Heroin for a cough? Methamphetamine for ladies experiencing depression? Children’s lead products? It’s hard to believe with what we now know scientifically about the dangers of these products, that they were once easily obtained and used routinely in many households.
1940s

Design & Typeface: Vintage Drugstore & Restaurant Ads
These examples of vintage print advertising capture the look and feel of the advertising of yesterday. These ads range from the 1940s to the 1970s, and demonstrate how design was done prior to the modern conveniences we have today