What could possibly be the connection between riding a bicycle and a hair preparation?1. The oil kept your hair tidy and/or shiny while you were riding your velocipede.
2. It only worked if you were in motion on a bicycle.
3. No connection at all, but in 1869 bicycles were new and dashing and fun - and Mr Spencer wanted his customers to think that using his hair Oil was both dashing and fun.
Answers 1 and 3 are probably closer to the truth than answer 2, of course.
I love the picture of the girl, complete with a little hat and high-button shoes, perched atop an enormous bicycle. Her hair looks a bit windswept, though. She may not have used the Spencer's before her ride in the country.
From the Library of Congress.
4 comments:
He he. That's so funny. Amazing how they used to advertise these concoctions.
LOL
I love the picture :)
Similar to a current advertising campaign of a certain brand of mens razor by linking it to world-famous sportsmen who state how wonderful the product is; letting males think they, too, could be successful sportsmen if only they shaved their ugly mugs with this particular razor the magic will work as soon as the aftershave hits their cheeks!!! lol.
Cool article as always. I love old timey things.
Oh and f.y.i you got a link on my blog. I just really think this is an awesome site. So glad I found it. :)
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