Edición trilingüe Inglés / Francés / Alemán The best ads from the decade that first saw America emerge as a superpower Its hard to believe that the company who made your ultra-compact mobile phone was once advertising portable radios with Motorola: More radio pleasure for less money, or that once upon a time, Electrolux didnt have any qualms about using Mandy, the portly black maid, to promote their new silent refrigerators: Lor-dy, it sure is quiet! Among these surprising and controversial 40s ads, youll also find some familiar products that, amazingly, havent changed at all over the years, such as juicy Dole pineapples and wholesome Campbells soup. Yumm.