1951 advertisement for Ekco radios and televisions


1951 advertisement for Ekco radios and televisions. The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain, 1951. The festival also marked the centenary of The Great Exhibition of 1851, Hyde Park, London. The advert features an illustration of a female singer performing with an orchestra in the foreground - a vintage nineteen fifties item for editorial use only.


Size: 3683px × 4754px
Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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