6.3.12

1845 Human Anatomy Lithograph.

Drawing from life by French army surgeon Jean Baptiste Francois Leveille (1769-1829) from the 1845 book "Avec un Atlas de 24 planches dessinées d'apres nature et lithographiees par M. Leveille", published in Paris and used as reference by artists. 
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68127649/1845-antique-male-anatomy-color
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24.2.12

A Very Cool Hip Camera... The Comet.

The Comet is an Italian camera made in the 50's by Bencini, looking like an SLR but really it has a fixed aperture and shutter so was a sort of precursor to point-and-shoots and is more along the line of Holgas and Annys, though it is not plastic but cast aluminum.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/89605781/vintage-1950s-comet-camera-by-bencini-of
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23.2.12

1967 Kaftan Dress by Lanvin.

Posted on flickr by Classic Style of Fashion (Fourth). 
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MidCentury Modern Sci-fi Art.























                                                                                                              Angus McKie


Aquaman.
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Electricity Art.

A lithograph from a German book on electricity from 1889!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/88628481/electricity-antique-lithograph-original
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3.10.11

Found Photos from Negatives



 
Found these medium format negatives in a recycling dumpster. 
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17.8.11

Fred Press Fishie Carafe!


Gorgeous Atomic aqua and gold primitive fish on glass with this Fred Press designed Midcentury Modern coffee carafe. http://www.etsy.com/listing/79477519/vintage-midcentury-modern-fred-press
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5.5.11

Some Retro Fashion Ads

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25.4.11

Groovy 1960s Desert Booklet.

Check out this awesome Peter Max-esque desert recipe book cover! Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/rochelle49/   for more old cookbook images.
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8.4.11

Love the Colours.


Cute vintage Mattel dollhouse furniture by CottaBuzzVintage on etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/48593670/vintage-1968-little-kiddle-toy-doll
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5.3.11

Some Fine Retro Fashion Photos.




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4.3.11

Retro Kitchen Table & Chairs Printers Plate.


I used to see sets like these at thrift stores all the time and we had one in one of the apartments I lived in as an undergrad. With speckles and shiny flecks in the formica surface and shiny and puffy chairs of vinyl, these kitchen sets seemed to last for a long time and find new and affordable life.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69342105/vintage-metal-printing-plate-of-retro
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27.2.11

Labour History Images from the Archives.

Union Label poster from the AF of L, early 1900s. Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, NY University.
American Federation of Labor: History, Encyclopedia, Reference Book (Washington: American Federation of Labor, 1919)
Photo By: The Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7578012@N02/457053437/
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11.2.11

Jan Brady Objet D'Art!


How Hippy Dippy is this fantastically groovy vanity mirror?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67940585/vintage-late-1960s-early-1970s-pop
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10.2.11

The Wonderful Clarendon.

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31.1.11

Happy Valentine's Day.

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28.1.11

Grandma on Photo Day.. 1950-something.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66567859/vintage-1950s-photograph-grandma
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22.1.11

Soooo Cool... Retro TV Salt & Pepper Shakers!

From domestikate on etsy:
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19.1.11

The Incomparable Flier & War Hero Brit Amy Johnson.

Amy Johnson boldly entered the popular arena of daring early pilots who were setting and breaking world records for flight during the 1920s. She went on to work for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War in the all-women (and equal pay!) section of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died a heroine in 1941 after haivng to parachute out of her plane into the Thames, her body never recovered.

Read about her at:
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17.1.11

The Fine Fancy Art of Lettering.

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Awesome Collection of 45s!

For the full list of all 12 records included in this collection - and links to listen to every song - go to:
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3.1.11

Vintage Zenith Portable Record Player on Etsy.

What an awesome colour and texture!
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26.12.10

God's Telux number".

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1.11.10

Vintage 1st Aid Magnets!


http://www.etsy.com/listing/54567763/altered-art-wood-magnets-with-vintage
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23.10.10

Things Have Changed. on the surface.



Nevada Proving Ground 1950s nuclear bomb tests... how we can be protected. "lets watch it again in stop motion". amazing how the cameras survived.
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Feminine Fluff 1967.

from letslookupandsmile's photostream:
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22.10.10

Eve Midwinter!


I love the fabulously Mod Midwinter series of tableware. Eve Midwinter developed a glaze called Creation for the series that has speckles of brown, giving the ceramics a real down-to-earth feel. These yellow-themed plates are from the Sun series; there were also the blues (Moon) and browns (Earth).
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10.10.10

More Mad Men Retro.


Joan's apartment, her shirt matches the wall. Awesome composition.
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Vintage Fairy Queen Illustration.



Made from a piece of paper from a Ukrainian children's book, an elegant fun and funky adjustable antiqued silver ring with a lace edging.
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8.10.10

Harlequin Girl!

Emblematic of the boy and girl pairs of big eyed performers that hung in so many of my friends' bedrooms, from the 1960s Moppet series by bigeye artist Eden.
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