The Avertisement Archive
This page is designed to help you explore stories and products related to vintage advertisements from the 1900s to the early 1960s. Each image has been expertly digitized to preserve the look and feel of the originals. We specialize in double-page ads, which are notoriously difficult to reproduce. You can either browse the stories below or use the button to explore our products
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Abdulla Cigarettes 1921. Mélisande at Montecarlo, by Anne Fish
The full 1921 Abdulla ad campaign in the French magazine “La Vie Parisienne.” The star is Mélisande, a wealthy, young, elegant, and beautiful Parisian who goes to Monte Carlo to try her luck at the casino. Here she meets an elegant Englishman who woos her and with whom she gets engaged and finally marries three days before New Year’s Eve; her life unfolds between suitors, losses, and wins at the table and a lifestyle of unbridled luxury.
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