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| Black and white 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" ad for the Double-Mellow Old Golds. The ad has a drawing of a cute young lady on skis under the headline "Snowonder...she likes Old Golds!" and mentions the Melody and Madness radio show with Robert Benchley and Artie Shaw. |
March 1939 Redbook |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the changes that have been made in Old Gold. The ad has a picture of a confident male student walking past a group of adoring female students who watch his every move. There is a glowing letter "G" attached to the sweater he is wearing and the ad caption alerts "See that G! Something new has been added to that manly chest by a grateful Alma Mater. Something new's been added to Old Gold's too - to create a new, finer flavor". Rather than try and keep the secret they tell us that "It's Latakia!" and then explain that Latakia is a wonderfully flavorful Eastern Mediterranean tobacco that is added for seasoning. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | September 29, 1941 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" wartime ad that highlights the fact that Old Gold cigarettes are flavored with Apple Honey. There is a picture of a sailor and his girl riding in a wagon that is being pulled by a horse with a crown of apple blossoms. The girl is holding a large bouquet of pink apple blossoms and the trees are filled with the pink flowers. The sailor extends his arm toward the beauty and the ad headline tells us that "the flowers that bloom in the Spring...bring Apple 'Honey' to Old Golds". The ad gives the advice to "Buy more War Bonds than you think you can afford!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | April 17, 1944 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" wartime ad for the difference that having Apple 'Honey' added to your cigarette tobacco makes to the freshness of the product.There is a picture of two colorful birds cuddling in an apple tree with the headline assuring us that "Apple 'Honey' and Freshness go together like Love Birds" and the ad tries to convince the readers that "Apple 'Honey' is the nectar of luscious apples. It helps hold in the natural freshness of Old Gold's fine tobaccos". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | May 29, 1944 Life magazine |
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| Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the cigarettes that have been sprayed with a "mist of Apple 'Honey'". The ad headline claims that "Apple 'Honey' helps keep Old Golds Fresh!". The ad has a drawing of a soldier in uniform, disguised as a tree, who has reached his hand onto a basket of apples being carried by a pretty young lady and, at the same time, leaned forward and given her a kiss. The ad claims "The Fresher The Better". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 4, 1944 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" wartime ad that tells us how relaxing smoking an Old Gold can be. The ad has a picture of an Italian restaurant where a soldier and his date are hoping to have a nice, quiet spaghetti dinner. The waiter has managed to lose control of the platter and drop the contents of a large bowl of spaghetti on the table in front of the soldier. His date quickly leans over and holds a pack of Old Gold in front of the man who is trying to maintain his cool. The ad headline gives the same advice that the lady is giving, "Why be Irritated? Light an Old Gold!" and we are also told that "Apple 'Honey' helps guard O.Gs. from Cigarette Dryness". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visibie in the scanned view. | January 22, 1945 Life magazine |
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| Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a picture of a sailor sitting on the couch as he is trying to have a meaningful visit with his girl. The family cat has jumped onto his lap and is hissing at the family dog who is barking at the cat. The girl is offering an Old Gold Cigarette to her frustrated young man and is telling him "Why be Irritated? Light an Old Gold". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 30, 1945 Life magazine |
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| Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a drawing of a young boy dragging his school books home with torn clothes, skinned knees and a black eye. His mother is pointing toward him as she coveres her eyes with her hand and her husband smiles and hands her a pack of Old Gold. The ad headline reasons "When Junior's fighting rates a scold...Why be Irritated? Light an Old Gold". 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, 1946 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad with the headline "Old Gold's share of the Alphabet spells PLEASURE" against a deep blue background. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 23, 1948 & October 4, 1948 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that shows a pocketful of gold coins, rings, diamonds and some loose cigarettes all against a reddish-brown background. The ad headline says "Know-how...not say so...makes Old Gold 'the Treasure of them All'". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 3, 1948 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad with a lit cigarette sending smoke against a black background. The ad headline claims that "We're tobacco men...not medicine men. Old Golds are made for Enjoyment". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 17, 1948 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad has an opened pack of Old Gold cigarettes with one lit and burning. The ad is on a simple, solid blue background and contains the claim "If you want a Treat instead of a Treatment ... smoke Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 29, 1948 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that ties together a history lesson with a Happy New Year message. The ad, with a blue background, has a picture of a New Years Eve party with the clock at midnight, balloons, streamers and couples kissing. The ad headline says "Welcome '49!..the year of the great Old Gold rush". With these words they neatly remind everyone of the Gold Rush in California that took place exactly 100 years before this ad. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
