Description
Full color 9 1/2″ x 13″ ad for their Blended Whiskey. The ad headline introduces “Famous races that set the world afire”. Mentioned and illustrated are: an 1870 race between steamboats Robert E. Lee and the Natchez, 1908 auto race from New York to Paris, 1928 South Africa scramble for Diamond Mines and the 1950 Indianapolis 500. The text indicates that all of these famous events have taken place since the first bottle of Corby’s was ever sold. The ad also offers Corby’s Parrot Cocktail Picks available by mail or when purchasing your pint.
Source: May 22, 1950 Life magazine.
