Monday, January 06, 2014

WTF Monday - Careful With That Gate Latch, Sir





Genuine ad from the British Library's stash.

I always thought a "Prince Albert" was a cock ring … Ah, the perils of an English grammar school education. Hey ho.
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3 comments:

Kate said...

I am totally stumped by this...

9:16 pm
Ms M said...

So -- breath mints shaped like silver bullets in a container called a "casket" with a "gate latch"? Sounds like protection against Royal werewolves.

Note that an ad for Jackson's Rusma depilatory is directly below....

6:11 am
dive said...

A Victorian version of Mad Men would be most entertaining; their ads are weird and wonderful.

7:37 am

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