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Copyright© 2011 L. P. Baxter

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Do you remember the adverts

Texaco

You can trust your car.To the man who wears the star.

Meccano 1967

A boy and his Meccano turns a boy’s world into a man’s world

Standard Fireworks early 1960's

Pleasedoremember.the5th ofNovember,Light up the sky with Standard Fireworks!

Wise guys buy Standard fireworks.

Woolworth   c.1960

Nothing over sixpence.

Memorex cassette tape   1975

Is it live, or is it Memorex?

Xerox photocopiers  1975

Xerox — it’s a miracle

Schweppes  1963

Schhh….You-Know-Who!

Tizer  1960's

Drink Tizer — The appetizer!

Vimto 1960's

It twinkles right up your nose!

Pepsi  1974

Lipsmackin’thirstquenchin’acetastin’motivatin’goodbuzzin’ cooltalkin’highwalkin’fastlivin’evergivin’coolfizzin’ — Pepsi!

Homepride flour 1965

Graded grains make finer flour.

The roll call of commercials with straplines that have entered the common parlance is almost endless: ' Go to work on an egg'; Milk's gotta a lotta bottle'; and enjoy the freedom of your car - ' Go well, go Shell'.