vintage ephemera

brand name pencils

Friday 3 December, 2010 / Vintage / Comments { 1 }

a website dedicated entirely to brand name pencils. this is why i love the internet!

you will learn interesting bits of informaiton like this,

WWII-era pencils have very distinct cardboard or plastic ferrules . Metals were needed for the war effort so a hard cardboard or plastic replaced the nickel or brass previously used to house the eraser.

found via tim siedell aka @badbanana – the funniest man on twitter. follow him n-o-w.

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soviet postcards

Monday 29 November, 2010 / Vintage / Comments { 4 }

i love tumblrs like this: soviet postcards – straightforward, simple, just like that.

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worth a thousand words

Thursday 27 May, 2010 / Vintage / Comments { 0 }

jordan smith aka what makes the pie shops tick? collects found vintage photographs & ephemera that i can browse for ages and ages (and have done). his collection is amazingly extensive and gives you a glimpse into the lives of ordinary americans in the fifties and sixties.

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vroom

Tuesday 27 October, 2009 / Art, Vintage / Comments { 0 }

from pillpat at flickr

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