August 22, 2009
Ephemera: Allumettes
Agence eureka: Allumettes
Match box labels made in Sweden and other places.
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: Agence Eureka, Ephemera, made in sweden, matchbox labels, matchboxes
Ephemera: School Girls' Banzai
ephemera assemblyman: Japanese Postcards of the Russo-Japanese War
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The meaning of banzai.
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: banzai, japan, Japanese, postcards, russia, Russo-Japanese War, school girls, Vintage postcard, war
August 21, 2009
August 19, 2009
August 18, 2009
Ephemera: Citroën Dyane 1968 Brochure
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1960s, 2cv, brochures, citroen, dyane, illustration, Michel Quarez, The World of Kane, vintage cars, vintage comics
Ephemera: Indian Matchbox Labels
Agence eureka: Alumettes de Indie: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
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I don't know about you but to me they look more like geese than swans...
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: Agence Eureka, Ephemera, geese, indian, matchbox labels, matchboxes, tobacco paraphernalia
August 17, 2009
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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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: radio, radio nord, vintage ads
Illustration: Noel Sickles
Today's Inspiration: Some Sickles for Readers to Digest: Illustrations by Noel Sickles.
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1950s, illustration, noel sickles, pipe smoker, today's inspiration
August 15, 2009
Gif Animations: When Eight Bells Toll
Gif animation made by myself from When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
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my other gif animations
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1970s, animation, gif, gif animation, my own gif animations, When Eight Bells Toll
Vintage Postcards: Film Cards
Flickr: Truus, Bob & Jan too!: Film Cards
"These are all scans of vintage postcards of the European cinema between 1895 and 1970."
via the Museum of online museums
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: european, european film, flickr, movies, postcards, ursula andress, Vintage postcard
August 14, 2009
Ephemera: Vintage Bubble Gum Wrappers
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1960s, 1970s, bubble gum, candy, Ephemera, graphic design, packaging, sweet wrappers, sweets, Vintage Food, wrappers
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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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: flickr, illustration, jon klassen
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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Related posts about soft drinks
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: erik carlsson, pommac, soft drinks, swedish, swedish sports icon, vintage ads, vintage cars
Vintage Cars: Carlsson på taket
Swedish rally driver Erik "Carlsson på taket" Carlsson in his SAAB.
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1960s, erik carlsson, SAAB, swedish, swedish sports icon, vintage cars
Vintage Photos: The King and his Queen
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1970s, elvis, retrozone, the king, vintage photos
August 13, 2009
Illustration: Staffan Wirén
...and the "Björn".
"Ingen rädder för ABC inte heller för 1-2-3" ("No one is afraid of the ABC, nore of the 1-2-3") is my best thrift store find of this summer. It's a tiny children's book from Sparbanken ("The Savings Bank") and as the title suggests it's an ABC book with some math teaching kids the benefits of putting money in the bank. The wonderful ABC animal illustrations by Staffan Wirén are glued in and I wonder if they came with the book or if you got them one by one at the bank. It doesn't say what year this was printed. It's probably from the 50s. Here's an excellent opportunity to learn about the Swedish letters Å, Ä, Ö.
I wish I could tell you something about Staffan Wirén except that he was/is (?) a very good Swedish illustrator. I know that he has illustrated a number of books but it is hard to find examples of it on the Internet. However there is "Vårt svenska samhälle" ("Our Swedish Society") uploaded by David at The Klockarp Institute and there is the cover of "Kondition och hälsa" ("Fitness and Health").
The "Ren"...
...and the "Älg".
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1950s, ABC, Ephemera, illustration, staffan wirén, swedish