Vintage advertising & graphics from M&N

National, Savings, movement, money, interest, ernie, bond, bonds, certificate, bank nationalised, nationalized, government, scheme, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Thomas, Ward, Ltd, Sheffield, Yorkshire, steel, metal, service, supplier, supply, train, rail, railway, shipping, ship, crane, factory, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

gas, industry, production, company, Mr, mister, Therm, cartoon, character, heat, heating, warm, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Allied, Ironfounders, iron, steel, construction, ironfoundry, foundry, Aga, Rayburn, cooker, stove, Coalbrookdale, cast, engineer, engineering, construct, London, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness, Great, Exhibition, Hyde, Thomas, Paxton, iron, glass, hall, interior, Park, 1851, centenary, 100, years, one, hundred, commemorate, commemoration

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. The illustration shows the interior of Thomas Paxton's Great Exhibition hall of 1851, Hyde Park, London. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Daks, trousers, pants, clothing, clothes, menswear, Simpson, London, tailor, comfort, spats, binoculars, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Costain, builders, engineers, civil, engineering, construct, construction, Dome, of, Discovery, site, hourglass, hour, time, on, complete, completed, finish, finished, glass, plan, drawing, building, contractor, London, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Cosser, electronics, X-ray, X, ray, tube, radio, radar, television, equipment, Highbury, London, England, hand, pylon, mast, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, number, of, metal, bronze, steel, pencil, pen, nibs, nib, school, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, Hinks, Wells, and, &, Co, of, Birmingham, and, London, England, English, British, Empire, UK, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, graphics, graphic, design, letters, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage, yellow

Old box label for one gross (144 of) steel pen nibs - the 'Pencil Pen' manufactured by Hinks, Wells & Co of Birmingham and London, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.

label, box, lid, Hornby, Dublo, double, O, 0, post, war, passenger, rail, railway, railroad, toy, train, hobby, boy, boys, two, 2, of, shirt, tie, clean, cut, middle class, smart, layout, passenger, goods, station, controls, play, child, childhood, electric, clockwork, station, set, 1960s, 1950s, inventor, Frank, Meccano, Limited, Ltd, 1907, manufacture, manufacturer, make, maker, metal, tin, die, cast, toys, Liverpool, England English, British, factory, 00, gauge, track, 1938, model, Tri-ang, Tri, ang, vintage, cover, illustration, illustrate, nineteen, youth, fifties, sixties, colourful, color, colored, ink, print, printed, vintage, retro, past, times, nostalgia, nostalgic, design, graphics, M&N, Publishing

Illustrated label attached to the box lids of Hornby Dublo post-war toy train sets in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Hornby system was the brainchild of Frank Hornby who invented Meccano in 1907. Meccano manufactured many other metal tin and die cast toys from their Liverpool factory and the Dublo 00 gauge trains and track were launched in 1938 and were roughly half the size of the existing 0 gauge models. Production ceased in 1964 and in 1965 the company became Tri-ang Hornby, only to be renamed Hornby in 1972. Vintage nineteen fifties/sixties graphics from M&N Publishing for editorial use only

board, bill, hoarding, poster, billboard, London, catchphrase, catch, catchy, phrase, word, wording, rhyme, rhyming, slang, alliteration, slogan, drinka, pinta, milka, daily, day, a, pint, of, milk, drinking, beverage, health, healthy, marketing, board, government, agency, encourage, drinking, dairy, products, produce, informal, color, colored, colour, coloured, multi, cut, paper, out, illustrator, artist, Patrick, Tilley, illustration, retail, shopping, trade, goods, merchandise, promote, promotion, advertising, advert, advertisement, industry, industrial, England, print, printing, old, lettering, type, design, graphic, graphics, century, twentieth, century, 20th, 1950s, 1960s, nineteen, fifties, sixties, 50s, 60s, old, early, vintage, retro, past, times, nostalgia, nostalgic, manufacture, maker, manufacturer, London, British, Great, Britain, United, Kingdom, UK, large, big, giant

1959 poster on an advertising hoarding or billboard in north London with the slogan 'Drinka Pinta Milka Day'. The catchy slogan was first produced that year by the Milk Marketing Board (a government agency) to promote the benefits of the daily drinking of milk. The informal coloured cut-out lettering design was by illustrator/artist Patrick Tilley - vintage late nineteen fifties graphics.

