Archive for August, 2010

Laura’s Emporium now carries a full line of Howard Products for your wood furniture.

 We got an email from Bob & Pat in Mountain View, NY.  They’ve had a busy summer which started off badly when their cocker spaniel was attacked by several dogs.  After stitches and numerous visits to the vet, we’re happy to report she’s doing well now.
 They went to Ohio for a week and visited the Amish area and they said the country is just beautiful.  Besides doing antique shows, they’ve been going to auctions and we hope to see some new and exciting additions to Laura’s.  Should be back towards the end of August and we look forward to seeing them!

The TJS Labs Gallery of Graphic Design (http://gogd.tjs-labs.com/) is amazing.  Whether you’re trying to date a specific product, or just taking a stroll down memory lane – with 10,414 advertisement images – you’ll want to visit for a while.

No commentary to wade through – zip, zilch – just the image and the essential facts.  For instance the Geo. A. Hormel & Co. ad shown here is one of 37 ads for Spam.  It appeared on the back cover of the November 1, 1939 issue of Woman’s Day.

5,187 products advertised in 17 magazines from 3,127 different advertisers from 1930 through 1969.  Awesome, huh?  But that’s not the best part.  You’re going to love how this is set up.  There’s a simple search and an advanced search, but you hardly need them.  Completely cross-referenced; if it’s in this collection, you can find it with a few clicks.

Want to find ads by Norman Rockwell?  Select him from the 251 illustrators listed and ads on file are available to view with publication information.  Want to see all the ads from 1941?  Click on the year.  Looking for a product, can’t remember the exact name, but sure it had the word ‘zoom’?  1032 keywords are at your disposal.

The ability to search by Magazine, Advertiser, Product, Illustrator, Keyword, Year, or Issue makes this site a joy to navigate and downright fun to explore.  Continually updated with new images (as I write this, the newest batch was added just two hours ago!).

The Gallery of Graphic Design is also on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gallery-of-Graphic-Design/108023629232681#!/pages/The-Gallery-of-Graphic-Design/108023629232681?v=wall) where you can view images and share your comments.  Also keeps you up-to-date on new additions.

Go to http://gogd.tjs-labs.com/ and then visit the facebook page.

Tell ‘em I sent ya’ ~ Victoria

These recipes come from The Old-Fashioned Cookbook (1975) by Jan McBride Carlton.  I haven’t tried the Spiced Milk, but the bread pudding is scrumptious and not overly sweet.  Cuban bread, Italian, just about anything without seeds works well, and I don’t bother removing the crusts.  This makes a lovely moist pudding, just add a little extra bread if you want it drier.