Vintage Ads: Radio Nord


Radiohistoriska arkivet: Radio Nord
via Larssons Blogg


"During 16 months from March 1961, Jack S. Kotschack and his staff shook the Swedish establishment by broadcasting radio from a boat anchored on international waters in the Baltic Sea.From the ship came modern pop music, news - and commercials. The Swedish audience loved Radio Nord, but the politicians raged and threatened with reprisals and government purchase boycotts against companies that advertised on the pirate radio station. Behind the scenes urgent and detailed investigations were made on how to stop the broadcasts ..."

HIT THE ROAD JACK! -
History of Radio Nord
written by Jan Kotschack

To buy the book see link at the bottom of this page.

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Illustration: Alexander Leydenfrost


Illustration Art: Alexander Leydenfrost (1888-1961)
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Illustration: Noel Sickles


Today's Inspiration: Some Sickles for Readers to Digest: Illustrations by Noel Sickles.
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Ephemera: Vintage Bubble Gum Wrappers



The BooBerry Alarmclock: Bubble Gum!
via Coudal Partners
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Illustration: Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen

Flickr: Artwork from We Are The Friction, a book of illustration and short fiction, more information on which you can find here.
via grain edit

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Vintage Ads: Carlsson på taket

I read somewhere that the rally driver having a break and a Pommac soft drink isn't really the man he is supposed to look like: Erik Carlsson (see previous post) but a model. Be that how it may, the photo is good. Carlsson was a great driver but he managed to flip his car a number of times. There's also a Swedish children's book character called "Karlsson på taket"/"Karlsson on the roof". Hence Erik Carlsson's nickname "Carlsson på taket" and hence the ad photo.
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Vintage Cars: Carlsson på taket

Swedish rally driver Erik "Carlsson på taket" Carlsson in his SAAB.
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