Food and Drink

Gordon’s Gin Christmas Advertisement (1960s)

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1960s Gordon’s gin Christmas advertisement showing a bottle, drinking glass and red ribbon over an old English etching of a woman with a fan and a smiling man holding a glass.

This 1960s Gordon’s gin Christmas advert places a bottle and glass over an old English etching. A red ribbon and mistletoe bring colour to the scene, while the headline links the drink with an old English holiday greeting. Old English Christmas imagery The caption dates the background etching to around 1780. Its finely drawn figures … Read more

St Ivel Fiendish Feet Yoghurt Advertisement (1990s)

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1990s St Ivel Fiendish Feet yoghurt comic-strip advertisement showing monster-faced yoghurt pots playing tricks inside a family fridge, with a column of named characters.

A 1990s St Ivel Fiendish Feet advertisement turns a family fridge into a comic-strip playground, where monster-faced yoghurt pots play tricks on the other food. A fridge full of characters The yoghurt pots become the cast of the advert: little feet, fangs and expressive faces give each one its own personality. Pink, yellow and blue … Read more