1950s Soft Drink and Tobacco Signs for Bantry

[bantree]

What brands of soft drinks and tobacco would have been displayed on hoardings and cafes in the 1950s

which would be relevant to County Cork?

Would they have been the same as the UK?

Thanks

[Broithe]

Dwans of Thurles was about then, in the minerals market, but I can't find any examples of adverts.

 

There would be Ireland-specific cigarettes - Sweet Afton, Major, etc - but, never a smoker, so will have to defer to those with better knowledge..

[bantree]

Thanks Broithe-its a start!

[Broithe]

In cafés, you might find tea adverts, as well, perhaps -  there were/are very Irish-defined teas - Barry's, Campbell's, etc

 

eBay pictures can be a good source of images, when you have decided what you're looking for.

[minister_for_hardship]

Tobacco products are probably the easier, there being a plethora of advertisments; Player's Please/Wills's Woodbines/Garryowen Plug/Clune's Kincora Plug/Carroll's/Sweet Afton were all popular brands. They were advertised all over the country. Some had identical signage to those in the UK,  some had variations....Irish language versions or in the case of some Player's signs "made in our Dublin factory" or "Irish made".

Mineral waters...in West Cork territory would be Deasy's Mineral Waters Clonakilty, but have not come across adverts for them.

Edited December 2, 2017 by minister_for_hardship

[bantree]

Great help - thanks again for both replies-will start searching!

[Broithe]

You need to find someone who was local, a child in the 1950s and took up smoking early.

[minister_for_hardship]

Thos. Jennings of Cork was another mineral waters producer, again I haven't seen any adverts from them either. 

[bantree]

Great to receive all the feedback.

Will e-mail Bantry library to ask if they knew of any heavy child smokers in the 1950's!

[minister_for_hardship]

From the O'Dea Collection, he took at least 2 street scenes of Bantry, but they're both a bit fuzzy... I can make out an 'Afton' Cigarettes hanging sign, probably an illuminated one.

Here are two scenes of Bandon he took, presumably on account of the cloak-wearing woman, the garment being very much a rarity at the time. Bandon seems to have a lot 'busier' shopfronts than Bantry, with signs for the inevitable booze and cigarettes, but there's BSA, HMV and Lyons Tea as well.

By the way, there's a Bantry 'Down Memory Lane' Facebook group, might be another source of photos.

Edited December 4, 2017 by minister_for_hardship

[Weshty]

Nash's Red Lemonade

On 12/2/2017 at 5:13 PM, bantree said:

What brands of soft drinks and tobacco would have been displayed on hoardings and cafes in the 1950s which would be relevant to County Cork?

Nash's Red Lemonade would be a local product and very popular. It was made in Newcastlewest and still produces Ballygowan and TK.

The tobacco was varied, here's a great link.

MickMcQuaid stands out for me though (hack, hack, cough, wheeze....)

http://christianpipesmokers.net/viewtopic.php?t=41002

 

Edited December 4, 2017 by Weshty

[jhb171achill]

"Sweet Afton"..... in Dublin, Fruitfield jam, Ogden's Tobacco and Premier Dairies..... possibly only the tobacco out if that trio down south. Gallaghers tobacco too.

[minister_for_hardship]

Irish/Cork specific signs... Very much doubt a Dublin dairy product (Premier Dairies) made it all the way down to West Cork without going sour. No shortage of local product.

Down that part of the country I would expect newsagents/grocers shops to advertise The Cork Examiner (aka 'de paper'...pre name-change), The Farmers Journal and the local (well, Skibbereen) Southern Star on sale.

 

 

Edited December 4, 2017 by minister_for_hardship

[bantree]

Fantastic folks-thank you all so much

Will post pics when I have made posters