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Brilliantly colored 1928 advertisements featuring vintage automobiles, elephants, Indian palaces, richly dressed figures, and striking Art Deco commercial artwork.This oversized annual contains26 full-page color advertisementsfrom Shell, Dunlop, Goodyear, Gillette, Castrol, and other celebrated brands.
The Times of India Annual.Bombay: The Times Press, 1928. Approximately 10½ × 14 inches. Complete.
The large original color advertisements offer exceptional appeal for collecting, framing, display, or individual resale. Also containsscores of black-and-white advertisements, some with breakout potential, together with historical photographs and illustrations of British India.
An outstanding opportunity for vintage advertising collectors and resellers.
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An extraordinary collection of original 1928 advertising, featuring 26 large, full-page color advertisements from some of the world's most recognizable brands.Nearly a century old, these beautifully printed advertisements offer exceptional visual appeal, with substantial interest for collectors of vintage advertising, automotive memorabilia, petroliana, tobacco advertising, and early commercial art.
The Times of India Annual.Bombay: The Times Press, 1928.
Oversized folio, approximately 10½ × 14 inches. Unpaginated, approximately 125–150 pages. Complete.
26 FULL-PAGE COLOR ADVERTISEMENTS
The principal attraction is the remarkable collection of 26 original full-page color advertisements, printed on substantial, medium-weight glossy paper. Their unusually large format makes them particularly attractive for collecting, framing, display, or resale as individual vintage advertisements.
Among the prominent advertisers and brands represented are:
Automobiles, Tires & Motor Oil:Shell, Castrol, Dunlop, Goodyear, Dodge Brothers, Fiat, Lanchester, BSA, and Raleigh.
Tobacco & Cigarettes:Wills Gold Flake, State Express 555, and Craven A.
Travel & Transportation:P. & O. Steamship Company, Orient Line, and other passenger services.
Toiletries & Household Products:Gillette, Valet Safety Razor, Pears Soap, Lux, Listerine, Kolynos, Flit, and Kelvinator.
Food & Beverages:Quaker Oats, Nestlé, Schweppes, and Dewar's.
Industry & Luxury Goods:Siemens, Ericsson, Standard Cables, Asprey, W. W. Greener, and 4711.
The advertising includes spectacular period artwork featuring automobiles, elephants, Indian architecture, beautifully dressed figures, household products, and commercial imagery characteristic of the late 1920s.
INDIVIDUAL ADVERTISING & BREAKOUT POTENTIAL
For collectors and dealers interested in individual vintage advertisements, this annual offers considerable potential.
Many original magazine advertisements from recognizable brands are collected and sold individually. With 26 substantial full-page color advertisements, the annual provides numerous opportunities for individual collecting, framing, display, or resale.
The large page dimensions, vivid colors, distinctive artwork, and recognizable international brands make these advertisements especially appealing. Several combine desirable advertising subjects with imagery of British India, adding another dimension of collecting interest.
EXTENSIVE BLACK-AND-WHITE ADVERTISING
In addition to the 26 full-page color advertisements, the annual contains scores of black-and-white advertisements, potentially numbering in the hundreds, representing a remarkable range of manufacturers, merchants, products, and services.
These advertisements are an important part of the publication's appeal in their own right. Some may offer individual collecting or resale potential, particularly those relating to automobiles, transportation, tobacco, technology, and early consumer products.
The black-and-white advertising considerably expands the number and variety of collectible advertising images contained in this single volume.
A HISTORICAL RECORD OF BRITISH INDIA
Beyond the advertising, the annual contains extensive historical photographs, illustrations, and articles documenting India under British rule.
The publication thus offers two distinct collecting opportunities: an impressive collection of original commercial advertising and a substantial illustrated record of British India in 1928.
CONDITION
Very Good. Complete. Some pages exhibit light rippling along the edges, and the substantial glossy paper shows evidence of handling. See Condition Description for further SERVICE100% response ~ 26 YEARS ON ~ 5-STAR SERVICE ~ FREE SHIPPINGPackedTight ~ ShippedFastInternational Buyers Welcome
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