Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Vintage Ad (1942): Friends tobacco

A very small reproduction that I captured from eBay at some time in the past. Captions read (to the best of my ability):

All you pipe lads, Ahoy! [I think]
Here's a smoke you'll enjoy!
YO HO! AND THE FLAVOR IS RUM!

Not a trace of tongue-bite,
This new mixture is right!
YO HO! AND THE FLAVOR IS RUM!

Give your pet pipe a lift--
At a dime, it's a gift!
YO HO! AND THE FLAVOR IS RUM!

Ask for Friends, don't forget!
Friends, you'll like it best yet!
YO HO! AND THE FLAVOR IS RUM!

Hmmm...yes, well, perhaps advertising poetry has come a long way since then.

3 comments:

  1. Classic. I love how it gets you singing the song in your head...AND THE FLAVOR IS RUM! Jeoffrey, Crisco and some of the boys are putting this together if you are interested: http://pipesmokingbloggers.blogspot.com/

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  2. I think the first line reads "All you ... ahoy!"

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