Courtaulds Reel
Feel terrific in Tricel.' This advertising showreel for Courtauld's fabric range offers plenty to tempt the fashion-conscious woman.
This late-1950s advertising showreel for Courtauld's fabric range covers some synthetic fabrics now largely forgotten. As well as lingerie made from Tricel, "the fibre made by man with woman in mind", there are dresses in Silmyra fabric to tempt the fashion-conscious woman. Let's hope no naked flames were allowed on set.
Commercial Television
The launch of ITV on 22 September 1955 brought advertising to the small screen. Commercial television spread rapidly across the country, inviting the salesperson into every living room.
This collection shows how some advertisers struggled to find the right voice and formats for the new medium, while others hit the ground running. Look out for rare examples of the shortlived 'admags' - banned in 1962 for blurring the distinction between programmes and adverts.
24 videos in this collection
T.V. Talk - Lintas
Kelloggs Corn Flakes: Teenager
Shippam's Pilchard fishermen at sea
Shippam's Three Beans
Bairns-Wear: Wools and Woollies
At Home with Joy Shelton An Advertising Feature
Your Shopping Service (Fashion and Beauty)
Heinz Soups Tomato (No 1)
Chicken and Meat paste - Children's Tea Party
Branston Pickle: Advertising Agency
Guinness - Mr Pastry
Heinz Baked Beans More Beans
Guinness: Samba Time
Butlin's Holiday Hotels 60 Seconds
Bairns-Wear: Miss Fay Linton
Courtaulds Reel
Midland Counties Ice Cream Television Advertisements - Compilation
Bairns-Wear: Fully Fashioned Knitwear
Liberty Foundations
Buzby - Gossip
Buzby - Plumber
Buzby - Snowman
