Monday, 31 December 2012
Close-Fitting Dressing
From
The Art and Craft of Hairdressing
edited by N. E. B. Wolters, 1958 printing.
Folk-Modern Embroidery
From
Contemporary Embroidery Design
by Joan Nicholson, 1954.
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Beauty Unadorned
Uncredited models from
Beauty Unadorned
by Vincent Lussa, 1969.
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Needlecraft Wallpaper
Decorative endpaper from
The Pictorial Guide to Modern Home Needlecraft
, 1946 reprint.
Aprons
Homemade aprons from
The Pictorial Guide to Modern Home Dressmaking
, undated.
Bat Catching
Illustration by Brian Walker for
Country Fair
magazine, April 1958.
Sunday, 23 December 2012
'Blob' Lettering
From
Pen Lettering
published by The Blandford Press for The Esterbrook Steel Pen Mfg. Co., 1930.
German Poster Alphabet
From
Pen Lettering
published by The Blandford Press for The Esterbrook Steel Pen Mfg. Co., 1930.
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Hungry Sinners
From
Esquire's Handbook for Hosts
, 1949.
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Coleman Hawkins
From
Esquire's Jazz Book
, 1947.
Competition Coiffure
From
The Art & Craft of Hairdressing
, N E B Wolters, 1958 edition.
Sunday, 2 December 2012
The Sketch
April 9th, 1958.
Saturday, 1 December 2012
Eton Crop
From The Art & Craft of Hairdressing, N E B Wolters, 1958 edition.
Merry Christmas
From
Designers in Britain- Volume 3
, 1951. Compiled by The Society of Industrial Arts.
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