Vintage Razor Blades and Wrappers

I came across this collection of vintage razor blades in wrappers. They are mostly Swedish and I would guess they are mainly from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

The hobby of collecting these I know nothing about, however I can imagine it was pretty popular once upon a time. Being an affordable household item with varying and often elaborate design it must have been much like collecting matchboxes/books, bottle caps or cheap stamps.

If anyone has information on the subject or can point to a place of information, let us know.

Vintage Razor Blades and Wrappers

On ne vit que deux fois

Graphics I extracted from this record cover 

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Dots

4CP: In Defense of Dots
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Bunny

What's it like?
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Ex Libris

See all bookplate posts on 50 Watts
See the companion post at BibliOdyssey 
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Web

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968) 

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Color Blindness?

image from :nike's Flickr set typography

this, that & also, etc: Ishihara Test for Color Blindness
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Graphics: Gayware

See the whole ad at Vintage ads...
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Graphics: Bull!

The original graphic (which I have altered a bit) is from a 1960 ad found at Vintage Scans.
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Graphics: Atomic Medicine

Vintage Ads: Detail
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Art/Illustration: André de Lorde

I believe this is his letterhead logo ;)

Deadlicious: André de Lorde - Memorabilia
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Ephemera: Stamps etc

Brassdragon
Collection of stamps etc

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Typography: La lettre...

The letter in decor and "modern" advertising
at Agence Eureka.

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Graphic Design: Helvetica turns 50

Image from Designing With Type. Click link or the image.

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Illustration: Dick Bruna

The World Of Kane has an article about the Dutch illustrator and graphic designer Dick Bruna, mostly known for his minimalistic children's books about Miffy. Here and in this vast gallery you'll however find other book cover designs of his hand. Visit The World Of Kane for more links and info.

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Re-Move: skapa egen datorgrafik

Klicka och snurra på musen och se vad det blir. Vill du pröva detta så besöker du Re-Move.
via Totally Flabbergasted Weblog

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Grafiska trender '59

Lite tidstypisk grafik från 1959. (se 19/6)

Från the nonist

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