BilSabab@lemmy.world to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 hours agoMarlboro ad (1955)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
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minus-squareremotelove@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·17 hours agoIt’s a nautical star. An older tatoo, but may still be a thing today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_star
minus-squarenixon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoI figured it was associated with the military as WW2 would have come to an end 10 years beforehand so it would still be in the public zeitgeist but it is just so odd and out of place with his country club tennis outfit.
Its a Bronze Star- a US military medal.
It’s a nautical star. An older tatoo, but may still be a thing today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_star
I figured it was associated with the military as WW2 would have come to an end 10 years beforehand so it would still be in the public zeitgeist but it is just so odd and out of place with his country club tennis outfit.