libraryofva:

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection 

Amtrak. Traveling by train.
Amtrak Features for the Short Trip. 1968

Vintage belt buckles.

met-musical-instruments:

Double Virginal by Hans Ruckers the Elder,Musical Instruments

Gift of B. H. Homan, 1929 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Pine, beech, poplar, mahogany, paint, gesso, metal, parchment, brass

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503676

Guac ‘n’ Roll: How a Recycled College Menu Design Became a Classic Led Zeppelin Poster

Tramp art box made in Germany, c. 1896. (Via eBay)

Stinky Stickers (also known as Scratch ‘n Sniff) sold by Trend Enterprises, c. 1970s and ‘80s.

Marble relief of a horseman, Greek, c. 1st Century BC.

Via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.

Bottled Up: Three Centuries of Whimsey Constructed Within Walls of Glass

Cast-silverwriting utensil box made by Wenzel Jamnitzer, c. 1560-1570.

(ViaJSTOR)

John Singer Sargent’s Secret Muse

VintageCoroCraft brooch & earringdemi-parure.

Vintage Alaska Native art sculpture by Ike Kulowiyi from Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, made from walrus bone, baleen, and whale bone.

Lime-green interiors from a 3-bedroom condo in Ramona, CA, c. 1974.

Brooch set by Kramer, New York, 1960s.

Doomsday Fashion of the Azores Islands, c. late 19th century.

collectorsweekly:

A joyous vintage Easter

collectorsweekly:

Happy Easter! Here Come the Witches

“In the United States, Easter folklore revolves around a giant bunny bringing kids treat-filled Easter baskets, which they then use to hunt for colored eggs. In Sweden and some parts of Finland, painted eggs are common, but a traditional Easter also involves children dressing up like witches and going door-to-door asking for treats—much like American kids do on Halloween. On postcards and other vintage Easter ephemera, we have fuzzy chicks and cuddly rabbits, while the Swedes have headscarf-sporting witches transporting cats and copper coffee pots on their brooms.”

“Fallen Astronaut” memorial plaque and 3.3″ aluminum sculpture placed on the moon by crew of Apollo 15 on August 2, 1971. The plaque lists the name of 14 men, both Soviet and American, who died in service of their countries’ respective space programs.

atomic-chronoscaph:

Ben Cooper Halloween Masks (1970s-1980s)

collectorsweekly:

Plaid boots, made in France, circa 1860.

collectorsweekly:

Victor Vasarely, porcelain coffee pot for Rosenthal, Germany, 1960. (Via Zeller.de)

“Don’t lose that anger. Just have a little more patience and forgiveness. For yourself as well.” 

~ R.I.P. author and AIDS activist Larry Kramer (1935 - 2020)

collectorsweekly:

The Art of Making People Go Away

Vintage “Do Not Disturb” signs, c. mid-20th Century.

sovietpostcards:

Portable radio receivers made in the USSR (via Moscow Design Museum)

peashooter85:

Yoshitsune-Gote Do-Maru armor, Japan, 17th-18th century.

from Christies

collectorsweekly:

Remembering “unbought and unbossed” Shirley Chisholm, who became the first woman AND the first African American to run for the nomination of a major party for President of the United States in 1972. <3

steampunktendencies:

Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver

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Portable ashtray or “pocket butler” made from sterling silver, Victorian era.

40 years ago today, Mount St. Helens blew its top. 

Above,Mount St. Helens salt and pepper shakers, c. 1980s.

One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture?

(Via Smithsonian Magazine)

Cameo vase in the style of Gallé by Glasraffinerie Friedrich Pietsch Steinschönau, circa 1905-1910.

Pop Art dress by Lazy U, c. 1960s.

Handmade glass pendant lamp by Poliarte, Italy, c. 1960 - 1970s.

“I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs.” 

~ Richard Wayne Penniman a.k.a. Little Richard (1932 - 2020)

Glass and silver vase by Helena Tynell for Riihimäen Lasi Oy, Finland, 1970s.

Vintage pressed-glass rolling pin keepsake engraved with grapevines and “Pam.”