Tag Archive | car ad
June 3, 2013  

Vintage Newspaper Ads

These vintage newspaper ads from Lewis Reed’s Rockville Garage were found on NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the largest historical newspaper database online. Prior to the advent of television and radio advertising, print media was the most popular form of advertising and most car ads were black and white.

The very first advertisement below, distributed by the Oldsmobile Sales Company in the Sunday, June 29, 1919 edition of The Washington Post is the very first ad in which the Rockville Garage appeared. Dealers are listed in fine print at the bottom: note Rockville Garage, Rockville, Md, which is highlighted in yellow.

Initially, Reed Brothers sold Oldsmobile and Hudson, along with Dodge. (click on images to enlarge)

1919 Oldsmobile Sales Company Ad

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post – Sunday, June 29, 1919, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage - Washington Post, The - Sunday, July 11, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – Washington Post, The – Sunday, July 11, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post, Sunday, July 04, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post, Sunday, July 04, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post Sunday, July 18, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post Sunday, July 18, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post Sunday, August 08, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – The Washington Post Sunday, August 08, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

July 23, 2012  

1920 Newspaper Ads

The following advertisements, distributed by the Lambert Automobile Company in the July & August 1920 editions of the Washington Post are among  the earliest advertisements in which the Rockville Garage appeared. Initially, Reed Brothers sold Oldsmobile and Hudson, along with Dodge.

Dealers are listed in fine print at the bottom: note Rockville Garage, Rockville, Md, which I have highlighted in yellow.

Rockville Garage - Washington Post, The - Sunday, July 11, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – Washington Post, The – Sunday, July 11, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

Rockville Garage – Washington Post – Sunday, August 08, 1920, Washington, District Of Columbia

May 21, 2012  

Found: 1919 Newspaper Ad

Popular periodicals of the 1900′s almost always contained car advertisements from the major car manufacturers. The advertisement below, distributed by the Oldsmobile Sales Company in the June 29, 1919 edition of  the Washington Post is the very first advertisement in which the Rockville Garage appeared. Dealers are listed in fine print at the bottom: note Rockville, Garage is highlighted in yellow. Initially, Reed Brothers represented several franchise nameplates along with Dodge, including Oldsmobile, Hudson, and Essex. The Hudson and Oldsmobile were sold at Reed Brothers from roughly 1917 through 1923.

1919 Oldsmobile Sales Company Ad

1919 Oldsmobile Model 45-B Rockville Garage Ad – The Washington Post – Sunday, June 29, 1919, Washington, District Of Columbia

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