January 3, 1949 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad with a photo of an opened pack of Old Gold cigarettes and one lit and burning on a background of many cigarettes stacked up on top of each other. The ad headline claims that "We're tobacco men...not medicine men. Old Gold cures just one thing: the World's Best Tobacco". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 23, 1949 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a drawing of a peaceful sky with a few fair weather clouds behind a lit cigarette and a pack of Old Gold's. The ad headline states there are "No Blue-sky claims...just down-to-earth smoking pleasure from Old Golds!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 15, 1949 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad with a drawing of a green, rich field of tobacco plants. The ad headline assures us that "Good earth can produce fine tobaccos...but only long experience can produce fine cigarettes". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 29, 1949 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that has a picture of a cup of coffee, cream & sugar and a lit cigarette against a reddish background. The ad headline promises "From Breakfast to Bedtime, Old Gold's the smoke treat that treats you right". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 24, 1949 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a drawing of a pack of cigarettes, with one burning, lying against a red background. In a lighter shade of red are a multitude of groups of foreign words, with their country of origin underneath. The ad headline claims that "In any Language Old Gold means the World's 'Best Tobacco'!". 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 |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a photo of a pack of Old Gold cigarettes next to an ash tray which is sitting in front of a large and colorful aquarium. The ad headline claims "No fancy fish stories...If you want a Treat instead of a
Treatment .. smoke Old Golds". 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 |
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| Full color 9 3/4" x 14" ad with a series of photos of Bert Parks lighting up and smoking an Old Gold cigarette. The ad headline says "Speaking of Great Expressions...'For a Treat instead of a Treatment...smoke Old Golds'". 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, 1950 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a pack of Old Gold cigarettes scattered over a deep blue background. The ad headline claims that these are "The best 20 reasons we know why you should smoke Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 20, 1950 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a warmly dressed lady standing in front of a snow-covered chalet smiling back at the camera as she holds her Old Gold cigarette in her gloved hand. The ad claims that "We don't snow you under with medical claims...For a Treat instead of a Treatment...smoke Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | February 12, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a pack of Old Gold cigarettes lying on a green felt table with several hands of poker dealt out. The headline says "No claims to confuse you ... We lay our cards on the table". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 12, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 14" ad with the headline "We're tobacco men...not medicine men. Old Gold cures just one thing" the World's Best Tobacco". These words are placed over an opened pack of Old Gold cigarettes and several loose, burning or sliced in half cigarettes that are lying on a bed of loose tobacco. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad may not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 26, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad show three ladies lying down with a cigarette in their hands. The first is by the words "For a Treat", the second by the words "instead of a Treatment" and the last by the words "...smoke Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 23, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad with Television Star Dennis James endorsing their less irritating cigarettes. In the ad he is sitting in a big, brown easy chair with a cigarette between the fingertips of his right hand and his left is holding an opened pack of Old Gold Cigarettes. The ad has him using some of his popular phrases as he says "Okay, Mother...If you want a Treat instead of a Treatment treat yourself to Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 10, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad has a picture of several duck decoys floating on the waters of a still pond. The ad claims that "We don't try to decoy you with medical claims - If you want a Treat instead of a Treatment...smoke Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 8, 1951 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad is set up like a picture frame. The photo inside the frame of grass, golf balls and tees is of a lady smoking a cigarette while holding up her bag of golf clubs. The headline claims that "We play it straight down the fairway". 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, 1952 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 12" ad shows five dogs looking over a wood fence. The claim is that you should "Judge a thoroughbred on points, not claims!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 25, 1952 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9" x 12" ad has a photo of two French Poodles, a Black one and a White one, under an opened pack of Old Gold cigarettes. The ad headline claims that "We put it down in black and white - For a Treat instead of a Treatment, smoke Old Golds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 8, 1952 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a cowgirl holding an Old Gold cigarette in her hand as she sits on the edge of a rail fence that is also holding a saddle. The text of the ad says that "We don't saddle you with medical claims...We ride on this thought...For a TREAT instead of a TREATMENT...smoke Old Gold". The ad headline claims that "We don't saddle you with medical claims...We ride on this thought = For a Treat instead of a Treatment...smoke Old Gold". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 22, 1952 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a couple face to face with cigarettes in their hands against a black background. The ad headline says "Old Gold is faithfully yours for a Treat instead of a Treatment". 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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| Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their King Size and Regular Cigarettes. The ad, with a green background, shows a pack of each of these with one burning in an ash tray and an accordian waiting to be abused. The ad headline says "No off-key claims...just the perfect harmony of fine tobaccos". |
