Victorian Advertising Art
Archive of vintage 19th century advertisements from the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). All images in this archive, unless otherwise noted, are derived from scans that I have made of ads found in the antique newspapers, periodicals, and ephemera that I have collected for over 20 years.
Lorrimer Hair Tonic Ad
A thick mane of hair is the promise of this Victorian hair tonic advertisement that appeared in the December 1898 issue of The People’s Home Journal. Upon receipt of just 2 cents, L. Lorrimer & Co of Baltimore, Maryland would send “full information” on “how to grow hair upon the baldest head, stop hair falling, cure weak [...]
