Considering the regular complaints about the commercialisation of the modern Christmas, I decided to have my own Advent Calendar this month – made from adverts that were printed in Victorian newspapers.
Each day I will display an advert from my collection of the Illustrated London News (click on the image for a larger version).
Advent Calendar
| 1st | Sozodont Toothpaste | 1892 |
| 2nd | Fashions for the Season | 1885 |
| 3rd | Vigor’s Horse Action Saddle | 1896 |
| 4th | Benger’s Self-Digestive Food | 1885 |
| 5th | The Louis Velveteen | 1885 |
| 6th | Cambric Pocket Handkerchiefs | 1885 |
| 7th | Homocea | 1894 |
| 8th | Standard Domestic Ammonia | 1892 |
| 9th | Swanbill Corsets | 1883 |
| 10th | The Faulkner Diamond | 1884 |
| 11th | Nubian Blacking | 1893 |
| 12th | Bertelli’s Catramin Pills | 1891 |
| 13th | Carter Literary Machine/Invalid Comforts | 1899 |
| 14th | United Kingdom Tea Company | 1891 |
| 15th | Clarke’s Food Warmers | 1895 |
| 16th | Eno’s Fruit Salt | 1891 |
| 17th | Cockle’s Anti Bilious Pills | 1895 |
| 18th | Bovril | 1899 |
| 19th | Dr Scott’s Electric Hair Brush | 1882 |
| 20th | Maythorn and Son at Biggleswade | 1897 |
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