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Endorsement Collection

"Endorsement: The Power of Persuasion in Advertising" In the world of advertising, it has long been a powerful tool to sway consumer choices

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert / Lawrence / Squire

Advert / Lawrence / Squire
Personality endorsement of Whitbreads India Pale Ale: Gertrude Lawrence and Ronald Squire

Background imageEndorsement Collection: CAMEL CIGARETTE AD, 1951. Actress Joan Crawford endorsing Camel cigarettes

CAMEL CIGARETTE AD, 1951. Actress Joan Crawford endorsing Camel cigarettes. American magazine advertisement, 1951

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Poster advertising Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy

Poster advertising Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy. Date: early 20th century

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Oxo advertisement - Scott Antarctic expedition endorsement

Oxo advertisement - Scott Antarctic expedition endorsement
Advertisement for Oxo as supplied to Captain Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. The advert quotes a letter from Scott who wrote

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement, Freemans catalogue, featuring Lulu

Advertisement, Freemans catalogue, featuring Lulu
Advertisement for the Freemans of London mail order catalogue, featuring the pop singer Lulu, March 1975. 1975

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

Background imageEndorsement Collection: LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE AD. Actor Leslie Howard endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes

LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE AD. Actor Leslie Howard endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes. American magazine advertisement, 1937

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII, 1902

Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII, 1902
Advertisement for Humber cycles, endorsed (apparently) by King Edward VII. At least he is pictured riding one. Date: 1902

Background imageEndorsement Collection: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTE AD. Actress Rita Hayworth endorsing Chesterfield cigarettes

CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTE AD. Actress Rita Hayworth endorsing Chesterfield cigarettes. American magazine advertisement, 1947

Background imageEndorsement Collection: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTE AD. Actress Barbara Stanwyck endorsing Chesterfield cigarettes

CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTE AD. Actress Barbara Stanwyck endorsing Chesterfield cigarettes. American magazine advertisement, 1949

Background imageEndorsement Collection: LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE AD. Actor Robert Taylor endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes

LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE AD. Actor Robert Taylor endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes. American magazine advertisement, 1937

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Decca portable gramophone 1916

Advert for Decca portable gramophone 1916
Deccas, more Deccas, still more Deccas. Thats the cry of the men at the front of the men of our mighty fleets, and of the convalescent from both sevices. They want music - whenever they go. Date: 1916

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Mellins Food Advert

Mellins Food Advert
Advertisement for Mellins baby food featuring a unique testimonial from the Empress of Germany who has reared all six of her princely sons on the concoction!

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert, De Reszke Minors cigarettes

Advert, De Reszke Minors cigarettes, with celebrity endorsement from the likes of Gracie Fields and George Formby. Date: 1938

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Mark Twain, celebrity endorsement advertising tobacco

Mark Twain, celebrity endorsement advertising tobacco, Player's Navy Cut cigarettes Date: 1909

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Bakerfix hair brilliantine featuring Josephine Baker (1906-75

Advertisement for Bakerfix hair brilliantine featuring Josephine Baker (1906-75
CHT241239 Advertisement for Bakerfix hair brilliantine featuring Josephine Baker (1906-75) (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Ponds skin cream featuring an endorsement by Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt

Advertisement for Ponds skin cream featuring an endorsement by Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt, 1933 (b / w photo)
6032727 Advertisement for Ponds skin cream featuring an endorsement by Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt, 1933 (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Phospherine with Adele Astaire 1923

Advert for Phospherine with Adele Astaire 1923
Advertisement for Phospherine tonic featuring Adele Astaire, sister and dance partner of her brother Fred during the 1920s

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans

Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans
Advertisement for Aquascutum Limited depicting Owen Nares, starring in Counsels Opinion at the Strand Theatre wearing an Aquascutum coat which eventually ends up on his co-star Isabel Jeans

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Fortnum & Mason fashion ad - Mrs Philip Kindersley

Fortnum & Mason fashion ad - Mrs Philip Kindersley
Advertisement for a ready-to-wear suit in pale green wool tweed with white revers from Fortnum & Mason, modelled by society beauty, Mrs Philip Kindersley

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Pears Soap (engraving)

Advertisement for Pears Soap (engraving)
3637840 Advertisement for Pears Soap (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Pears Soap)

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Geraudels Pastilles

Advertisement for Geraudels Pastilles. 1893

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Duke of Durham tobacco (colour litho)

Advertisement for Duke of Durham tobacco (colour litho)
3105433 Advertisement for Duke of Durham tobacco (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Decca gramophone advertisement, WWI

Decca gramophone advertisement, WWI
Advertisement for the portable Decca gramaphone featuring a British officer carrying his, and an endorsement a 2nd Lieutentant who stresses

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke

Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick

Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by society darling the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for London Shoe Company 1898

Advert for London Shoe Company 1898
A selection of victorian boots, real whale skin for shooting, ladys field boot made from tan or blacking calf, button or lace, smart toe brogues

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Hotel Cavilla, Grand Square, Tangier, Morocco

Hotel Cavilla, Grand Square, Tangier, Morocco, with a letter of endorsement (dated 1909) from Don Jaime de Borbon, Duke of Madrid (1870-1931). circa 1910

