Vintage ads. Poster for Gematogen - an iron-boosting medicine based on animal blood. Currently manufactured as a solid bar, a very common candy substitute in Russia.
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration and all kinds of paper whimsy from the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books, pins and vintage finds from Russia.
Maly Kamenny Bridge in Moscow. The sign on top of the building reads, “Ice cream. Made of sugar, milk, cream, cocoa, chocolate, fruit, berries, nuts.”
Photo by I. Avdeyev (1964)
“The Girl with a Hatbox” movie poster by Semyon Semyonov-Menes. USSR, 1927.
Vintage ads. Wholesale of gumshoes, leather shoes, and more. Russia, end of 19th cent.
1-13 April 1930. Clothing and footwear exhibition in Tallinn. (Poster by G. Mamberg, 1930)
Kokovar. The purest butter for eating. (Advertising postcard, early 20th century.)
“Frozen berries and fruit conserve the taste, scent and vitamins of those fresh.” Poster, USSR 1938
Vintage ads. Poppies, perfume and cologne (posters, 1950s)
Vintage ads. Chocolate boxes by Krasny Oktyabr (Red October), 1950.
Vintage ads. Red Poppy hand lotion - poster by A. Andreadi (1950s)
I’m probably the only one who enjoys this sort of thing, but look! It’s a 4-page ad of fresh out of print postcards that you could order by mail (1988)
Vintage ads. PL-1 - good spackling paste for boats. Poster from 1974.
Vintage ads. Toffee. Poster by A. Zelensky (1939)
The boy has a buckle on his pioneer tie that was discontinued shortly after that (replaced by the pioneer pin).
Vintage ads. Leningrad: photoelectrical light meter (poster from 1956).
The top photo on the poster is captioned “No meter”, bottom is “With meter.”
Vintage ads. Sandwich butter (spread). Artist M. Kaidash, early 1980s.