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Showing posts with label advertising art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advertising art. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2016

1896 - Seedsman F.B. Mills: Bird's Eye View Mills' Rose Hill

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B efore you read a glowing biography of Mr. Mills and his business acumen below,  have a look at these samples of his 1896 and 1901 catalog...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

1882 - Eureka Manure

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I love early advertising! This appeared in England in  Gardening, Illustrated :  For Town and Country. A Weekly Journal for Am...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Turn of the 20th Century - Iowa Seed Company Ephemera

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I routinely dump interesting postcard images into a folder until I gather enough from one company to become interested.  When I saw I had 3...
Monday, July 21, 2014

東郷 平八郎 And Hiram Buckbee

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I llinois Extension Service straightens us out on the history and naming of the melon which is called cantaloupe.  Basically, while al...
Sunday, June 8, 2014

Happy Image: 1920's, Happy Garden, Happy Family

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Comforting, optimistic, happy, secure, in control, - the artist got it right in this ad.    Download the PDF at  https://archive.org...
Monday, February 10, 2014

White-Laced Crucifer - Mystery Flower

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I wonder what it is.  This we need to find out! First, the name itself...does it help describe the flower? From Wikipedia : A  crucife...
Friday, January 3, 2014

Get them while you can...seed packet postal stamps are still available!

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I never saw these stamps when they came out last April...but they are still available online from the USPS store. $9.20 I think they ar...