Sea Monkeys Ad

Guaranteed to live 2 years.

Sea monkeys ad. Initially marketed as instant life sea monkeys are sold in hatching kits as novelty. Sea monkeys are a hybrid breed of brine shrimp called artemia nyos invented in 1957 by harold von braunhut. Take a look at this sea monkeys ad taken from an old comic book where sea monkeys have historically been sold directly to unsuspecting children bypassing their parents who obviously might be a little more skeptical of what this ad seems to promise. Weird vintage sea monkey ad old western style.

Can t get too much of these great briny friends. Sea monkey tv ad. The amazing live sea monkeys. First they were just miniature shrimp with an incredibly short lifespan.

Sea monkeys are a novelty aquarium pet a type of brine shrimp that undergoes cryptobiosis. One of the ubiquitous and most intriguing ads that could be found in the pages of a comic book were those for sea monkeys an underwater family of weird little mammalian fish that you could keep all to your own. When he began selling his shrimp in 1960s von braunhut marketed them under the name instant life the kit sold for just 49 cents. What you got.

The world s only instant pets are back and better than ever. There are a few upsetting truths about sea monkeys. Sea monkey ad circa 1963. Sea monkeys are the timeless gift.