Three industries undoubtedly set their annual calendars around the 4th of July — fireworks, soft drinks and hot dogs. Those items fly off the shelves, because it's not Independence Day in America without cookouts and colorful explosions in the sky.

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We're guessing the ice cream biz sees a major uptick in sales, too.

Of course, you can see all of this in vintage ads. Coca-Cola, franks and fireworks have used up a lot of red and blue ink over the years promoting their products for the holiday.

Let's take a look at some of our favorites from back in the day.

1) Banner Fireworks

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1,000 pieces for $4.95? Now that's a deal.

2) Swift Premium Franks

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Let's salute Frankie Doodle Dandy. And then eat him. We love the ketchup stripes and parsley stars on the cheese flag, too.

3) Skinless Frankfurters

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Turning encased meats into tiny cannons is true ingenuity.

4) Coca-Cola

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Coke proved there is more than one way to serve up a dog.

5) Coca-Cola

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Pure Americana.

6) Coca-Cola

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Are all those fireworks putting you on edge? "Jumpy nerves will be calmed by Coca-Cola." Nothing like caffeine and sugar to calm you down.

7) Pabst Beer

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Red, white and Blue Ribbon.

8) Sealtest Ice Cream

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Red, white and blueberry. If you have "blue" in your product, you have to advertise on the 4th.

9) Cambell's Soup

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Nothing like a hot soup on a hot day.

10) Even more Swift Ham

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We eat ham at every holiday, don't we?

11) Sunbeam bread

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"White bread" is a synonym for "boring." But throw in some fireworks? This girl is just dazzled!