Retrotisements: Mad Men Clients Edition

One of the many brilliant things about Mad Men is how the show deftly mixes fictional characters and storylines with real-life events. This includes the many clients of the Sterling Cooper/Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce advertising firm. While some of the firm’s clients are fake, many are quite real (or at least were). Here are some vintage advertisements for actual Mad Men clients, from the approximate early ’60s period they appeared on the show.

Lucky Strike, 1961

Lucky Strike, 1961

Mohawk Airlines, 1965 - A real Mad Men client

Mohawk Airlines, 1965

Vintage Jaguar XKE ad, 1967

Jaguar XKE, 1967

Patio Cola ad, 1963

Patio Cola, 1963

Kodak Carousel ad, 1962

Kodak Carousel, 1962

Vintage Maytag ad, 1960

Maytag, 1960

Vintage Clearasil ad, 1963

Clearasil, 1963

Vintage Samsonite ad, 1966

Samsonite, 1966

Vintage North American Aviation ad, 1965

North American Aviation, 1965

Vintage John Deere ad, 1965

John Deere, 1965

Vintage Playtex ad, 1961

Playtex, 1961

Vintage London Fog ad, 1965

London Fog, 1965