The Davis Manufacturing Company in 1925 looked innocuous enough, hawking drugs and *ahem* spices. They were still in business in 1963, and produced this curious ad:
So, um, if it’s hard to beat your meat, praise Allah? No wonder the kid in the weenie hat is interested. [Insert more off-color snarkage here.]
The one prophetic detail that really stands out is the little jet airplane on his epaulet. I ran a tineye search, and turned up just two hits, both of which showed the plane, and both sites questioned whether it had been photopooped. I can’t tell, but if the ad ran in 1963, it’s likely a hoax, as the first DC-9 passenger jet didn’t fly commercially until 1965.
Images from here and here, and here is the Overnight Open Thread.
[Update: Bill Jenkins deBunked my ignint assumption.
“The image on the clothing is definitely not a DC-9 which has 2 rear-mounted engines. A 707 would have the correct look and most certainly flew in that era.”
Good catch.]
[Update: Bill Jenkins is now officially as clueless as I am. It might be a DC-8.]
Tags: Davis, meat, Open thread, photoshop, Retro
