Ads in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1873-1874 found by Paul Soulellis. ASCII advertising was quite popular at the time, and these are almost like concrete poetry advertising?
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In the 1870′s, Brooklyn Furniture Company spent more on ads than any other furniture company. And they did plenty of text graphics!
More in this ASCII-detective story.
A portion of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 6, 1875 showing advertisements like “Ascii” art, via.
ASCII art from 1899 in the London Standard newspaper.
via xblacktrianglex.
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ASCII ad in Providence Journal, 1862. More 1800’s ASCII ads here.