'Tis the season to look at ads. Below is a short collection of the typical advertisements that appeared in The Irish Times during the 1950s. This was a big decade for advertising - and consumerism - generally. Illustrations were still popular, but more photographs began to appear. See how these ads compare with the 1940s and 1960s.
![end 19_12_51](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6U27EW6L3LRWEYKL3HBSNHUBGA.jpg?auth=aa8e4d0dd4f4d1567f53c528401921bfdb0b3bc7e282be72a7cf3b0d0948b45a&width=800&height=3308)
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![Disprin 18_12_51](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4APMSE4FPTSYES22ZL7LLQCDJE.jpg?auth=55541203e0efc4f12d2c9f1de9dfe4c9adab44e597da568d0d6c3edc409b2270&width=800&height=810)
![Legs 19_12_51](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGUH7YTY7DTVEVBGAUIBCUTQ34.jpg?auth=91045b0c25b5d6b90cc39a43c248e78621239895f6e591a9e4ab1b8d932f96f2&width=800&height=1684)
![Brylcreem 15_12_53](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJVOYNGPKMBWKBX6H7KJKCIJS4.jpg?auth=7556125694f538d4a05fec0b28cc24b3775517c04b1e0d747e4c992699a962e4&width=800&height=1958)
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![Santa drunk 15_12_53](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IY7YQBSOKFCLHD7FM5ATMLCUAI.jpg?auth=3c74809e039de84f450ac465c05734084d274b617f58fd71d52f11b971ee5e15&width=800&height=1376)
![blades 14_4_54](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDHUJHG4J65FKQWYPDRAMFWCBA.jpg?auth=473768550cb5230eaca92207ee357b336ec8674d09b8cd7084cc0329b589a13d&width=800&height=425)
![Smokes 13_02_56](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQWDE4CYC3COMRMXXVXSG6BSYE.jpg?auth=d83543cc5e58939deba6a7f0c42df24b59cda3e5411480feb63c2fff8319931d&width=800&height=1609)
![Aga 17_9_57](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H53SUDH5C6G42XIVSJCJLJLVTM.jpg?auth=e21aa3e8b766fc9428a8c3765be2fe630fe77351d944bba51205844c20cc83b7&width=800&height=1869)
![Fish 17_9_57](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XECDSKMAVBCYWZPZTT3GLUJ2VE.jpg?auth=c29ab66768a918f3c270e8538616249683624fb74c4f1dc184396ef5af5266f5&width=800&height=1686)
![Vaseline 17_9_57](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SF4DYZF6C6BAHZRCU7A4Q62MAA.jpg?auth=8c336e5fa67875b6da9da5e285d175084e6c3bf5dcafa251435b47f174f6e3d2&width=800&height=1094)
![Lucozade 19_03_58](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDCOJL3TSNJJ7FNW5LWIDJJJCU.jpg?auth=5fecd2aef67e886ebbbc9513cc84d84dacfb621afaa76840f0e988916822639a&width=800&height=1459)
![Porridge _19_03_58](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPWX6SJE32YF6E7NFKIYM5AZ5U.jpg?auth=3df4ba6e66165c59477d2f208a186605982a4feb89f1d1faf5fabefd5444b7f5&width=800&height=1293)
![y fronts 25_11_58](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTMH4P4YHD5IDGVOVFV6YAZUOU.jpg?auth=18323e5dd8d74e2a52396e166769f01a84f43f63ff6c09becf9246e0896d4578&width=800&height=1936)
![Club Orange 25_11_58](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4YKIH35M3C4RVBHKAQZX3QSZZU.jpg?auth=0b90f177bcbd3a4a18d0c5ba7557fd0843d84ce6c0f66c18bf9ccb784c27df66&width=800&height=2197)
![Heat Rays 21_12_59](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PFOW6ETZKH6O6MGNBFJXSKVCZQ.jpg?auth=eeb3d2ef9629512882a45f48cdcec9b2485e3c11dd21ca8945d6f966c92853d5&width=800&height=1522)
![Scars 31_12_59](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R77IKKDWGTPK4UPXX3L6WCIJ7Q.jpg?auth=91fd33202f1f6c15925848e804d456709b58ac8fe855fe3b83437f7b0a8f1e12&width=800&height=1533)