Bad ads

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

Some iffy advertisements. But they are not all bad - that was false advertising.

ads, advertising, adverts

Image: Evans Bay Xmas Carnival. Anna John Budd, woman turning into man. Nature's greatest enigma. See the double bodied personality star. A Greenhalgh & Jackson attraction [December 1938].

Evans Bay Xmas Carnival. Anna John Budd, woman turning into man. Nature's greatest enigma. See the double bodied personality star. A Greenhalgh & J...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for "Big chicks" panty hose

Advertisement for "Big chicks" panty hose

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Showing an advertisiement for Mooney Furs 1940

Showing an advertisiement for Mooney Furs 1940

Auckland Libraries

Image: J.I.W., drycleaning advertisement

J.I.W., drycleaning advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Butane lighter advertisement

Butane lighter advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Illustration - advertisement for Vauxhall

Illustration - advertisement for Vauxhall

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for Woodrow's Hats

Advertisement for Woodrow's Hats

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ford Cortina car advertisement

Ford Cortina car advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ford Falcon car advertisement

Ford Falcon car advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: C M Ross Co Ltd department store sale notice

C M Ross Co Ltd department store sale notice

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne and Choyce advertising poster for Mother’s Day

Milne and Choyce advertising poster for Mother’s Day

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne and Choyce advertising poster for a Fashion Clearance Sale

Milne and Choyce advertising poster for a Fashion Clearance Sale

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne and Choyce advertising poster for Mother’s Day

Milne and Choyce advertising poster for Mother’s Day

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne and Choyce advertising poster for the ‘Coffee Garden’

Milne and Choyce advertising poster for the ‘Coffee Garden’

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Milne and Choyce advertising poster

Milne and Choyce advertising poster

Palmerston North City Library

Image: SuperTex Candlewick Chenille advertisement

SuperTex Candlewick Chenille advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for Agilon nylon stockings

Advertisement for Agilon nylon stockings

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Image: Advertisement for McCallums Whiskey

Advertisement for McCallums Whiskey

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Model in a shampoo advertisement

Model in a shampoo advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: D.W., Granny Smith apple advertisement

D.W., Granny Smith apple advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for Berlei Brassieres

Advertisement for Berlei Brassieres

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: 1916 Broome's Cash Supply Stores (late Haswell Bros.)

1916 Broome's Cash Supply Stores (late Haswell Bros.)

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Advertisement for Neopol Polish with Stephanie Nicholson polishing a table

Advertisement for Neopol Polish with Stephanie Nicholson polishing a table

Auckland Libraries

Image: `Take winter in your stride' text for advertisement

`Take winter in your stride' text for advertisement

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for a Labuan Theatre production, Labuan, Malaysia

Advertisement for a Labuan Theatre production, Labuan, Malaysia

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for the New Zealand Timber Development Association

Advertisement for the New Zealand Timber Development Association

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 1940 Evening Post advertisement for Denhard Bread

1940 Evening Post advertisement for Denhard Bread

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kincaids fabrics ad

Kincaids fabrics ad

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Lodestar Enterprises ad

Lodestar Enterprises ad

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Showing an advertisement for the New Zealand Herald and the....

Showing an advertisement for the New Zealand Herald and the....

Auckland Libraries

Image: Publicity photograph for the Roslyn Woollen Mills

Publicity photograph for the Roslyn Woollen Mills

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Supermeats ad

Supermeats ad

Kete Horowhenua

Image: TK Motors ad

TK Motors ad

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Bank of New Zealand ad

Bank of New Zealand ad

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Publicity photograph for Pure Silk Hosiery

Publicity photograph for Pure Silk Hosiery

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: White Horse whisky

White Horse whisky

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: New Zealand Centennial Exhibition (1939-1940 Wellington) :On view at Playland, Centennial Exhibition! Mexican Rose, the 54 stone fat girl. A Greenhalgh & Jackson attraction. [1939-1940].

