Pioneers of Screen Advertising

Almost from the dawn of film, advertising was a part of the filmgoing experience. This collection showcases some of screen advertising's earliest steps, as companies learnt to mimic the evolving forms of film comedy, drama, documentary and animation with the careful addition of their product as co-star.
NULL
16 items in this collection
One of the earliest surviving British adverts

The Spirit of His Forefathers

A gentleman cyclist learns the error of his ways in one of the earliest surviving British film advertisements.

Rudge-Whitworth - Britain's Best Bicycle

Girls Packing Soap

Changing Hues

Trojan Car Advert

Mr.........Goes Motoring

Cinema Commercial - Candy Cushions

The Tale of the Amp-lion

The Boy Who Wanted to Make Pictures

Looking Ahead

Does Your Wife Know?

Ransomes Trolley Buses

Barbara's Secret

Transporting Loads - With or without Roads

Sound Advice

The Economist