A Dash of Bitters

A weblog detailing cocktails, spirits, liqueurs, barware, bars, and bitters. Maintained by Michael Dietsch, a writer and hobbyist mixer in Brooklyn.

Ads of the Week: Paul Jones’s Busty Booze Ads

June 24th, 2011

Don’t get too excited. We’re not talking about the Swedish Bikini Team here.

So, Paul Jones is proud of his giant bust:

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After many such ads throughout 1936 and 1937, the bust has reduction surgery:

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And then is almost easy to miss entirely:

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The bust disappears altogether at the end of 1937:

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To make a triumphant return in early 1938:

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Before disappearing again for the remainder of the year:

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  • I-) says on: July 8, 2011 at 12:43 pm

     

    the first one with the waiter holding the tray – are those like mini-bottles of seltzer and the whiskey? :-)

    I-)

A Dash of Bitters

A weblog detailing cocktails, spirits, liqueurs, barware, bars, and bitters. Maintained by Michael Dietsch, a writer and hobbyist mixer in Brooklyn.