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Beer In Ads #1035: Santa For Nippon Beer

December 5, 2013 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is for Japanese beer, possibly Nippon Beer, and is from around the 1950s, give or take. It’s always great seeing Santa Claus holding an armful of beer bottles, but what on earth is that unholy orange soda doing there?

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Christmas, History, Holidays



Comments

  1. Jess Kidden says

    December 7, 2013 at 4:40 am

    Isn’t that the classic Santa Claus image from Coca-Cola?

    Looks to be a direct swipe from this Coke ad on the back of a 1950s National Geographic magazine:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950-Coca-Cola-Christmas-Vintage-Coke-Bottle-Santa-Claus-Classic-1950s-Ad-/291024999802

    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sManOWdqtaQ/UaLOO0v-AaI/AAAAAAAAW3U/C-T-2D2rcXc/s1600/1950s%20Santa%20Claus%20Christmas%20Vintage%20Coca%20Cola%20Advertisement%20From%20National%20Geographic%20Back%20Page%2061.JPG

    also same image, different ad reprinted in http://www.ajc.com/photo/business/are-the-cola-wars-back-coke-icon-santa-orders-a-pe/pcP7X/

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