I came across this advertisement for Kodak in Ireland which dates from 1940. It mentions war time shortages and the fact that Kodak cameras were currently unavailable. The George Eastman House has an extensive collection of Kodak advertisements many of which, like the one above, depict fashionable young women.
The ad also refers to Kodak House in Rathmines. This Art Deco building was designed by the architectural firm of Donnelly, Moore & Keatinge in 1930 and was used by the firm until 1982. William Sedgwick Keatinge was also responsible for later additions in 1949 and 1951. The building was recently renovated and the following atmospheric photograph demonstrates how well it has survived.
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The Capuchin Historical Annuals (which show up ALL the time) and periodicals are very good for old adverrtisements, great to go through them. Interesting to see an Emergency Era ad making reference to the eh…”Emergency”, thanks for sharing!
I must take a proper look at the Capuchin annuals as I just bought a full run of them for the library as I work in. Advertising something you can’t sell seems strange – it is sort of like ‘keep this in mind for when the war if over’ Keep up the good work with ‘come here to me’!