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- Collection: Annotating the London Illustrated Weekly
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Fry's Cocoa
Fry's Cocoa is the ideal beverage for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Made out of pure cocoa, "the Food of the Gods", this cocoa is a vital part to having a great day. As the ad states, start your day out with Fry's cocoa and you will be a happier and…
Continental Oversize
Advertisement about a car tyre which is made by the "Continental" manufacturing company. The selling points of the "Continental" product tyre's are that they are more affordable and higher quality then the "Standard" tyre's which are displayed side…
12 HP Rover
The advertisement displays one of the most high end automobiles during the 1914 time period, which is the 12HP Rover. There are not many descriptions of the car because its on a fairly small portion of an advertisement section of the "Illustrated…
A Nest for Rest
This advertisement discribes a luxury chair that contains multiple functionalities. For example, the chair folds out to become a back rest, leg rest, and also a lamp rest/book rest.
The Grand 'Pianola' Piano
An advert in The Illustrated London News that offers the latest grand piano created by The Orchestrelle Company. This new grand piano offers the same artistic lines of an ordinary grand piano, but offers an unbelievable sound that every musician…
Burberry
This is an ad from 1914, for the clothing brand Burberry. This ad specifically stuck out to me, because it is still a high profile brand today. The phrase is "Burberry | Dress for Special Occasion." The ad features a clearly upper class woman, in…