A photograph of a woman varnishing a kitchen chair in the garden, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman sits on a three-legged stool, whilst varnishing the seat of a chair with 'Japlac' in pale blue.

A photograph of a woman varnishing a kitchen chair in the garden, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

The woman sits on a three-legged stool, whilst varnishing the seat of a chair with 'Japlac' in pale blue. Images with such obvious product placement were commissioned by the product manufacturers. However, often these images were used by other companies for different purposes, with the product name edited out.