1949 Shell Oil Ad ~ Fred Siebel ~ First Hydrogen Balloon

Original vintage magazine ad for Shell Oil (Shell Research) regarding the advent of IONOL, an anti-oxidant. Features artwork by Frederick Siebel.

Tagline or sample ad copy: In 1783, fabric was coated with rubber to hold gas in the first successful hydrogen balloon Terrified French peasants destroyed it with pitchforks.

Publication Year: 1949

Approximate Ad Size (total, in inches): 10 x 13½

Condition: VG