The Ephemerist

These vintage advertisments for Ergo products (chocolate paste and instant coffee, mostly) were sent to me by the Other One That Will Not Be Mentioned (in his case Under Any Circumstances). I know this is getting complicated. Anyway, he got them from some Italian blog, but we haven’t been able to trace which one. So, scusi.

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Depending on your frame of thought, Prince Albert may refer to royal history, a concert hall or metal appendages. But it the 1930’s it also was a type of tobacco, and it had a rather nice old bean called Judge Robbins promoting it. Click on for more examples, from the 1936, 1937 and 1939 volumes of Liberty Magazine.

I’m afraid I forgot where I got these, but in any case : tip of the hat !

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