Trojan Car Advert
- York
- 1926
Free accommodation and festive fun in this period recruitment advert.
This 1960s TV advert promotes employment opportunities for women at Butlin's holiday camps. Vacancies included dining halls, kitchens, bars and coffee bars and also cleaner's roles; in many departments no experience was necessary. Free accommodation and staff entertainment too!
Television advert for work at Butlin's holiday camps. - vacancies for women in
dining halls, kitchens, bars and coffee bars and also cleaners. In many
departments no experience is necessary. Free accommodation and staff
entertainment.
Throughout the 20th century, screen advertising helped transform the car from luxury conveyance for the wealthy to essential commodity, 'hand-built by robots'. It saw out the last days of steam, and made 'the age of the train'. And it presented travel - at home or abroad - as a route to a better life.