Johnnie Walker Advert Description
Publication: The Illustrated London News
Date: October 28, 1911
Title: As Distinctive as the Crinoline is the Style
Visual Description:
The advert features an illustration of a lively croquet game. A man in a Victorian-era outfit with a top hat is animatedly speaking to a woman who is about to take a shot. The woman is dressed in a voluminous crinoline dress and bonnet, characteristic of the period. In the background, other spectators, including men and women in similar attire, are watching the game and enjoying the setting.
Caption/Text in the Advert:
“FASHIONS COME AND FASHIONS GO,
WITH JOHNNIE WALKER – IT’S NOT SO.
BORN IN 1820,
STILL IS GOING STRONG, YOU SEE.”
Main Text:
“AS DISTINCTIVE AS THE CRINOLINE IS THE STYLE
of Johnnie Walker—the one unchanging fashion in good old Scotch Whisky since 1820. Johnnie Walker—the bottled experience of four generations in the art of distilling—is obtainable in three ages: Johnnie Walker ‘White Label,’ 6 years old. Johnnie Walker ‘Red Label,’ 10 years old. Johnnie Walker ‘Black Label,’ 12 years old.
And as even experts disagree as to the age at which whisky is at its best, it is for you to make your choice. Every bottle bears this label: ‘Guaranteed same quality throughout the world.'”
Company Information:
John Walker & Sons, Ltd., Scotch Whisky Distillers, Kilmarnock.
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