New Zealand Centennial Exhibition (1939-1940 Wellington) :On view at Playland, Centennial Exhibition! Mexican Rose, the 54 stone fat girl. A Greenh...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertising billboards

Advertising billboards

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Image: Vacant advertising billboard

Vacant advertising billboard

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Advertising men's underwear

Advertising men's underwear

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man alongside advertising posters

Man alongside advertising posters

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman advertising Wanganui's Tesla photography studio

Woman advertising Wanganui's Tesla photography studio

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Showing an advertising stand for May and Belle underwear for Dormer Beck Advertising 1930

Showing an advertising stand for May and Belle underwear for Dormer Beck Advertising 1930

Auckland Libraries

Image: Showing a model seated beside an advertising stand for May and Belle underwear, for Dormer Beck Advertising 1930

Showing a model seated beside an advertising stand for May and Belle underwear, for Dormer Beck Advertising 1930

Auckland Libraries

Image: Model wearing dress and hat

Model wearing dress and hat

Auckland Libraries

Image: Sample weekend cottage on truck advertising Ogilvie & Company, sawmillers

Sample weekend cottage on truck advertising Ogilvie & Company, sawmillers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Employees of W H Fenton and Company, hat manufacturer, in fancy dress and caricature hats advertising a sale...1889

Employees of W H Fenton and Company, hat manufacturer, in fancy dress and caricature hats advertising a sale...1889

Auckland Libraries

Image: Window display in Lewis R Eady & Son Ltd, Auckland, advertising Conn trombones and saxophones

Window display in Lewis R Eady & Son Ltd, Auckland, advertising Conn trombones and saxophones

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Outdoors by the side of a wooden building, an unidentified young girl in a costume made up with Aulsebrook's Chocolates advertising pictures, standing beside a large advertising sign with 'Aulsebrook's Delicious Chocolates', probably Christchurch

Outdoors by the side of a wooden building, an unidentified young girl in a costume made up with Aulsebrook's Chocolates advertising pictures, stand...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified men and women in front of a truck advertising Krane Mild Cheese, with an elfin cutout holding a cheese box on top of the truck, and cheese box packets stringed together in front of the windscreen, location unidentified

Unidentified men and women in front of a truck advertising Krane Mild Cheese, with an elfin cutout holding a cheese box on top of the truck, and ch...

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Image: W H Comstock Co Ltd :Dr Morse's Indian root pills; the standard family medicine, published by the W H Comstock Co Ltd, 58 Pitt St, Sydney, N.S.W. [Front cover of advertising booklet. 1906].

W H Comstock Co Ltd :Dr Morse's Indian root pills; the standard family medicine, published by the W H Comstock Co Ltd, 58 Pitt St, Sydney, N.S.W. [...

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Image: Rotorua Advertising Committee :Stop! This interests you. Do not miss these opportunities of visiting Rotorua, N.Z. Wonderland. Special cheap week-end excursion tickets to Rotorua issued every Saturday up to and including February 26th, 1927. An ideal holiday at the cheapest possible rate. "Rotorua Chronicle" Print. 1927.

Rotorua Advertising Committee :Stop! This interests you. Do not miss these opportunities of visiting Rotorua, N.Z. Wonderland. Special cheap week-e...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Advertisement for Aulsebrook's cocoa

Advertisement for Aulsebrook's cocoa

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Showing advertising stand for Pyradent toothpaste for Dormer Beck Advertising 1940s

Showing advertising stand for Pyradent toothpaste for Dormer Beck Advertising 1940s

Auckland Libraries

Image: Printed advertising matter for Potter Brown Adhesive service for Ryder Advertising

Printed advertising matter for Potter Brown Adhesive service for Ryder Advertising

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Display of advertising cut-outs

Display of advertising cut-outs

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Posters in Sturdee Street, Auckland Central

Posters in Sturdee Street, Auckland Central

Auckland Libraries

Image: An advertising photograph display, models wearing Bobby Angus Gowns

An advertising photograph display, models wearing Bobby Angus Gowns

Auckland Libraries

Image: Showing a poster advertising lingerie for Silknit New Zealand Limited 1940s

Showing a poster advertising lingerie for Silknit New Zealand Limited 1940s

Auckland Libraries

Image: Tasman Empire Airways Ltd, publicity material for [advertising agency?], Haythorne-Thwaite

Tasman Empire Airways Ltd, publicity material for [advertising agency?], Haythorne-Thwaite

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Newspaper boy and an advertising signboard which reads - War Begun

Newspaper boy and an advertising signboard which reads - War Begun

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sign advertising position of Prime Minister, Willis Street, Wellington

Sign advertising position of Prime Minister, Willis Street, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Close-up of Allan Burrett

Close-up of Allan Burrett

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Image: Woman and two children with crackers on a plate

Woman and two children with crackers on a plate

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Image: Woman carrying four beer steins

Woman carrying four beer steins

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Defaced banners advertising the failed Sesqui Carnival - Photographs taken by John Nicholson

Defaced banners advertising the failed Sesqui Carnival - Photographs taken by John Nicholson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Minis advertising film Goodbye Pork Pie - Photographs taken by John Nicholson

Minis advertising film Goodbye Pork Pie - Photographs taken by John Nicholson

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