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Musgrave Tea: Consistent

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A series of people representing various jobs and roles drink Musgrave Dividend tea. The accompanying voiceover describes the reasons why they have chosen to drink it. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

Musgrave Tea: Happy Reunion

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Advertisement promoting the Happy Reunion Contest, a competition from Musgrave tea where airline tickets can be won. A young woman is seen stepping off a plane and reunited with a friend. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

Knorr: Good Housewife

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Advertisement for the Knorr Cube competition where competitors are requested to answer: What makes a good housewife? A series of still images demonstrate the suggested qualities and also the various prizes that can be won. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

Knorr: Lentil Soup

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Advertisement for Knorr golden lentil soup in which Knorr is compared to homemade soup and found to be ‘just like your soup.’ To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

Beanos: Jack and the Beanstalk

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An advertisement for Beanos sweets. A young girl sleeps with a copy of Jack and the Beanstalk by her bed. She dreams of finding packets of Beanos at the end of the beanstalk. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

Odlum’s: Christmas

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This short advertisement for Odlum’s cream flour, featuring the Odlum’s owl, tells how their flour makes the best Christmas cakes and pies, while Santa sits laughing at the end of the table. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

Phoenix: Mr O

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Advertisement for Phoenix beer, featuring the recurring characters of Malachi the bar man and Mr O. A barman prepares pints of Phoenix for the after-work rush and leaves one aside for himself. When the crowd has passed, he discovers that Mr O has stolen his pint again. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, […]

Phoenix: Snug

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Advertisement for Phoenix beer, featuring the recurring characters of Malachi the bar man and Mr O. Malachi struggles to bring a pint of Phoenix to a ‘very important customer’ in the snug but Mr O manages to steal it from him. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.