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Our shop.
Our Bloomsbury shop is at 12 Bury Place WC1A 2JL, close to the British Museum and next door to a tremendous bookshop. Our Winter hours are Tuesday to Saturday from...
Our shop.
Our Bloomsbury shop is at 12 Bury Place WC1A 2JL, close to the British Museum and next door to a tremendous bookshop. Our Winter hours are Tuesday to Saturday from...
Paper Trails.
Fifty early 20th Century, pre-war tourist attraction maps from Japan. We found these last year whilst rummaging around Tokyo, have photographed and translated them & present them in our new...
Paper Trails.
Fifty early 20th Century, pre-war tourist attraction maps from Japan. We found these last year whilst rummaging around Tokyo, have photographed and translated them & present them in our new...
Vitamin See.
We took these photos of wrapped lemon trees, protected from the frost, at Villa Medici in Rome. All from our Instagram grid.
Vitamin See.
We took these photos of wrapped lemon trees, protected from the frost, at Villa Medici in Rome. All from our Instagram grid.
Make do & vend.
During the bus ride home today we found this auction catalog of 210 old vending & gumball machines. Enjoy!
Make do & vend.
During the bus ride home today we found this auction catalog of 210 old vending & gumball machines. Enjoy!
Fenton Label Co. Inc. (1940)
From 1940 a sample brochure of label designs which are a great source of type & shape. These sheets are currently residing in our bricks & mortar, head to the...
Fenton Label Co. Inc. (1940)
From 1940 a sample brochure of label designs which are a great source of type & shape. These sheets are currently residing in our bricks & mortar, head to the...
Trick or Treat
Twenty two old Trick or Treat bags that we have scanned in as a seasonal treat. If you are visiting our shop soon you will find these in the ephemera...
Trick or Treat
Twenty two old Trick or Treat bags that we have scanned in as a seasonal treat. If you are visiting our shop soon you will find these in the ephemera...
Interflug, 1970s.
Found at a flea market, scanned for you. Destination labels from East German airline Interflug.
Interflug, 1970s.
Found at a flea market, scanned for you. Destination labels from East German airline Interflug.
Rotulacion, 1940s.
10 sheets we have just scanned from a larger collection of 1940s type/logo/wordmark design sampler sheets from Spain. More soon!
Rotulacion, 1940s.
10 sheets we have just scanned from a larger collection of 1940s type/logo/wordmark design sampler sheets from Spain. More soon!
Bunte Welt (1978)
Found in Berlin at the weekend, this book comes with pages of perforated gummed shapes - which can be popped out of the page to create these suggestions. Simply charming....
Bunte Welt (1978)
Found in Berlin at the weekend, this book comes with pages of perforated gummed shapes - which can be popped out of the page to create these suggestions. Simply charming....
David Walker's Paper Clip Collection.
David Walker has been collecting paper clips from around the world for much of his life. He recently moved into a new home & his daughter has been sorting through...
David Walker's Paper Clip Collection.
David Walker has been collecting paper clips from around the world for much of his life. He recently moved into a new home & his daughter has been sorting through...