Vintage Advertising: Jacovitti Camillino 1967
Camillino Eldorado presenta Cocco Bill e le sue allegre avventure.
Magazine: Il Corriere dei Piccoli
Autore: Benito Jacovitti
Prodotto: Camillino gelato Eldorado
Anno: 1967

The child that read will be an adult that thinks
Vintage Advertising: Jacovitti Camillino 1967
Camillino Eldorado presenta Cocco Bill e le sue allegre avventure.
Magazine: Il Corriere dei Piccoli
Autore: Benito Jacovitti
Prodotto: Camillino gelato Eldorado
Anno: 1967
Vintage Advertising: Jacovitti Camillino 1967
Camillino Eldorado presenta Cocco Bill e le sue allegre avventure.
Magazine: Il Corriere dei Piccoli
Autore: Benito Jacovitti
Prodotto: Camillino gelato Eldorado
Anno: 1967
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