For many years I’ve had a thing for vintage advertising, with particular interest in old firearms ads. Today’s “Flashback” highlights two from the “Remington UMC: for Shooting Right” campaign...
Flashback: ‘Straight Shooting Americanism’
Tag: Advertising
These are the consequences
It’s Day 342 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve. Deb and I are fine. Okay, about that header image… while digging through some things I had stored away, recently I came across a high-school football program...
Flashback: ‘Superb hunting partner’ (1964)
The AR-15 rifle turns 65 this year. Designed in 1956 by the ArmaLite division of Fairchild Aircraft and based on Eugene “Gene” Stoner’s AR-10, it was produced in select-fire (full-auto) trim by Colt from 1959 until 1964.
Day 310: Double-up
It’s our 310th day of being locked in Mikey’s Basement and Day 70 of ignoring him when he orders us to bed. Deb and I are ok. Watching Daffy over the course of the 2020 campaign, we saw a man...