Menu for the Holland American Line, 1954

1927

“Dutch book of G. Watkins - Man of minnaar ( Husband of lover) Published in the Cocktailreeks by Schoonderbeek in 1940”

ridlej:

Charles Harper illustration (by Crafty Dogma)

(via the-zoo-keeper)

By Hioshi Ohchi
1959 

Tin for radioactive condoms
c. 1940s 

”Radioactive condoms were supposed to have magical properties.”

I’m in awe…by the magnificent design of that container!

Still from a 1960s Tupperware commercial

thepieshops:

I want to go to there!

midcenturymodernfreak:

The Wilson House built by Ralph Wilson Sr., founder of Ralph Wilson Plastics, today known as Wilsonart International. 1958

Source: midcenturia.com

1955

Illustrated by Mrs. Iva Shoup and Edward R. Speck, Jr
1970 

iconoclassic:

Mouchy Illustration (by sandiv999)

(via wordsandeggs)

“It’s Still A Mystery”
 By Lee Gebhart and Walter Wagner
Early 1970s 

Butterflies are SO mysterious. Am I missing something here?

Thoughts On The Common Toad
By George Orwell
Ilustration by Joe McLaren (modern) based on the “A Book of Toys” book cover illustrated by Gwen White

I would love to get my hands on this book for a couple of reasons

The Penguin Car Handbook
By Robert Ireson
Design by Erwin Fabian
1960
 

woo…hoo…