1984 Radio Rentals advert from 1984.
Radio Rentals was formed in 1932 to rent out radio sets. It later moved into televisions and ultimately video players. In 1968 it was acquired by Thorn Electrical Industries and merged with its DER chain (founded 1938), and in 2000 it merged with Granada Limited to form boxclever. The company still trades as Radio Rentals in Australia.
1984 McVities Homewheat.
McVitie’s is a snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm moved to various sites in the city before completing the St. Andrews Biscuit Works factory on Robertson Avenue in the Gorgie district in 1888.
1984 advert for Harmony Hair Colour
1984 Duracell advert
Polaroid 1984 advert from the UK featuring Hugh Laurie
The instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. The best known are those formerly made by Polaroid Corporation.
The invention of modern instant cameras is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1947, 10 years after founding Polaroid Corporation.
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