May 1954 Woman's Day |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad has a picture of a table covered with a pack of Old Gold cigarettes; one burning in an ash tray, an old shotgun and several shotgun shells. The ad headline claims that "Old Gold's Spin Filter spins and cools the smoke to less than body temperature...and the cooler the smoke...the better the taste!". 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, 1960 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a photo of a cigarette burning in a glass ashtray while an old table lighter and pair of binoculars sit behind it. The ad headline tells us that "Old Gold's Spin Filter spins and cools the smoke to less than body temperature". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
January 25, 1960 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad that is similar to the previous one listed. This one has the cigarette burning in an ash tray in front of a bow and several arrows. The ad contains the headline "Old Gold Spin Filter spins and cools the smoke". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 23, 1960 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the cigarettes with the Spin Filter. The ad has a picture of an Old Gold cigarette burning in an ornate ash tray next to an intricate lighter, a blue box and an opened pack of Old Gold. The ad headline claims that "Old Gold Spin Filter spins and cools the smoke" and the ad claims that the "Average temperature of Old Gold Spin Filter smoke is a pleasant 78 degrees". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 20, 1960 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a black and white photo of a man in an outdoor jacket smoking a cigarette as he walks through the woods with his hands in his pockets. The ad headline has him thinking "I ask one thing from my cigarette: real tobacco flavor: You better believe I get it. I smoke Old Gold Filters". 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, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for "The cigarette for independent people". This ad has a picture of a man rowing his boat close to shore while he smokes an Old Gold. As he rows the words "To me, flavor is what smoking is all about. And i'n not about to change my mind. I'm an Old Gold's man". This ad is nearly identical to Old Gold 36 which is further down the page, the only difference that I see is with the pack of Old Gold in the lower left corner. In this ad there is a lit cigarette lying across the top of the pack and in the other ad there are only several cigarettes pulled up in the pack. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 26, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad has a black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette as he rows his boat along the bank of a river. The ad headline has him thinking "To me, flavor is what smoking is all about. And I'm not about to change my mind. I'm an Old Gold Filters man." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 2, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad features a black and white photo of a rugged young man reclining in the countryside with a cigarette in his mouth. At the front of the ad is a full color photo of an opened pack of Old Gold cigarettes with one of the Gift Stars stamp. 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, 1971 Look magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad features a black and white photo of a man standing outside his rustic cabin with his hands on his hips while he puffs away on his cigarette. The quote attributed to this outdoorsman is "I want my cigarette to talk tobacco to me. But I only want it to say one thing: flavor. I smoke Old Gold Filters". The pack of Old Gold cigarettes and the Gift Star trading stamp in the upper left corner are the only things in color in this ad. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 28 & July 2, 1971 Life magazine |
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| Full color 10" x 13" ad that features a black and white photo of a man and his dog resting on his Chaparral ATV as it sits in a densely wooded area. The ad headline encourages you to "Get away from the crowd. Get all the flavor you want in Old Gold Filters". The only items shown in color are the two packs of Old Gold cigarettes and the Gift Stars trading stamps that are in the lower right corner of the ad. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 6, 1971 Life magazine |
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| 9 1/2" x 12" ad that features a large black and white photo of a young man who is smoking a cigarette as he leans against a boat that has been pulled on the beach. The ad has a full color of two packs of Old Gold cigarettes next to the headline "Get away from the crowd. Get the flavor you want in Old Gold Filters." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 3, 1971 Life magazine |
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| 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that has a large black and white photo of a lanky man standing under a tree trying to light his cigarette while his dog stands waiting. The only items of color in this ad are the two packs of Old Gold that are in the lower right hand corner. The ad headline asks you to "Get away from the crowd. Get the flavor you want in Old Gold Filters". 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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