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We Will Land on Mars and We Will Sell Them Shoes [Retro Futurism]

io9.com » 2008 » April » 12th » We Will Land on Mars and We Will Sell Them Shoes [Retro Futurism]

Tagged: space, technology, advertising, martians, retro futurism

Capitalism triumphs again in this cartoon from a novelty ink blotter dating to the 1950s. Ink blotters, by the way, were absorbent cards used to soak up excess ink from your fountain pen. Thanks to the invention of the ballpoint, they were a dying technology when this one, celebrating future technology, was printed … Continue Reading »

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