Lot-a-chicken
Nice little neighborhood recipe book from Hawaii, 1981. Each chicken is hand drawn. My guess is they were traced from a book of clip art.
Posted: May 14th, 2012
Categories: Books
Tags: 1980s, all caps, green, yellow
Smith-Corona typewriter user’s manual
A lot of good 2-color printing in this great find. Thanks Emmet for the gift. The manual was preserved in the original envelope along with a postcard to attend typing school.
Posted: April 30th, 2012
Categories: Product manuals
Tags: 1970s, Emmet, multi-colored, red, tan
Tuborg Promo Book
Steve Heller recently posted about a promotional brochure for the Danish brewery Tuborg.
Posted: April 23rd, 2012
Categories: Brochures, Website finds
Tags: beer, denmark, multi-colored, unknown date
Old images restored
I’ve restored the old image locations. Unfortunately, images stored in the indexhibit location were wiped out by hackers. My apologies to anyone linking to these images. All images can be found in the links mentioned below. Many images are duplicates so that the older links to the Product Manual Archive will remain intact (except the indexhibit images once in a directory labeled “gimgs”).
All currently posted images, plus a few more: here
A huge mess of every image ever hosted to date: here
The old directories: books, brands and miscellaneous
Posted: April 21st, 2012
Categories: Admin Notes
Tags:
Cyclo-Pedia 1974 Catalog
I recognize that the Product Manual Archive is a dichotomy of content: graphical interest versus the actual content of the catalogs shown (and really neither are implied by the URL, eh?). I hope the reader sees this quality a bonus and not a flaw.
Nice find. Thanks, James.
Posted: April 21st, 2012
Categories: Catalogs, Website finds
Tags: 1970s, cycling, french, italian
Scottamus’ Flickr Sets
I’ve admired Scottamus’ photographs for a few weeks now. I wish I visited more of these sites (and sights) while living in Ohio. James recently sent me the image below. There is a set of this same sign type. I urge you, a fan of things, to visit this great collection of Ohio photographs. Link.
Posted: April 17th, 2012
Categories: Signs, Website finds
Tags: architecture, odd, Ohio, photography
CARON yarn
100% DuPont acrylic! One should demand no less. Kirsten got a couple old skeins of white yarn with this label. Click to see full size and enjoy. What year is this from?
Posted: April 15th, 2012
Categories: Label
Tags: beige, Helvetica, white
What’s up with the PMA?
I have had plans for many months to jump back onto the scanner wagon, and continue filling this site with old books and hang tags that I personally own, or that friends own. But lately I not had the time. So for now, I plan to post what I find elsewhere between what I can find to upload.
I have decided to leave comments off as moderating can become even more time consuming that scanning and uploading. If you would like to contact me, please send email to gb AT garrettbelmont.com.
Posted: March 24th, 2012
Categories: Admin Notes
Tags:
wrenches!
Thanks to Emmet for sending me this link. Be sure to click the “Pics” links to see all the wrenches featured. I have no words other than to quote Emmet: “Dear lord!”
This image is one of about 180 images, each featuring multiple wrenches of various types. Holy moley.
Posted: March 24th, 2012
Categories: Website finds
Tags: collectors
second homes book
I have tagged this DIY vacation homes book 1960s, though it may be more apt to tag it 1950s given it was published 1960 and may better represent the ’50s.
Via: The Fox is Black
Posted: March 23rd, 2012
Categories: Books, Website finds
Tags: 1960s, architecture, diy, leisure