Vintage Ephemera

[kyrbz]

Sheet of clip art used by graphic designers for advertising layouts from 1965

 

[four.cycle]

Tacoma, Washington 1950s.
Photo taken looking north at the intersection of South 11th Street and Broadway in the heart of downtown Tacoma.
Rhodes Brothers department store at left on corner. Kress's was a few doors north. The triangular-shaped building at the end of the block is Gunderson's Jewelers.
On the right: Woolworth's. At the end of the block on the right is the Roxy Theater - originally the "Pantages Theater", which was restored in the mid 1980s.

 

[kyrbz]

Some various manuals I've found for a 1954 Iso motorcycle I'm restoring

 

[kyrbz]

A quite large French poster from 1954 advertising a charity event where all the vehicles illustrated on the poster were being raffled

 

[bmwrd0]

I should show that to the wife, she is a fiend for vintage Peugeot's.

 

[Odd Job]

Lots of old car magazines, and advertising cut from others like National Geographic. I think it's Dec/69 that had the big block Chevelle SS/Mission Impossible ad in the back pages. Keep your eyes peeled for a copy of that one. Otherwise, a parts book merchandizer that sat on a countertop somewhere. It holds a collection of still relevant info.

 

[d42jeep]

A quite large French poster from 1954 advertising a charity event where all the vehicles illustrated on the poster were being raffled

Cool poster. I forwarded it to my old buddy that is into French cars. Here are a few of his.
-Don

 

[West Delta Slim]

Buckeye Wheelbarrows Vintage Catalog Pages.

 

[ecotec]

Here is what came with my drill press.

 

[ecotec]

Those pages were from this:

She is all original finish and condition.

 

[GaryM909]

I wonder what brand of toilet paper they used back then.

 

[kyrbz]

 

[humber2]

I wonder what brand of toilet paper they used back then.

No mention of using recycled TP which is a misnomer and should be reported for false advertising.

 

[kyrbz]

French cigarette cards

 

[mvcorse]

Does catalogue of automobile count？

 

[four.cycle]

.... but first, a word from our sponsors ...


1897 Munsey's Magazine Toilet Mask ad

1984 Car & Parts Davis 3-wheeler pp 24

1984 Car & Parts Davis 3-wheeler pp 25

1984 Car & Parts Davis 3-wheeler pp 26

 

[driftpin]

I used to subscribe to Cars & Parts, it was a great publication. One of the columnists was a U of Michigan professor who studied the auto industry. His observations were always interesting. The Davis article made for a great read. Thanks.

 

[four.cycle]

1966 Motor Age Batmobile Service Tips

 

[kyrbz]

A couple of old "Das Motorrad" (The Motorcycle) covers with motorcycle manufacturing themes

 

[Farmer J.]

Pictures like those are always such a reminder of the bad old days when wearing eye protection, gloves or any safety equipment was seen as somehow 'soft'.. Even allowing for the subjects being smartened up and having neat hair for the photograph, no safety specs etc in the picture even for the chap with sparks flying at him!

 

[Farmer J.]

There's some interesting stuff on this thread, so prompted to contribute.. Here's the 1948 Land Rover brochure, I think it's the earliest one as it shows a prototype model built with the driver's seat and steering in the centre of the vehicle. Unless anyone else knows better:

Spread it over 2 posts for image quality..

 

[Farmer J.]

Centre fold and the back page:

 

[Farmer J.]

Here's the poster advert from the same era, but for 86" wheelbase model so a bit later. As far as I know this is the earliest one of that model..


I remember reading a magazine article about 30 years ago in which they attempted to locate the place and see if the original sign post was still there. They didn't find it and the search was inconclusive although Merrow and Newlands Corner are actual places not far apart.

 

[Farmer J.]

I always loved the old advert above, so was prompted to recreate something locally on the same theme, in my own Land Rover about 70 years after the original:

 

[four.cycle]

1924 Municipal Index pp 56 Harley Davidson Milwaukee WI

 

[four.cycle]

two-tone combinations not available on convertible models

 

[d42jeep]

1969 Corvair (not mine)
-Don

 

[kyrbz]

Austrian made Puch and Italian made Gilera motorcycles sold by Sears in the 60's and rebadged with the Sears "Allstate" brand

 

[RTM]

two-tone combinations not available on convertible models

dang, my 69 Impala must have been Frost Green, with a dark green vinyl top. Best thing about that car was that you could throw a fully assembled 10 speed bike in the trunk, without taking the wheels off.

 

[d42jeep]

Didn’t the dead bodies get in the way? Must have been room for a couple of them. Look at the size of the trunk on my Daddy’s Caprice.
-Don

 

[Orangina]

Hello everyone,

my collection includes a lot of old paperwork from the 1950s to the 80s -
500 brochures from all over the world, 100 manuals, 150 advertising, press photos, microfiches, books (beside technical: travel, children, car design) - but with focus around VWs and Eribas - including accessories as "Kamei" or parts as "HELLA"... or since some years tools as "HAZET".

Much of it is also scanned online and not only gathering dust in the attic...




magazine of 1949 with a German Borgward Hansa 1500:


regards,

 

[RTM]

Didn’t the dead bodies get in the way? Must have been room for a couple of them. Look at the size of the trunk on my Daddy’s Caprice.
-Don

Nah, only if you had more than two or three. With one the bike easily fit right on top.

 

[four.cycle]

1897 Beams Luxurious Shoes

 

[2oolhound]

 

[four.cycle]

1954 Schlitz Beer advertisement

 

[Tostal]

Jawa 125cc type 351 and 150cc type 352 motorcycle parts list from c. 1954 (Czechoslovakia).


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[Tostal]

Maserati 250F Formula 1 race car 1954-1960.


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[Tostal]

Norton Commando sales advert from 1974, plus U.K. price lists for Norton and Triumph motorcycles, 1974








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[Tostal]

Rickman Cafe Racer Frame Kits for Honda 750/4 and Triumph 650/750 Twins. (1974)



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[Tostal]

Some Pitman Books on service and repair of motorcycles from my youth (a.k.a. the good ol' days ).
2 x Owner's Handbooks - Honda 125/150 Benly C92/C95 from early 1960's and Honda CB 250 K3? from early 1970's.
A booklet that used to be provided to learner motorcyclists by the Irish Dept. of Environment (~ = D.O.T. in USA). c. 1970's.




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