Regency Advertisements: Troublesome Freckles and Facial Hair

The ad appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.  According to Plucked: A History of Hair Removal (Herzig, 2015) in the early 19th Continue

Regency Advertisements: Clothes Balls

This ad appeared in the April 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. I wasn’t able to find much more about this “valuable discovery” so if any Continue

Regency Advertisments: Shaving Cakes and See-Through Soap

Vintage ad for Pear's

The ad copy appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.  The image is from a later era, but showcases their many products. Pear’s Continue

Regency Advertisements: Sauce A La Russe

Appeared in Ackermann’s Repository in April of 1816. Appeared in Ackermann’s Repository in April of 1815. Another blog tracked a little history on this secret Continue