Vintage holiday ads with big stars!
Frankfurters For The Holidays!
I love the internet. It gave me this classic ad, for a holiday Frankfurter dish courtesy of “Mrs. Damon Runyon!”
Note the “Creamed diced carrots in onion cups” that go along with it…and after a fine meal like that on Christmas day, you need a smoke!
Classic Celebrity Holiday Smoking Ads!
As you can see, everything we love is on the internet – like these holiday cigarette ads with celebrities shilling cartons of smokes as a holiday gift!
Can you imagine that today? Still, really funny to see these classic ads pop up – and there are tons of ads showing celebs shilling smokes all year long as well, like this one with John Wayne:
After all that food and smoking, you may need an Alka-Seltzer – don’t worry, Sammy Davis Jr. has you covered:
I love that all of this vintage Hollywood stuff is on…
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Wow! I love these ads – memories of simpler times!
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Indeed! Thanks for the comment and for reading the story!
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What can beat a special holiday dinner of frankfurters and creamed onions! 😉 😉 Love the ads!
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I was a Lucky Strike smoker, until 2012. Always my favourite cigarette.
And for some reason, those bright red frankfurters are making my mouth water! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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HA! Pete, these classic ads remind me of simpler times indeed!
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