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Using Funky Old Candy Racks As Fixtures in Antique Shops

Sep 28th, 2009 | By C. Dianne Zweig | Category: Vintage Advertising

Old candy and bakery racks make great colorful displays in all types of stores, especially in an antique shop. While many antique dealers are accustomed to buying or acquiring used glass showcases and shelving from other dealers, here is another option which may liven up your dealer space. Look for funky metal advertising racks to […]



Classic Billboard Advertising Film (DVD)

Sep 28th, 2009 | By CollectOs | Category: Moment's Item, Vintage Advertising

Proliferation of outdoor advertising billboards through Chicago and the methods of analyzing potential advertising sites. This part explains the strategy behind the placement of outdoor media. Overview about billboards in “upper middle class neighborhoods and higher density neighborhoods” this shill tells why and how to advertise on billboards, and gives us lots and lots of […]



Avery Soda: One of the Oldest Bottling Companies in New England

May 16th, 2009 | By C. Dianne Zweig | Category: Vintage Advertising

I have passed by an old red barn with an Avery’s Beverage sign mounted outside for over twenty five years and never thought that inside this barn was a soda factory.I finally got a c hance to see what was going on inside this old red barn on Corbin Avenue in New Britain, CT when […]



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