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Accra, Ghana: N.p., 1960. A small archive of 43 batik fabric samples, housed in a "School and College Jotter," compiled by a student in Accra, Ghana, circa 1960s, with ink annotations of "Samples / Batik" and the name "Albert Turkson" on the front wrapper and an Accra address on the rear wrapper. The jotter was manufactured by the Presbyterian… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Tse Tse Fly Productions, 2001. Two Final Draft scripts for the 2002 film. Scripts belonging to costume designer Judith Brewer Curtis, with her annotations in manuscript ink throughout, and housed in her production binder with wardrobe test photographs and ephemera relating to costuming for the film. Binder includes an eight page shooting schedule, an eight… Read more about this item

Detroit, MI: General Motors, 1980. Substantial archive of over 750 General Motors (GM) design, assembly, and advertising photographs, 23 contact sheets of vehicles and parts photographs, and 100 print advertising proofs and mockups from the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors, dating from 1973 through 1980. Nearly all the materials in the archive are overlaid with Campbell Ewald Advertising… Read more about this item

Loudonville, OH: The Flxible Company, 1954. Archive of 22 vintage photographs of the Flxible Land Cruiser motorhome, circa 1954. Of the 22 photographs in the collection, 17 bear stamps on the versos, six bear annotations noting serial number and descriptions, and eleven bear stamps noting the serial number, model, and company. The collection includes one photograph of… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1958. Vintage publicity photograph of fashion designer, writer, photographer, and art director Cecil Beaton, circa 1958. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Beaton's praised costumes for Lerner and Loewe's stage musical "My Fair Lady" in 1956 led to Beaton being rehired for "Gigi" (1958), as well as a film adaptation of "My Fair… Read more about this item

New York: The Museum of Modern Art [MOMA], 1978. Collection of 15 vintage photographs of design sketches, paintings, and storyboards displayed during the exhibition "Designed for Film: The Hollywood Art Director," held at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) from May 11 to October 10, 1978. Ten with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, and almost all with… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Archive of 13 vintage reference black-and-white photographs and two vintage concept art paintings from the 1985 film. One photograph with the stamp of photographer Anthony Crickmay on the verso. Paintings created by production designer Phillip Harrison, executed in ink, watercolor, and colored pencil. After his plane crash-lands in Siberia, a former Soviet defector and famed… Read more about this item

Manchester: The Factory, 1978. Vintage flyer for a show at The Factory on June 9, 1978, featuring Joy Division in their fourth concert under that name. The show also featured Pete Shelley's short lived experimental trio The Tiller Boys, and an unbilled Durutti Column in their third live performance. Rare. Joy Division's fourth confirmed concert after changing their… Read more about this item

Paris: Self-published, 1962. Vintage French toy and home goods sales catalogue, published for the Comptoir general de la bimbeloterie ("supplier of trinkets"), representing years 1961-1962. The CGB sold toys and goods starting in the early 1900s, and remained in operation until the mid-1970s. This catalogue represents the company at what appears to have been a considerably successful point,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1953. Vintage promotional flyer for the 1953 short film. A short film based on the semantics of communication as outlined in Claude Shannon's 1949 book "The Mathematical Theory of Communication." Legendary modernist designers Charles and Ray Eames produced 125 short films between 1950 and 1982, using the medium as a vehicle for experimentation and education.… Read more about this item

N.p.: Galaxy Productions, 1959. Original art for an unused poster design for the 1959 film. A graphite, black pencil, ink, and white paint on paper mock-up for an unused design for Bert Stern's classic 1959 jazz documentary, created by an unidentified artist, likely for the film's production company, Galaxy Productions. A handsome, minimal abstract design, befitting jazz-oriented design… Read more about this item

New York: The Hickory House, 1940. Vintage three-color dinner menu from the renowned 52nd Street jazz club, circa 1940s, with a "Chef's Special" card stapled to the top outer corner of the second leaf. One of the longest running and premiere jazz clubs of "Swing Street," as 52nd Street between Fifth and Seventh Avenues was known in the… Read more about this item

New York: Avant Garde, 1971. Collection of five issues of the seminal 1968-1971 art magazine. Represented in the set are issues 3, 7, 8, 13, and 14. "Avant Garde" magazine was founded by publisher Ralph Ginzburg and noted graphic designer Herb Lubalin in New York in 1968. The publication was the pair's third collaboration, following "Eros" magazine… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Recorder Publishing Co, 1937. First Edition. Archive of five vintage advertising signs designed by noted Art Deco designer Wana Derge, circa 1933-1937. Signs intended for countertop or streetcar use, one with an unused cardboard display easel affixed to the verso. Included with the collection is a First Edition copy of Derge's posthumously published color and design… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Dadaland, 1970. Vintage Bill Gaglione [Dadaland] rubber stamp, circa early 1970s. An image of the impression, along with the address "Dadaland / 1117 Geary Street / Suite #21 / San Francisco, Ca. 94109" is on a piece of cardstock laid in on top of the stamp under an affixed layer of mylar. An amusing Gaglione piece appropriating… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1900. Vintage Documents Lithographiques design sheet, plate 26, with a "Wm. J.C. Klamm" provenance stamp on the verso. Art Nouveau color lithograph design sheet featuring five headers, for use by designers and typographers in the arts and industry, published by the Librairie Central des Beaux-Arts, Paris, circa 1900. 11 x 15 inches. Very… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1900. Vintage Documents Lithographiques design sheet, plate 16, with a "Wm. J.C. Klamm" provenance stamp on the verso. Art Nouveau color lithograph design sheet featuring margin designs, a drop cap design, and a book plate, for use by designers and typographers in the arts and industry, published by the Librairie Central des Beaux-Arts, Paris,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Determined Productions, 1965. Vintage wall calendar for the year 1966, composed of twelve calendar sheets illustrated with twelve lithographs, held together at the top edge with a metal rod. Designed and illustrated by noted fashion artist Betty Brader, best known for her work for San Francisco specialty store Joseph Magnin, as well as her freelance… Read more about this item

N.p.: Yamaha Corporation, 1982. Collection of seventeen vintage photographs of Yamaha "Natural Sound" home audio equipment, circa 1981-1982. Seventeen promotional product photographs, issued by Yamaha Corporation, showcasing six receivers, five amplifiers, four tuners, a turntable, and a cassette tape deck, all with Yamaha's period design, featuring Yamaha's signature "Natural Sound," with silver and black brushed stainless steel, l.e.d. displays,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1986. Two vintage product illustrations for toy racetracks made by German manufacturer Darda, both by illustrator Ken Zaruba, circa 1986. The two track illustrations presented here are variants on Darda's track sets, "Raketenbaum" (Rocket Car) (with an annotation on the overlay of "Rollercoaster Roadway"), and "Bahn mit Tankstille" (Track with Gas Station), both manufactured in 1986, each… Read more about this item