“It cleans your breath while it cleans your teeth!” These comic strip ads for Colgate toothpaste are from 1948.
“Her smile won him… but her breath lost him.”These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1937. The comic strip style used continued for many years.
“Go ‘way! You’ve got bad breath!” These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1938. The comic strip style used continued for several years.
“Nobody makes a pass at me!” These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1939. The comic strip style used continued for several years.
“She looks like a million… but she hasn’t much sense!” These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1940. This comic strip style continued for several years.
“Husbands don’t TALK about it!” These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1941. This style continued for several years.
“If it’s kissing you’re missing, check up on your breath!” These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1942. This style continued for several years.
“I’m the lonesomest gob in town!” These ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1943. This style continued for several years.
“I don’t know how he does it” These black and white photo story ad’s for Colgate toothpaste date from 1944, a style which was used for several years. All the ads featured unlucky-in-love soldiers and sailors with various dental hygiene issues.
“Package of smiles!” These graphic style ads for Dr West’s “Miracle Tuft” toothbrushes date from 1947-52, with photography by Bauman-Greene.
“Package of smiles!” These illustrated ads for Dr West’s toothpaste date from 1947-48.
“Uncover the natural brilliance of your smile!” These ad’s for Pepsodent toothpaste date from 1946-47
“There’s gaiety in the taste of it…” These ad’s for Squibb toothpaste date from 1939-40.
“You can taste and feel the difference.” These ad’s for Squibb toothpaste date from 1939.
“Feel fresh as a wind-whipped white cap!” These ad’s for Squibb toothpaste date from 1940.
“No other toothbrush has all these features!” These two ads for Tek toothbrushes are from 1947. They were illustrated by Robert George Harris.
