Friday, March 28, 2014

Vintage Seed, Flower and Fruit Catalog Pages

Well now that spring has officially arrived and seeing as how my hubby is busy building lots of planting beds, I have decided to post some really neat vintage seed catalog designs. The detailed illustrations and embellishments are amazing! I sure like them better than the current minimalist designs. Enjoy, and get out and plant something!

Maule's Vegetable Seeds Ad 1895
Child's Calla Lily Bulbs 1897
Child's Sweet Pea Seeds 1897
Maule's Peas 1895

Child's Cacti Seeds 1897

Child's Pot or Sweet Herbs 1897

Child's Morning Glory Seeds 1897

Child's Peas and Cucumber Seeds 1897

Child's Phlox Seeds 1897

Maule's Lettuce, Beets and Carrots Seeds Ad 1895

Child's Rare Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits Catalog Cover 1897

Maule's Carrot Seeds Ad 1895

Child's Exquisite New Roses 1897

Child's Fruit Trees 1897

Maule's Cabbage Seeds Ad 1895

Maule's Bush Beans Seeds Ad 1895

Maule's Prizetaker Onion Ad 1895

Maule's Garden Lilies Ad 1895

Maule's Flower Seed Packet Ad 1895

Friday, March 14, 2014

13 Inspiring Vintage Ads From 1888

Well, I have run across a 13 more truly vintage advertising designs and decided to share them here. Hope you enjoy them.


Hercules Dynamite Powder

Herring & Co. Safes

Mercantile Photograph and Photo-Engraving Co.

Moss Engraving Co. New York

Remington Standard Typewriter

John Taylor & Co. Patent Life-Saving Respirator

The Richmond Locomotive and Macine Works

Samson Codage - J.P. Tolman & Co.

Tents Ad

Vulcanized Rubber - New York Belting and Packing Co.

The Weir Frog Company

Young and Sons Engineering and Surveying Instruments

Herring & Co. Safes

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

14 Inspiring Vintage Logos and Advertisements from 1888

So sorry I have been remiss in posting. A lot of not so good stuff happening in my life right now. Anyway, when I run across some truly vintage ads I try to remember where they are and get back to them at some point. Today was such a day. Boy did I find some amazing ads from 1888 in The Railroad, Telegraph, Steamship, Electric and Heat, Light and Power Companies Directory. These are truly vintage. I find it hard to believe that the truly heavy-duty equipment companies were putting out such detailed and beautiful ads. Enjoy!


The Addressing, Duplicating and Mailing Company

Alligator Brand Sawed Cypress Shingles

American Bolt Company

Armstrong Manufacturing Company

Van Leyen & Company Artistic Designing

The Caligraph Writing Machine

Crosscups & West Engraving Company

The Curtis Regulator Company

Dunham Car Door - Railroad Cars

Excelsior Liquid

Ferracute Machine Company

The Improved Fishkill Corliss Engine

GS Woolman Instruments

Henry Dubois' Sons Dredging


More to come soon...