Paper Mate Pen 1977
Published September 27, 2010 | 
Paper Mate Pen advert from 1977
Paper Mate is a registered division of Sanford L.P., a Newell Rubbermaid company that produces writing products. Among their offerings is the PhD multi pen/pencil/stylus, with an ergonomic grip, for the reduced writing fatigue produced by its grip to the hand. The most popular pens are Profile and Write Bros. The most popular mechanical lead pencil is the ClearPoint. In 2010, Paper Mate introduced environmentally-friendly biodegradable pens and pencils as additions to its wide-ranging product portfolio. They also manufacture Pink Pearl erasers.
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Panache Perfume 1980s
Published September 27, 2010 | Panache Perfume advert from 1980s
Yardley of London is a traditional British cosmetics brand and is one of the oldest in the world. Established in 1770, Yardley had become recognised as a world leader in soap and perfumery by the beginning of the 20th century. By 1910, it moved to London’s premier thoroughfare Bond Street, and in 1921 Yardley received its first Royal Warrant, an honour bestowed on only the finest British companies that provide outstanding service. Today, Yardley holds two Royal Warrants. The Yardley family traces its history back to the 15th century.
OLYMPUS XA Range 1980
Published September 25, 2010 | OLYMPUS XA Range advert from 1980.
The Olympus XA was a 35 mm rangefinder camera built by Olympus of Japan. It was one of the smallest rangefinder cameras ever made, together with the Contax T.
The original model, the XA, was sold from 1979 to 1985. The original XA features true rangefinder focusing, a fast 35mm f2.8 lens, and aperture priority metering. Later cameras, models XA2 to XA4, featured scale focusing instead of rangefinders. Model XA1 used a fixed-focus lens. The Olympus XA is small and light in weight, made with a protected lens for pockets.
- Olympus XA: small rangefinder with aperture priority 35mm f2.8 lens
- Olympus XA1: simple mechanical camera with a selenium meter
- Olympus XA2: scale focus camera, automatic shutter 35mm f3.5 lens
- Olympus XA3: Same as XA2 with “DX” automatic film speed recognition
- Olympus XA4: distance focus camera, 28mm wide macro lens
Marmite 1980′s
Published September 24, 2010 | Marmite advert from the early 80′s.
Marmite is the name given to two similar food spreads: the original British version, first produced in the United Kingdom and later South Africa, and a version produced in New Zealand. Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing.
The British version of the product is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty and savoury with umami qualities, somewhat comparable to soy sauce. This distinctive taste is reflected in the British company’s marketing slogan: “Love it or hate it.” It is similar to the Australian Vegemite and Swiss Cenovis.
The distinctive product was originally British (1902), but a version with a different flavour has been manufactured in New Zealand since 1919, and this is the dominant version in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
The image on the front of the British jar shows a “marmite” (French: [maʁmit]), a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot. The British Marmite was originally supplied in earthenware pots, but since the 1920s has been sold in glass jars that approximate the shape of such pots. A thinner version in squeezable plastic jars was introduced in March 2006.
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Legal & General 1977
Published September 24, 2010 | Advert for Legal & General from 1977.
Legal & General was formed by Sergeant John Adams and five other lawyers in June 1836 in a Chancery Lane coffee shop. Originally called the New Law Life Assurance Society, the society was restricted to those in the legal profession. The name was changed to Legal & General Life Assurance Society to reflect that policies were available to the general public but with share ownership restricted to those in the legal profession.
The group expanded in the UK and soon began to acquire overseas life assurance companies, purchasing a pensions business from the Metropolitan Life Assurance Company of New York in the 1930s.
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