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Beer In Ads #514: If You Like Beer, You’ll Love Schlitz

January 5, 2012 By Jay Brooks


Thursday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1954. Here’s another way-too-happy looking salesman, with teeth so white I can almost see my reflection. Frankly — no pun intended — he looks a lot like Frank Sinatra. Perhaps that’s what ol’ blues eyes would have been doing had he not made it as a singer: selling Schlitz as a retail grocery clerk.

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



Comments

  1. J Doyle says

    January 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    You’re right – he does look like FAS. Whether he’s selling music or beer he’s making people happy!

    Cheers……………………..JD

  2. beerman49 says

    January 6, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    Too much mouth size for “Old Blue Eyes” – the face shape & hair are close to Frank from the 40’s, but he NEVER showed that many choppers!

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