Background imageEndorsement Collection: SUNLIGHT SOAP AD, 1896. English newspaper advertisement, 1896

SUNLIGHT SOAP AD, 1896. English newspaper advertisement, 1896

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina

Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina
Advertisement for Ponds creams as endorsed by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Marina, daughters of Princess Nicholas of Greece, often seen at the smartest social functions in London

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, 189

Advertisement for Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, 189
Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, as endorsed by celebrity actress Cora Urquahart Potter. Prevents hair loss and greying. Date: 1892

Background imageEndorsement Collection: LUCKYS CIGARETTE AD, 1938. Actress Claudette Colbert endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes

LUCKYS CIGARETTE AD, 1938. Actress Claudette Colbert endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes. American magazine advertisement, 1938

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Queen Victoria & Cocoa

Queen Victoria & Cocoa
Advertisement featuring Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Beatrice enjoying a reviving cup of cocoa (Cadburys of course) while in the royal train

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington

Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream as endorsed by English aristocrat, Lady Alington, the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper. Date: 1931

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick

Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for the exclusive Hotel George V in Paris, endorsed by it girl of the day, socialite the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster

Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream with an endorsement from the Duchess of Leinster (American socialite, Agnes Rafaelle). Date: 1935

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ascot knicker elastic advertisement

Ascot knicker elastic advertisement
Advertisement for Ascot knicker elastic, made from artificial silk. Washing won t spoil it - neither will boiling. Endorsed by actress and entertainer Ivy Tresmand who says, I like Ascot elastic

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon

Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon
Explorer and writer, Rosita Forbes appearing in an advertisement endorsing the skills of Mr Willi at the Hystogen Institute, Baker Street, London. 1930

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1902

Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1902
Harlene for the hair, the great hair producer and restorer, World renowed remedy for baldness. Endorsed by Mabel Love, British dancer and stage actress, celebrated as a young woman of beauty. 1902

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Yvonne Printemps perfume by Isabey

Advertisement for Yvonne Printemps perfume by Isabey. 1929

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up

Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up
Patricia Ellis (May 20, 1916 March 26, 1970), American film actress of the 1930s pictured in a Max Factor promotional booklet applying the cosmetics companys mascara (called eye-lash make-up here)

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ginger Rogers, applying Max Factor make up

Ginger Rogers, applying Max Factor make up
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 April 25, 1995) American actress, dancer, and singer, best known for dance films in which she was partnered with Fred Astaire

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Gieves outfitters advertisement for flying helmets & goggles

Gieves outfitters advertisement for flying helmets & goggles
Advertisement for Gieves of Old Bond Street and Burlington Arcade, London, outfitters to the Royal Air Force, specifically promoting their flying helmets which are endorsed by female aviator

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Anna Pavlova - Cantilever Shoes advert

Anna Pavlova - Cantilever Shoes advert
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina - Cantilever Shoes advert. circa 1920s

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Caricature of G A Sala, English journalist

Caricature of G A Sala, English journalist
Caricature of George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- What it may come to. A grocer asks him if he might supply something quotable about his brand of tea

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Kolynos toothpaste advertisement Vera Lynn

Kolynos toothpaste advertisement Vera Lynn
Advertisement for Kolynos dental cream featuring Vera Lynn and her daughter, Virginia. Date: 1948

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisement

Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement in The Sphere encouraging readers to subscribe to its sister paper, The Tatler, to avoid missing out during wartime

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Stereoscopic Company

Advert for Stereoscopic Company
Advert for the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company: the twin-lens artist hand camera as used by HRH Alexandra, the Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII)



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"Endorsement: The Power of Persuasion in Advertising" In the world of advertising, it has long been a powerful tool to sway consumer choices. From iconic actors and actresses to renowned personalities, brands have sought the support of influential figures to promote their products. One such example is the 1951 Camel Cigarette ad featuring the legendary actress Joan Crawford. Her glamorous image graced American magazine pages, endorsing this popular tobacco brand. Similarly, Freemans catalogue showcased Lulu's charm as she endorsed their latest fashion trends, captivating readers with her style. But it wasn't just celebrities who lent their names to endorse products; even historical events played a role. The Oxo advertisement proudly displayed an endorsement from the Scott Antarctic expedition, emphasizing its importance for explorers enduring harsh conditions. The power extended beyond cigarettes and clothing catalogs. Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative relied on endorsements from satisfied parents who trusted its quality for their little ones' well-being. Meanwhile, Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy found success through a poster that highlighted his personal recommendation. Even early technological advancements benefited from endorsements. In 1916, an advert for Decca portable gramophone featured testimonials from music enthusiasts praising its exceptional sound quality and portability. Notably regal was the Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII in 1902 – his royal seal of approval undoubtedly boosted sales among cycling enthusiasts across Britain. Actors were not immune to endorsing smoking either; Rita Hayworth endorsed Chesterfield cigarettes in a 1947 American magazine ad while Leslie Howard and Robert Taylor both lent their support to Lucky Strike cigarettes in separate ads during 1937. Lastly, Mellins Food Advert capitalized on parental trust by showcasing infants thriving on their nourishing product range – an endorsement that resonated with concerned mothers seeking reliable nutrition options for their babies. Throughout history, endorsements have proven effective marketing strategies by leveraging public admiration or trust.