbon...give it!" 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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$7.50 |
View Liquor 316 |
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| Antique |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for Antique Kentucky Bourbon, an item that is so good that "It must be authentic to be labeled Antique". This product is called an "American Masterpiece" and it shows a picture of a slightly-drunk bottle of this product with a filled glass of this stuff on the right and an original silver sugar urn that was designed and hand turned by Paul Revere in about 1795 on the left. For this whiskey they say that "The superb taste and distinctive gentle character of Antique Bourbon are unmistakable proof of its classic authenticity. Lesser bourbons don't compare. Only bourbons of the finest quality deserves the Antique label. Try Antique - acknowledged by experts everywhere to be an authentic masterpieceof Kentucky straight bourbons". |
November 3, 1961 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Antique |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a photo of a bottle standing next to the gift box that is supplied. The ad headline calls it "The gift that radiates remembrance". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges ot the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 15, 1961 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Liquor 388 |
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| Antique |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for the Antique Straight Bourbon Whiskey. In this ad there is a photo of a model ship, identified as the "Red Jacket" which is called the "handsomest of the big clippers and trans-Atlantic record-holder in 1854". In front os this are a partially filled bottle of Antique Bourbon and a glass filled nearly to the top. The ad headline claims that "It must be authentic to be labeled Antique". It then says that "There's art in Antique - a bourbon, carefully natured in well-charred, new oak casks. Nothing less could produce the distinctive character and mellow taste that makes it so superbly authentic. Only the finest bourbon merits the Antique label. Try Antique - acclaimed by experts as a masterpiece of Kentucky straight bourbons". |
March 9, 1962 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Antique |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a vague background with a bottle of Antique Bourbon standing alone. The ad headline introduces "A little known brand named Antique Bourbon". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 8, 1962 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Liquor 414 |
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| Antique |
Black and white 10" x 13 3/4" ad for Antique Bourbon that, according to it's label, is "Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey" and "Distilled in the Slow Old Fashioned Way For and Bottled by Frankfort Distilling Co.". They have a slightly looking-up-at-the-label view of it that has the entire label in the picture. They have you thinking that "If you've never heard of Antique Bourbon, you're not alone" but we are here to educate everyone. The ad continues, "Few people have. But they're devoted to it. For them, Antique Bourbon recaptures the character of the great, pre-Prohibition bourbons. Robust and mellow. Without any bite. We make our sour mash the gentle, old-fashioned way. It's never heated over 212 degrees. So the flavor comes through without the slightest roughness. We could make more whiskey if we used higher temperatures to hurry things along. But then there'd be a danger of harshness. That's something you'll never find in Antique Bourbon. Our admirers regard it as the "real stuff". Sip a little. Chances are you'll find their enthusiasm contagious". |
October 26, 1962 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Antique |
Black and white 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that is for the Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a picture of a bar with a nearly empty glass of whiskey, a shot glass full of another shot of Bourbon and a partially drunk bottle of Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey next to the words, "We're not a wallflower any more". The text describes the facts by saying that ""Antique Bourbon" used to be a pretty uncommon order. Bartenders would ask, "Antique what?" Not any more. All of a sudden, we're a trend. Which both pleases and surprises us. You see, we were afraid the trend was towards blander whiskeys. And the flavor of Antique Bourbon is full of character. Our older admirers say we've recaptured the character of the great pre-Prohibition bourbons. (Which is precisely what we set out to do. Even to the extent of employing a pre-Prohibition yeast.) We hoped our business would grow, of course. But we didn't expect such instant popularity". |
December 3, 1963 Look magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Antique |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey". This ad has a picture of a sealed bottle of Antique Whiskey placed under a tap of running water. The water is pouring down on the top of the bottle and spraying everywhere. The ad headline calls this "The Waterproof Bourbon" and says that "Antique has a lot going for it. Rare, rewarding aroma you can't drown by mixing. Rich, nutty flavor that won't be watered down. That's why The Waterproof Bourbon is a source of so much pleasure compared to the others. You ought to tap it". At the end of this it says "Antique...undiluted pleasure". |
November 1968 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
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| Antique |
Full color 8" x 11" ad with a unique look for Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. There are three unopened bottles on a conveyor and they are stopped under dispensers of water which are flowing down onto them. The ad headline calls them "The Waterproof Bourbon" and challenges you to "Tap a bottle of Antique. Draw an aroma and flavor that are just too rich, too rewarding for soda, water or ice to drown. Antique is never a washout. And that's why there's no other bourbon like it. Bar none. Antique...undiluted pleasure". |
January 1969 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Liquor 1019 |
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| Austin, Nichols & Co. |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Wild Turkey Straight Bourbon. The ad has a painting of a field with trees scattered in the background and a Wild Turkey flying under the headline that states "The Responsibility of Being the Best". The text talks about "There is always one best" and continues on with talking about the pride of being the best and the extra effort it requires to stay in that position. Nowhere in the ad does it claims that this product is No. 1, we are just left to assume. |
November 1962 Holiday |
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$7.50 |
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