Introduced to the market in 1953, Lestoil launched a series of catchy TV commercials in the 1960s and 70s that cemented the brand in the American consumer consciousness.

Following Yuri Gagarin’s successful orbital flight in 1961, Lestoil capitalised on the obsession with all things space with the advert on the left, which ran with the tagline: "Women of the future will make the moon a cleaner place to live." Half a decade on and men may be cleaning more, but the moon remains dreadfully dusty, sorry Lestoil.

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