(0)Bottle caps collection on Flickr.
Via Collecta
17Jun2008
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10Feb2008
Via BibliOdyssey, more at Whispers With Sivartha
on the The Book of Life
“The human race has been marching upward from the first ages of history. Under what law has that mighty procession of the ages taken place? Science and history both answer that man has advanced, step by step, from the ignorant and selfish rule of his lower brain organs uptoward the beneficent dominion of his higher faculties.
The laws which have controlled that vast upward movement are still in force. They are fixed in the very constitution of man. And they are of supreme importance at the present time, for they determine what new institutions and what social changes are now required to meet that higher growth of man.”
23Jan2008
Good to know that Wallpaper Mag is spotlighting The good’ old Portuguese traditional products (in this case beauty products). These are becoming very “Fashionable” today and seen in the selective shops all around the world, something I wouldn’t imagine of when I first met Catarina Portas, who’s been collecting and re-collecting these forgotten and almost dead products that are part of our parents and grand-parents generation, under the name of Uma Casa Portuguesa. Beautiful Packaging. // (Retro passion aside) :)
10Jan2008
Square America: America’s Lifestyle seen through Snapshots & Vernacular Photography. Ridiculously fun and random!
02Jan2008
GoGoods.com 1932 Flamed Roadster Pedal Car
I’m gonna get this for my kid!
The quintessential American Hot Rod, the ‘32 Ford Roadster, capturing the excitement of this history-making car in our line of ride-on toys. Designed by Warehouse 36, the ‘32 Ford Roadster line is a completely new pedal car recreating the distinctive lines of the famous “Deuce Coupe.” Officially licensed by Ford Motor Company, our ‘32 Ford Roadsters feature chrome “Ford” hubcaps, detailed ‘32 grille, working trunk, custom graphics and real hood louvers. These cars are sure to thrill children and collectors alike.
20Dec2007
Travel Ephemera. A great collection and resource for travel ephemera. Some awesome Airline graphic pieces, as well as Swiss travel material.
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03Dec2007
Flickr: The mid-century illustrated Pool.
Loads of inspiring images from the mid-century XX. browse browse browse… get lost here!
Graphic designer Saul bass’s classic kids book - Henri’s walk to paris. c 1962 published by Young Scott books.
Fertig by Sol Yurick. 1967. Cover by Harry Bennett.
Spread from “Kangaroo For Christmas”, Harcourt Press, 1962.
Written and illustrated by James Flora.
Fighters 1939-45
Attack and Training Aircraft by Kenneth Munson, Illustrated by John W. Wood, Norman Dinnage, Frank Friend, Brian Hiley, William Hobson, Tony Mitchell, Jack Pelling. ©1969 Blanford Press ltd.
14Oct2007
A very nice selection of Record Envelopes.
06Sep2007
I found these weird experiments or whatever you wanna call them at the great BibliOdyssey: Galvanizing Aldini
Among the inspirations for Mary Shelley’s gothic classic ‘Frankenstein’ from 1818 were the (in)famous experiments carried out in public by the physicist Giovanni Aldini (1762-1834) at the Royal College of Surgeons in 1803.
Aldini was the nephew of the Italian physiologist Luigi Galvani who experimented with frog legs in the late 18th century and noted that the muscles contracted with the passage of an electrical current (he thought he had discovered a unique ‘animal electricity’). Provoking muscle contraction by applying electricity came to be known as galvansim [and galvanize or galvanise came to have a wider meaning: stimulate into activity]. Aldini assisted with his uncle’s work and later promoted the principle in his own experiments and publications.
06Sep2007
20Aug2007
07Aug2007
Flickr: The Retro Records Pool
Explore it!!
Btw, I’m in need of serious summer vacation… 10 beach days in a row is enough, so bored right now…
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