Posted 2 years ago
chevy59
(180 items)
Trader Vic's Grenadine Syrup bottle, dated 1946, thats never been opened. A friend of mine found this down in the basement of an old home they were rehabbing. I think this advertisement would have caught anyone's eye back in the day, the nude hula girl, probably wouldn't work in today's marketing.
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This is so excellent. Ha!
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Warren Zevon mentions Trader Vic's in his song Werewolves of London...
"I saw a werewolf drinking a Pina Colada at Trader Vic's, his hair was perfect!"