Vicks, 1950s

Genre: Commercial

Year Published: 1950s

Creator: Vicks D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: - We'll get you right to bed. 0:01 (baby crying) 0:04 Narrator Stop! Never go to bed with a cold 0:06 without Vicks VapoRub. Here's why. 0:10 Aspirin and cold tablets wear off. 0:13 They give only about four hour relief. 0:15 Your child may wake up crying, 0:17 but VapoRub works more than twice as long. 0:19 Gives 10 hours sleep through relief. 0:22 So always rub on VapoRub. It eases tight sore muscles. 0:24 Feels so good. Your baby breathes easier. 0:28 And penetrating vapor medications give 0:32 10 hour relief inside stuffy nose, 0:34 inside sore throat, deep inside congested chest, 0:36 comforting 10 hour sleep through 0:41 relief that tablets cannot give. 0:42 So never go to bed with a cold without Vicks VapoRub 0:45 And save 21 cents, get the large economy size Vicks VapoRub. 0:49

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