Sunday 30 June 2013

Children's Playing Cards



Some novelty playing cards found at car boot sale today to add to our collection.  Lovely printing process and colours.  Shame they are so battered!  They have obviously been well thumbed over the years.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Rowland Emmett

Rowland Emmett, a great British eccentric, cartoonist and automata maker . His machines featured in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and his Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Railway was a highlight of the 1952 Festival of Britain in Battersea Park.

Monday 10 June 2013

Souvenir Leporellos



Found a big bunch of souvenir leporellos online and could´nt resist! They are gorgeous! The cutest are definitly the little ones (1 cent coin for size comparison). Now I can go snipping!

Saturday 1 June 2013

Bonobo - Cirrus

Found a great “50ies-Collage-Music-Video” and would like to share with you:

Bonobo - Cirrus