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I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked.

May 4, 2021, 7 tweets

I wish we could go back to the good old days when advertising was classy, tasteful and not trying to sell everything with sex and... oh... oh dear.

How to sell towels to ladies during WW2....

Thread... yes there are more...

They were made in 1943/1944, as far as I know there were no complaints, no controversy, just some distracted readers... I think...
Illustrations by James Bingham, Stevan Dohanos & Fred Ludekens.

I'm of course appalled by the objection of young handsome half naked men.

Even the Tank Corps boys knew how to appreciate Roman baths.
And no, that's not Hitler in the water.

Why don't we never see this in WW2 movies and series?

Not sure why but I just ordered a whole set.

The company still exists, would be funny if they suddenly got a lot of towel orders and they just don't understand how or why.

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