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January 05, 2011
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teapotify: Shams Pahlavi, Khandaniha c.1947 via

teapotify:

Shams Pahlavi, Khandaniha c.1947

via

Tags: vintage design photo

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January 05, 2011
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Literary matchboxes.

Literary matchboxes.

(via cartolleria)

Tags: matches matchbox design Penguin literature

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January 05, 2011
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Say it soft, and it’s almost like praying… Vintage type from a record sleeve, via NathanGodding by way of WeLoveTypography.

Say it soft, and it’s almost like praying…

Vintage type from a record sleeve, via NathanGodding by way of WeLoveTypography.

Tags: West Side Story Maria type red design vintage

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January 05, 2011
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superdilettante: 1944 160 (by fred free)

superdilettante:

1944 160 (by fred free)

Tags: collage epehemera

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January 05, 2011
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superdilettante: roundYELLOW (by anthony zinonos)

superdilettante:

roundYELLOW (by anthony zinonos)

Tags: yellow ephemera collection

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January 05, 2011
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What, no French? :) Via karenh: Braniff Airlines playing cards designed by Alexander Girard, c. 1968 (via Scott Lindberg)

What, no French? :)

Via karenh:

Braniff Airlines playing cards designed by Alexander Girard, c. 1968
(via Scott Lindberg)

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January 04, 2011
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The LBJ Coloring Book (1964). From What Makes the Pie Shops Tick: “This is an anti-LBJ Coloring Book written by Norman Miller for the 1964 Election. It’s full of all sorts of derogatory things.”

The LBJ Coloring Book (1964). From What Makes the Pie Shops Tick: “This is an anti-LBJ Coloring Book written by Norman Miller for the 1964 Election. It’s full of all sorts of derogatory things.”

Tags: vintage coloring book LBJ politics blue yellow

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January 04, 2011
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Washington Colorfun Story (1963), story and picture by Bob Godden and Ross Swiftvia. Via What Makes the Pie Shops Tick.

Washington Colorfun Story (1963), story and picture by Bob Godden and Ross Swiftvia. Via What Makes the Pie Shops Tick.

Tags: vintage coloring book kids design

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January 04, 2011
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P is for pussy. Uh-huh. More from Lois Lenski’s My Own ABC Book (1922) on my blog HERE.

P is for pussy. Uh-huh. More from Lois Lenski’s My Own ABC Book (1922) on my blog HERE.

Tags: ABC children's book vintage alphabet

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January 04, 2011
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From Lois Lenski’s My Own ABC Book (1922). More on my blog HERE.

From Lois Lenski’s My Own ABC Book (1922). More on my blog HERE.

Tags: vintage ABC illustration children books

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January 04, 2011
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January 04, 2011
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The A to Z Book by Peter Mabie (1929). Via Q is for Quilter.

The A to Z Book by Peter Mabie (1929). Via Q is for Quilter.

Tags: vintage children's books coloring book cover illustration alphabet

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January 04, 2011
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lifeofliterature: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

lifeofliterature:

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

(via teachingliteracy)

Tags: Slaughterhouse Five literature books type

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January 04, 2011
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Figural cameo via Sheaff Ephemera. More on my blog HERE.

Figural cameo via Sheaff Ephemera. More on my blog HERE.

Tags: vintage envelope figural cameo mail design art

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January 04, 2011
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“Happy New Year 2011,” carved into the tips of colored pencils by Harwinder Singh Gill. Via the Telegraph.

“Happy New Year 2011,” carved into the tips of colored pencils by Harwinder Singh Gill. Via the Telegraph.

Tags: type colored pencil carving New Year