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Full color 9 1/2″ x 13″ ad for the luxury of Gordon’s Distilled London Dry Gin. The picture in the ad is of a brick wall with a bottle of Gordon’s, a pink feather, a mortar, a small ladle and another foreign-to-me object. Behind this is a figure drawn onto the wall of two men ferrying a princess along while another man is walking behind them. The headline at the top of the story says that “When word got around about his new discovery, 18th century London beat a path to Mr. Gordon’s door”. It continues by saying “It was 1769. All London was abuzz. Ambrosia, they called it. Tantalizingly smooth, titillatingly dry. Quick as you can say “cheers”, London had a new favourite refreshment. Mr. Gordon’s glorious gin. 196 years later, Gordon’s is still London’s favourite. Not to mention all the rest of England. And America. And the whole civilized world. Don’t you be the last hold-out. Trust the impeccable taste of the English. Get a bottle of Gordon’s. No, get two. You’ll need an extra when word gets around”.
Source: April 9, 1965 & October 15, 1965 Life magazine.
