The AdRetro Compendium is a curated database of all of the advertisements, companies and products in my possession.

The Compendium allows you to understand the history of the ads and how they relate to one another.

You can also use the collection to help find interesting ads for starting or completing your own ad collection.


Explore the AdRetro Compendium

<aside> <img src="/icons/book-closed_green.svg" alt="/icons/book-closed_green.svg" width="40px" /> The individual ads

Ad Archives →

Individual advertisements from the periodicals.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/library_green.svg" alt="/icons/library_green.svg" width="40px" /> Alive and long gone

Brands →

The unique companies that are found throughout the ads.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/tag_green.svg" alt="/icons/tag_green.svg" width="40px" /> What the ads sold

Products →

The products that were sold in the ads from the brands.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/book_green.svg" alt="/icons/book_green.svg" width="40px" /> Serial periodicals collected

Periodicals →

Individual series issues from each publisher that contain the ads.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/clipping_green.svg" alt="/icons/clipping_green.svg" width="40px" /> The magazine issuers

Publications →

The publishing organizations from my collection and source of ads.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/categories_green.svg" alt="/icons/categories_green.svg" width="40px" /> Important ad groupings

Collections →

Groups of ads that relate to one other in some way.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/art_green.svg" alt="/icons/art_green.svg" width="40px" /> Interesting ads finds

Artwork →

Ads related artwork that has been acquired in the collection.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/guitar_green.svg" alt="/icons/guitar_green.svg" width="40px" /> Holding onto history

Keepsakes

Products and other items that are related to the ads

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