Most Shameless Kids Advertising?

[DrDeth]

@Dr_Paprika

So, when did those ads for “X-ray specs!” and “Throw Your Voice!” and Charles Atlas chicanery go away? Did anything replace them? Were the manufacturers asked to stop these ads, which I presume were misleading?

Old Magazine Ad: Spider Monkeys Through The Mail

I got some antique magazines at an estate sale, and last night, looked through a few of them. One of them was a farming magazine from the 1920s, and its classified ads included one for FREE SHETLAND PONY! Just send a letter, and we’ll send you your very own horse! Most likely, they were pictures, if they sent anything at all.

We have a whole thread about those.