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March 26, 2024

Vintage Razor Blades and Wrappers

I came across this collection of vintage razor blades in wrappers. They are mostly Swedish and I would guess they are mainly from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

The hobby of collecting these I know nothing about, however I can imagine it was pretty popular once upon a time. Being an affordable household item with varying and often elaborate design it must have been much like collecting matchboxes/books, bottle caps or cheap stamps.

If anyone has information on the subject or can point to a place of information, let us know.

Vintage Razor Blades and Wrappers

January 16, 2023

And it burns, burns, burns

Dick Sprang, 1944 (altered)

October 19, 2020

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Illustrations from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by Nicolas Bentley, 1940.

June 19, 2015

The Art of Coffee-Making

The Art of Coffee-Making. Booklet published in 1948.
Uploaded by alsis35 (now at ipernity).
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December 11, 2014

4CP

4CP
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November 16, 2012

Skull, urchins and lamp on a table

Skull, urchins and lamp on a table, Pablo Picasso, 1943

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November 1, 2012

10

my vintage book collection (in blog form).
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October 9, 2012

Wong

Boris Karloff in The Fatal Hour (1940)

Greenbriar Picture Shows
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August 29, 2012

Kickin' It

The Spirit
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June 30, 2012

The Anti-Nazi Seal

Link to more illustrations from the book

Wikipedia: "In 1941 Sælen famously wrote and illustrated the book Snorre Sel ('Snorri the Seal'). The book, subtitled "A fable in colors for adults and children", was a subtle satire on Nazi Germany..."