A compilation of radio commercials, 1930s to 1980s.
Tape 2937:
1. 1934 - Fleischmann yeast (American commercial)
2. 1936 - Two spoken commercials from 1ZB: Bradstreets Ltd; Dental Tooth Brush
3. 1930s - Ben Hur tobacco
4. 1937 - George Courts (AK)
5. 1940s - "Gothic" Dominion Corset Company (Canada)
6. 1940s - Cystex (American commercial)
7. 1940s - Oxydol (American commercial)
8. 1942 - Saving Rubber
9. 1943 - Dixon's carpet shampoo
10. 1948 - Lux Flakes
11. 1940s - Popeye Grocery
12. 1950 - Joan Gracie Quiz, Silver Radio and Television Agency
13. 1950 - Joan Gracie Quiz, Simpson and Williams
14. 1950 - Joan Gracie Quiz, Adcocks
15. 1951 - Cadbury Fry Hudson
16. 1952 - Four Square stores
17. 1957 - Self Help
18. 1958 - Life Buoy soap
19. 1959 - Aunt Daisy, Auslesbrooks butter crackers
20. Geddes' Dental Repairs
Tape 2938:
1. 1959 - Colgate Christmas gift
2. 1950's - Brown Ewing's, Dunedin clothing store
3. 1950's - Rinso
4. 1950's - Speedy jugs, fasinac
5. 1950's - In to Win, miracle cigarettes
6. 1959's - Coca Cola, three different commercials
7. 1960 - Self Help, cheaper, cheaper, cheaper
8. 1962 - Buttermaid pastry
9. 1962 - Crest peas
10. 1962 - Singer, old machine call up
11. 1963 - Chesdale cheese
12. 1963 - NAC friendship to Hawkes Bay
13. 1964 - Four square
14. 1964 - Dulux with last broadcast of Life with Dexter
15. 1964 - Dulux with last broadcast of Life with Dexter
16. 1964 - Gaytime ice-cream
17. 1966 - Decimal coinage, 10th of July next year (omits jingle)
18. 1966 - Miss New Zealand show
19. 1967 - 2ZC Disc Dance trailer
20. 1969 - Dorothy Grey lipsticks
21. 1960's - Scrubbs cloudy ammonia
22. 1960 - Washrite washing machines
23. 1960 - Aulsebrooks toasted cheese crackers
24. 1960 - Keith Ashton show, trailer for Chemists Guild
25. 1960 - Listener, exciting Australian commercial
26. 1960 - Summit shirts - dignity of man shirts
Tape 2941:
1. 1960's – Self Help
2. 1960's - Bluebird candy corn
3. 1960's - Re-reading of the first commercial from 1ZR Auckland in 1933. Vacuum oil commercial by Dudley Wrathall.
4. 1960's - R. McGill's (Napier) Levelor Venetian blinds
5. 1960's - Griffins Snax
6. 1960's - Lincoln toy commercial
7. 1970 - Crimplene
8. 1970 - Aspro
9. 1972 - women's clothing commercials on 1ZB
10. 1974 - Four square (Dunedin) announcers George Speed and Jim Sullivan
11. 1977 - Interdominion trotting
12. 1977 - Griffins biscuits
13. 1977 - four commercials for 1ZO Tokoroa
14. 1978 - Roberts Autowreckers (1978 radio award winner)
15. 1981 - Award winning commercials in 1981 Mobil awards - DHL courier by 1ZB
16. 1982 - Rinso commercial of the 1960's - interview between Bruce Russell of Radio Caroline and Colin Mortinson of Unilever, on the withdrawal of Rinso from the market after 66 years (on T2548).
17. 1980 - ARA South Auckland bus service
18. 1980 - Horizon concrete products, Petone
19. 1979 - brakes and steering - LPG conversion kits
20. Misc - American commercials 1926 - Interwoven socks (reputed to be the first singing commercial), Chesterfield smoke dreams, Barbasol, Pepsi Cola, Rinso, Lava, Crisco, Longines watches.
21. Misc - Bushells (LP F001)
22. Misc - Andrews liver salts
23. Misc - Gillette razor blades
24. Misc - Colgate
25. Misc - Palmolive