Book Covers: Mitchell Hooks

The Voodoo Murders. 1957. Cover by Mitchell Hooks.

Mitchell Hooks Covers
a set on Flickr by 5m@5hYdez

Via Leif Peng's article:
Mitchell Hooks, Fredman~Chaite, and the Transition to Paperbacks

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Vintage Ad: ABBA Action Figures

via Vakten
from Vintage Ads

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Funny: Crap Dogs

OK, let me just point out that I personally love dogs and I wouldn't really call any dog a crap dog even if I might think MUCH less of some dogs...

Crap Dogs


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Comics: DRRRING, part 2

DRRRING panels, part 2
at Agence eureka. Give her another call! DRRRING

Vintage Beverage: Champis

From Farbror Sid

Champis
is a Swedish soft drink created by Robert Roberts in 1910. It was initially marketed under different name but since 1918 it has been sold as Champis. Along with the soft drinks Sockerdricka, Citronil, Pomril and Pommac, Champis is one in the first generation of Swedish soft drinks. The recipe is a well-kept secret by the way.
sources: link, link, link

More wonderful Swedish soft drink and lemonade ads from Uncle Sid:
Mer, Merry, Festis, Apotekarnes, Pommac
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Related:
Ephemera: Plonk! (Sound effect soft drink labels)
Ephemera: Swedish Soft Drink Labels
Vintage Beverage: Zingo
Vintage Beverage: Cuba Cola
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All posts with label soft drinks

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Gif: On Top


Call for birds - Ilustrenos
via This isn't happiness

Comics: DRRRING

DRRRING panels
at Agence eureka. Call on her! DRRRING

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Graphic Design: Sticky Tongue Logo

"The Victoria and Albert Museum
has paid slightly over £50,000 to buy the original art work of the logo made for the Rolling Stones by British designer John Pasche. The tongue first appeared on their album...continue (artdaily.com)

via niotcot.org
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Vintage Ad: Nyponsoppa


Ekströms nyponsoppa.
A Swedish 50's ad from jayKayEss' Flickr set Old Swedish Ads.

Wikipedia: "Rose hips are commonly used as an herbal tea, often blended with hibiscus and as an oil. They can also be used to make jam, jelly, marmalade and wine. Rose hip soup, "nyponsoppa," is especially popular in Sweden."

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Cartoon: Rhapsody of Steel




Rhapsody of Steel
In this post from January ASIFA said: "Today we scanned a read-along storybook adaptation of John Sutherland's industrial film, Rhapsody of Steel (1959). Sutherland's studio was very influential in the mid-1950s, employing some of the best designers in the business. This film is no exception."

There is also a QuickTime link in the post!

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Ephemera: Plonk!





Even more Swedish Soft Drink Labels?! Yep, you bet! How do you like these beauties? I've tried - not very easy - translating the Swedish text from the site where they were found:

"Sound effects soft drinks. These four spectacular soft drinks were on the market in 1985-1986. They were soon to be criticized for containing questionable chemical substances... (!!)
Flämt! - Came in light blue and light green design and tasted
smågodis. (various kinds of candy with a sometimes diffuse flavor to it)
Gulp! - With the taste of
sega bananer (banana flavored foamy candy) and had an intense yellow translucent color.
Plonk! (!!) - Perhaps the least known of the quartet with a taste of
godiskulor (ie, blueberries - and boysenberries candy flavourings)
Wroom! - Hallongelé (Raspberry jelly candy) colored beverage with the taste of ... raspberry jelly candy.


The images and the original Swedish text are found at den nostalgiska läsksidan via the (sometimes) very kind gåsmannen who also recommended this label collector site.

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Related:
Ephemera: Swedish Soft Drink Labels
Vintage Beverage: Zingo (important Update!)
Vintage Beverage: Cuba Cola
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All posts with label soft drinks

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Ephemera: Stamps etc



Brassdragon
Collection of stamps etc

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Poster Art: Vintage Tarzan

Tarzan
Vintage Posters


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Ephemera: Swedish Soft Drink Labels






Swedish Soft Drink Labels from brewery Värnamo bryggeri. More here.

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Architecture: Brasília

Photo: P-E Fronning (Martin Klasch)

Oscar Niemeyer, National Congress of Brazil

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