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Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc.

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"Married at 15 ?" - The Astonishing Mrs. Highfield - Rinso’s Soap - Australia, 1953 (i.ibb.co)
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[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Really doubt any of the information is true. I bet the ad was created by men with seriusly messed up assumptions.

[–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

She was most certainly real. Here's her Find a Grave memorial with a supporting news article, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250277859/shirley-elizabeth-highfield , and the r/vintageads subreddit took a detailed look at her some time ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/vintageads/comments/18dxqu3/the_astonishing_mrs_highfield_for_rinsos_soap/

[–] sleen@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

Nearly all of the old ads are barely believable. It's a whole different timeline - where the commons had no say.