Vial of Test Chads (Dept. of Future Antiquities)
The Hanttula DEPARTMENT OF FUTURE ANTIQUITIES serves to collect, catalog, preserve, and present items of notable beauty, curiosity, and enigmatic significance. This glass vial, […]
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Vintage Travelodge Fiji Matchbox
Vintage matchbox art from the Fijian Travelodge chain. On the back are the locations of “Suva, Savusavu, Nadi, Taveuni.” Text on the side of
Underseas Adventure, c2007
One never knows what one will discover when exploring… through old camera cards. In the instance, it’s a view of Disney’s early days of
Ideal No. 2 Stencil Cutter
Glad to contribute the type/stencil specimens and several photos of my Ideal No.2 5/8″ stencil cutter to the newest typeface from Astype Fonts. Andreas
Added: Hermes 3000 Typewriter
Caught a video from @just.my.typewriter this morning on the first Hermes typewriter she’s added to her collection. Then I just happened to notice one
New Year, Same Me
NEW YEAR… SAME ME (as I make questionable* purchases of old printmaking gear). This new addition is a Morgan Line-o-Scribe Model #1422 proofing/poster press.
Vintage Disneyland View
A vintage view of @disneyland in Anaheim, CA and the Sailing Ship Columbia in Frontierland. Mid- to late-1960s.
Vintage Stationary Store Treasure
Treasure chests come in many shapes & styles. Here’s a crate of vintage stationary goods that I look forward to searching through for gems
Vintage Collector’s Card with Birds
Vintage promotional/collector’s card for “Wampole’s Preparation” stimulant tonic. With illustrations of: Red-headed Woodpecker, Varied Thrush, Black-throated Green Warbler, American redstart, Blue Grosbeak, Black-capped Chickadee,
Olivetti Typewriter Ribbon Box
Box art from a vintage spool of Olivetti typewriter ribbon. Era unknown.
Washable Crayons
Vintage box of Washable Crayons from “the CRAYOLA makers” — but, I guess, not considered Crayolas?
Brass Anchor Club
The Ocean Dunes Resort Motel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina “Home of the Brass Anchor Club”
Aloha Village
Artwork from the Aloha Village tiiiiiny matchbook. Aloha Village was a @bestwestern hotel on the Florida gulf (Okaloosa Island, Fort Walton Beach)#tiki #matchbookart #vintagematchbook
Won’t you join us in a drink?
Vintage invite with two people (the hosts?) swimming inside a giant cocktail. Given that they’re without clothing, maybe this invite wasn’t for a party
LAX, 1987
I LOVE this 1987 design of #LAX‘s “Theme Building” – on a plastic shopping bag. Gorgeous, straightforward design. Not sure where the cityscape of
Catalina Island, 1905
A 1905 stereo view of the Avalon harbor on Catalina Island (off the coast of Los Angeles).
Souvenir of Hawaii
The hula dancer illustration that adorned the end-card on a midcentury box of a “Souvenir of Hawaii – HULA SKIRT SET” from the Island
I Am The Queen
This cat does not undersell itself. Nor should you. From the 1911 book “Kittens and cats; a book of tales”
Cocktail Matchbook
An wonderful illustration from a 1930s generic (not branded to a specific company or business) matchbook that features the core ingredients of a cocktail
U.S. Air Mail
A view of some beautiful, vintage postage amid my family’s ephemera. These 7c air mail stamps in a class mid-century design.Known in the stamp
Aloha Land
A build of the “ALOHA LAND” type treatment from the cover of the vinyl records for Ernie Menehune’s “Back To Aloha Land”
