Book entitled Julius Klinkhardt, 1888, by Berlintypes. Via Pinterest.
All posts tagged Late 1800s
Hygeia Hotel Menu, 1884
From the Buttolph Collection of menus at the NYPL.
Confederate Banquet Menu, 1896
Menu cover from the 6th annual banquet held by the Confederat Veteran Camp of NY at the St.Denis Hotel in NY, 1896. Via the Buttolph Collection at the NYPL.
Business Men’s Democratic Association, 1899
Menu from the annual banquet in honor of the Democratic congressmen elect in NY. Held by the Business Men’s Democratic Association of New York. Printed int 1899. Via the Buttolph Collection at the NYPL.
The back of the menu has a monogram on it. See it inside the post.
Mail Steamship Menu, 1883
1883 Menu aboard a Mail Steamship traveling from Santiago to Cienfuegos. Via the Buttolph collection of menus online at the NYPL. The exterior is so exquisite, but then you look inside and the dishes are doodled in by what I assume were some very board members of the wait staff..
See the doodles inside the menu- Read on!
Funny Bones – Calendar Cards from 1897 & 1901
These were illustrated by Dr.Louis Crusius in the late 1800s and weren’t published until 1901. If you’re interested in the history of these and the illustrator, head to the original, full post by Letterology. He goes in depth on the facts and has a few more photos.
Expand Your Vintage Beer Can Collection
So I recently signed up for Fab.com emails to see their curated sales. I had no idea they were so into vintage beauties! The past couple of days, there have been dozens of great old cans, tins, prints, etc. for sale (super sale, really).
These are vintage Billy Carter beer cans. These beers started being produces in 1870 and lasted until 1970. The date of these particular cans wasn’t specified, but hey, does that make them any less handsome? :)
You can drool here, and you can buy them here.
1895 Chromolithograph of Postage Stamps
This colorful chromolithograph is an original print (nope, not a reprint!) is for sale for only $30 via Bananastrudel on Etsy.. Talk about an affordable vintage stamp collection. :)
There are a couple of more close-up images inside the post! Continue reading →
Hand Colored Maps, Late 1800s
1884 map of The City of New York. You can see more photos of it here.
1865 Hand-Colored Mitchell Street Map of Boston, Massachusetts. See the other photos here.
1864 Hand-Colored Mitchell Street Map of Orleans, Louisiana. See the other photos here.
All images via Etsy in Bananastrudel’s shop. These particular ones are sold, but you can still see all the close-ups of them, and they also have a massive collection of other maps and prints.
Download: Circus Poster, 1898
I know this one is a bit odd, but it makes me happy! This poster is for the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers’ Circus in 1898 announcing their “congress of the giant birds of the world” not exhibited at any other show!
Come one, come all! See the full image inside the post.
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