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1957 Indian ad for Tampax tampons 'especially for married women'
Uncategorized Soumyadip ChoudhuryDecember 17, 2013 0

1957 Indian ad for Tampax tampons ‘especially for married women’

Tampons don’t sell much in India. But as this advertisement indicates, that efforts to peddle the product to Indian women (apparently unsuccessfully) goes back to more than 55 years. Note…Continue Reading →

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Colgate: For thick long lustrous hair

There was a time when Colgate was synonymous with toothpaste (and they also made hair oil). 1957 advertisement for Colgate…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0December 3, 2013
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‘Oh! What a thrill, brassiere which opens at the front’

Beauca front open bra advertisement from 1954.

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Free! Vital books on sex and health (only to the married)

Ad from 1954: If you are unmarried, you have the pay for sex education (or pretend to be married to get it for free).Continue Reading →

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Indian family planning posters from the 1950s

A joke on India’s most famous family planning slogan: हम दो, हमारे दो, जब तक तीसरा न हो/Hum do, hamare…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1March 18, 2013
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To have beautiful hair like Waheeda Rehman, use Castaroma

A print advertisement from the 1950s for Castaroma hair oil endorsed by actress Waheeda Rehman.

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How to speak on the telephone, the right way

It was an altogether different age, when having a telephone at home was a status symbol. And the waiting list for a new phone connection was sometimes years long. It…Continue Reading →

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Jawaharlal Nehru in a 1950 ad for Chicago Telephone & Radio

This advertisement is from the January 28, 1950 edition of The Times of India (Delhi) and has the then Prime…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1December 8, 2010
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