Friday, May 13, 2011

Over-Chromo on the Flower Front

Over the top...

From the July, 1900 issue of THE MAYFLOWER, a gardening magazine about flowers:



September, 1892:



December, 1894:


The cover from the February, 1900 issue:





A good customer for colored inks, this magazine. Click for bigger versions.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Cigarettes and Papers

Four advertisements Photoshopped by Mariangela Buch. I believe she found them among eBay sellers' offerings, and cleaned them up for our benefit.





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Sunday, May 8, 2011

A Page of Flowers

"Six lovely everblooming tea and hardy roses that are given free to our subscribers and readers as per the Special Offer..." From the January, 1899 issue of the PEOPLE'S HOME JOURNAL, scanned by Mariangela Buch.



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