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Hamilton ads from National Geographic Magazine "Click" to Login or Register 
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These are GREAT! Thank you for posting them!!

What I've found absolutely fascinating is that in all the ads published showing railroad men in their element, almost every watch protrayed has been a 12s thin watch....none of which were EVER railroad approved! Weird! Confused

Regards! Mark
 
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They are really wonderful advertisements.

I think we need to consider this is the "National Geographic" what was and is an upscale, somewhat intellectual magazine. Since the clientele' of this particular journal were not likely railroad workers we see that after about 1922 the reality of Hamilton being the foremost producer of railroad watches is stressed while showing this demographic audience the dressy 12-size and wristwatch examples. If this was a Railroad Brotherhood magazine, then it would be geared directly to that particular demographic.

What we are seeing in this group of ads is the general Hamilton line, something that is all but lost today with the intensity of narrowly focused interest so many of us have in railroad grades. This is not unlike the automobile manufacturer of today might show glimpses of their high-performance model, even one used in racing and relate the fact that all the vehicles they build benefit from their involvement in competition. Then the direct advertising of their "hairy-chested" models would be placed where that specific audience would be.

These ads are great and they uniquely show us a wide range of the Hamilton line. But Mark is right, if you did not know better you might think that railroad men carried 12-size watches!

Advertisements are positively fascinating!

Lindell

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that's exactly what I was thinking too and Lindell hit it right on the head about the magazine being upscale. so let's do some more..........
 
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this is from Jul 1930

 
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this is from Sep 1930

 
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this is from Nov 1930

 
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this is from jan 1931

 
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this is from mar 1931

 
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this is from may 1931

 
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this is from jul 1931

 
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this is from sep 1931

 
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this is from nov 1931

 
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this is from jan 1932

 
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this is from mar 1932

 
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this is from may 1932

 
Posts: 458 | Location: Norfolk, Virginia in the USA | Registered: July 24, 2009
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this is from jul 1932

 
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this is from sep 1932

 
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this is from nov 1932

 
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this is from jan 1933

 
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this is from mar 1933

 
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this is from may 1933

 
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this is from jul 1933

 
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this is from sep 1933

 
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this is from dec 1933

 
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this is from feb 1934

 
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this is from apr 1934

 
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this is from jun 1934

 
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this is from aug 1934

 
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this is from oct 1934

 
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this is from dec 1934

 
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