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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

abject-reptile: 2 Days to Europe poster, 1937. Designed by Jupp Wiertz.

abject-reptile:

2 Days to Europe poster, 1937. Designed by Jupp Wiertz.

coololdthings: Poster for Lord hats by Paolo Garretto, 1930

coololdthings:

Poster for Lord hats by Paolo Garretto, 1930

rosswolfe: Soviet poster, 1924: Let’s build a dirigible squadron in the name of Lenin!

rosswolfe:

Soviet poster, 1924: Let’s build a dirigible squadron in the name of Lenin!

dreigroschenoper: Exposition Emilio Vila, Galerie de la Boétie By Emilio Vila, c. 1920s

dreigroschenoper:

Exposition Emilio Vila, Galerie de la Boétie

By Emilio Vila, c. 1920s

A poster for a 1906 automobile show in Amsterdam.

A poster for a 1906 automobile show in Amsterdam.

(Source: darkladyofthelowlands)

n0vapr0spekt: England Expects… by paul.malon on Flickr.

n0vapr0spekt:

England Expects… by paul.malon on Flickr.

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oldrussia: What Bolshevism brings to nation

oldrussia:

What Bolshevism brings to nation

“Grace, refinement and lighthearted fun float from the cloud-like dress, daintily balanced glass and casually posed model in “Martini and Rossi” by Marcello Dudovich (1878 - 1962). One of Italy’s leading poster artists, Dudovich is known for his vibrantly colored, dramatic ads for Ricordi, the opera publisher who created an in-house printing operation to promote its music. Dudovich become the official poster artist for renowned fashion department store Mele and broke artistic ground with a newer style which traded Art Nouveau excesses for a more modern look.”

“Grace, refinement and lighthearted fun float from the cloud-like dress, daintily balanced glass and casually posed model in “Martini and Rossi” by Marcello Dudovich (1878 - 1962). One of Italy’s leading poster artists, Dudovich is known for his vibrantly colored, dramatic ads for Ricordi, the opera publisher who created an in-house printing operation to promote its music. Dudovich become the official poster artist for renowned fashion department store Mele and broke artistic ground with a newer style which traded Art Nouveau excesses for a more modern look.”

(via ghastlydelights)

legrandcirque: Alexey Brodovitch,  Bal Banal poster on the walls of Paris, 1924.

legrandcirque:

Alexey Brodovitch,  Bal Banal poster on the walls of Paris, 1924.

Children’s Book Week poster 1921

Children’s Book Week poster 1921

(Source: antediluvianbychoice)