In one week my hubby and I will be on plane heading to our next vacation to Glasgow and London. I am super excited to hit the skies again and see things I have never seen before and visit with friends and family we have not seen in a while.

vintage travelling image of a woman holding a bunch of vintage suitcases.

Vintage Travel Posters for Glasgow and London

Glasgow, Scotland:

First Up Glasgow. My husbands parents are from Glasgow and he still has family in the city so that is why we are visiting it first.

1940s / 1950s Vintage Travel Poster for Pan Am Travel to Glasgow by Clipper.

1940s / 1950s Vintage Travel Poster for Pan Am Travel to Glasgow Scotland. Illustration features a man and woman in kilts. — I just LOVE this ad!

You can get to Glasgow or Edinburgh by Train. “The Coronation Scot” & “The Coronation”.

Glasgow vintage advertising-Vintage Travel Poster for traveling between Glasgow and Edinburgh by train.

Or see Glasgow by Bus. 1930s Travel Poster from 1938.

Vintage Glasgow travel ad 1930s for travel by bus in 1938. — Source: amazon

“See the Pride of Scotland” – A Vintage Canadian Pacific ad for travel to Glasgow says you can get to the city by boat.

Canadian Pacific vintage travel p;oster to visit Glasgow featuring Edinburgh Castle and a Bagpiper — W.G. FINCH (DATES UNKNOWN) SEE THE PRIDE OF SCOTLAND / CANADIAN PACIFIC

“London to Glasgow Holiday by Rail”.

If you read my blog regularly, you know why I shared this ad. SCOTTIE DOGS!!!

London to Glasgow vintage travel ad with scottie dogs — Aren’t they cute???!

“SCOTLAND It’s Highlands and Islands” – Now this photo does not mention Glasgow specifically but it is so darn lovely that I needed to share it with all of you.

Vintage Travel Scotland Poster from the 1950s — The colours are so vibrant in this image. Fantastic.

London, England

After Glasgow, we are jetting off to Jolly Old London. This has been on my bucket list for a very long time and I seriously cannot wait to get there and see all the wonderful things the city has to offer.

Vintage Travel Poster for a visit to London by Jet Clipper Pan Am Airlines.

Vintage london England travel poster for Pan Am Airlines — Source: vintage poster blog

Visit London with British Railways.

So many things to do while in London. Where should I start first?

British Rail TVintage travel Poster for London UK 1950s — Source: DP Vintage Posters

Beautifully painted London travel poster.

Vintage Travel Poster for London England — Source: Londontopia

Ohhh this ad from Delta Air Lines is so very pretty. 100% something you would frame and put on your wall.

Delta Airlines Vintage Travel Poster for London England. — Source: Amazon

As the ad says “Visit Britain”….I’m working on it! Southern British Railways, 1950s – original vintage poster by Roderick Laing.

visit britian vintage travel poster — Source: AntikBar.co.uk

And that ends our travel poster trip, hope you enjoyed the ride 🙂

Okay friends, please tell me what should I see and do while in Glasgow and London. All suggestions welcome!

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Liz

It’s that time of the year…Halloween!

One of the great things about Halloween is all the goodies you can get (even if you don’t hand any out) and since this is a vintage blog I thought we could browse some of the vintage ads of all the yummy candies that would have landed in kids bags during the 1940s and 1950s.

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Vintage Halloween Candy Ads-1940s and 1950s

First up-WOWE-E. 1940s vintage ad for the chewing gum whistle.

I have never heard of this candy before, but the fact that it whistles fills my heart with joy.

1940s vintage ad for Wowee Halloween Whistles - vintage halloween candy ad. — Source: Flickr-Val

1952 Brach’s Candy and chocolate ad featuring square dancers and trick or treaters in halloween costumes.

Further Reading: Vi ntage Chocolate Advertising from 1920s-1950s | A Look Back

1950s vintage ad: 1952 Brach's Candy and chocolate ad featuring square dancers and halloween candy vintage halloween

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Mmmmmm Cracker Jacks. I’m positive you would have been the favorite on the block if you handed this treat out. -1950s vintage ad.

1950s vintage ad for Cracker Jack popcorn featuring kids in halloween costumes trick or treating.

FULL Candy bars! Nothing teeny tiny here. Wow can you imagine the sugar high these kids would have been on after eating multiples of those?

I will take the Butterfinger please…and maybe the Baby Ruth too while we are at it. -1940s vintage ad.

1940s vintage ad for BABY RUTH Butterfinger CURTISS Candy. a Vintage Halloween Advertisement featuring kids in Halloween costumes trick or treating. — Souce: Flickr-Christian Montone

Woolworth’s, your one stop shop for all things Halloween (not just candy). -1940s vintage ad

1940s vintage ad for Woolworth's Halloween costumes and Halloween decor and Halloween candy. — Source: retroist.com

Milky Way Candy Bars are still a favorite of mine today. -1940s vintage ad

Vintage 1940s halloween candy ad for Milky Way Candy Bars featuring a black cat on a trick or treat bag. — Source: Flickr-Val

I have heard of Snickers, and Milky Way but never the “Forever Yours”. Have you?

This ad makes me giggle that a tree is eating a chocolate bar. -1940s vintage ad

Vintage Milky Way and Mars ad from the 1940s featuing a bail of hay eating a chocolate bar. Fun vintage halloween candy ad. — Source: Flickr-Val

Curtiss Treats! Another candy I have not heard of “Saf-T-Pops”. They look really interesting though, don’t you think?

Vintage 1940s Halloween Candy Ad for Curtiss Treats (vintage candy).

I was not a 1950’s child but I remember in the 1980s getting small boxed cereal in my treat bag and loving it! Cereal for dessert?? Yes I will thank you. -1955 vintage ad