beer, Tolly, Tollemache, Ipswich, Suffolk, and, London, Walthamstow, Cobbold, water, beach, nude, risque, naughty, semi, unclothed, naked, girl, girls, female, woman, women, desire, sexy, sexism, sex, sexist, misogyny, misogynist, misogynistic, anti, feminist, chauvinist, chauvinistic, attitude, attitudes, misleading, false, offence, offense, offend, offensive, good, bad, England, English, Britain, British, ale, ales, brew, brewing, brewery, pub, public, house, bar, top, point, of, sale, placard, card, display, notice, drink, drinking, beverage, refreshing, refresh, cool, cold, empty, glass, alcohol, alcoholic, graphics, graphic, design, misleading, false, illustration, photograph, censor, photography, bad, fun, amusing, loyalty, funny, sad, lettering, type, advert, advertisement, advertising, brand, branding, loyalty, trademark, trade, mark, old, vintage, retro, past, times, motto, catchphrase, slogan, motif, logo, symbol, tradition, traditional, 1900s, twentieth, century, 20th, nineteen, hundreds, seventies, 1970s, 70s

Nineteen seventies bar-top placard or point-of-sale advert from (now defunct) Ipswich brewer Tolly Cobbold c. 1975. It features semi-naked girls and an empty glass of beer and proclaims: Tolly Cobbold - it was good while it lasted. These days this advert would almost certainly be classed as sexist rather than sexy, the relationship between drinking and sex deemed misleading, misogynistic and likely to offend - vintage nineteen seventies graphics for editorial use only.

festival, of, Britain, pleasure, garden, gardens, Battersea, park, 1951, official, guide, book, advert, advertisement, advertising, London, Britannia, illustration, attraction, tourist, visitor, Guinness, Clock, zoo, bridge, miniature, railway, River, Thames, South, Bank, Exhibition, symbol, logo, design, flag, bunting, patriotic, graphic, graphics, illustration, Abram, Games, font, lettering, retro, past, times, souvenir, nostalgia, nostalgic, post-war, post, war, World, War, 2, old, second, austerity, utility, optimism, optimistic, future, futuristic, 1851, centenary, Great, Exhibition, nineteen, fifties, 1950s 50s

Advert for the festival of Britain Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, London, 1951. This appeared in the official guide book to the 1951 festival Exhibition of Science, South Kensington, London. It shows the iconic image of Britannia designed by Abram Games and an illustration of the park's attractions and the River Thames. The attractions included the famous Guinness Clock, a zoo and a miniature railway. The exhibition also marked the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Vintage 1951 graphics for editorial use only.

Celotex, door, panel, cover, up, unfashionable, Victorian, paneled, panelled, removal, remove, retain, retaining, original, features, period, insulation, fiber, fibre, fibreboard, hardboard, foam, board, polystyrene, ceiling, tiles, tile, tiling, modernise, modernize, modernization, modernisation, man, DIY, D, I, Y, practical, house, home, household, advert, advertising, advertisement, promote, householder, painting, decorating, paint, decorate, design, build, building, make, making, room, interior, design, makeover, furniture, furnishings, man, male, wall, houseproud, pride, proud, tool, tools, construct, construction, equipment, the, retro, style, renovate, renovation, fashion, fashions, fashionable, suburban, suburb, middle, class, classes, utility, era, modern, post, war, illustration, graphics, graphic, type, typography, letter, lettering, font, nostalgia, nostalgic, vintage, nineteen, fifties, 1956, 1950s, UK, British, Britain, Stonebridge, Park, London, NW, 10

Advert for Celotex door panels The Practical Householder magazine, 1956, This British publication billed itself as: The National Do-it-yourself Magazine and combined the new modern era style with DIY ethics in the post-war austerity era. These door panels were designed to cover up the then unfashionable Victorian paneled doors that many houses contained - many later home owners spent time and money to remove these panels when the fashion for retaining original period features returned. Celotex made many insulation materials, fibreboard, foam board, and polystyrene ceiling tiles. Celotex were based in Stonebridge Park, London, NW 10 in the UK - vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.

Formica, laminated, plastic, laminate, table, top, modernise, modernize, modernisation, modernization, Daniel, J, O'Connor, Herbert, A, Faber, invention, inventor, Fletcher, building, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, American, DIY, D, I, Y, practical, house, home, household, advert, advertising, advertisement, promote, householder, painting, decorating, paint, decorate, design, build, building, make, making, room, interior, design, makeover, furniture, furnishings, man, male, wall, houseproud, pride, proud, tool, tools, construct, construction, renovate, renovation, equipment, the, retro, style, fashion, fashions, fashionable, suburban, suburb, middle, class, classes, utility, era, modern, post, war, illustration, graphics, graphic, type, typography, letter, lettering, font, nostalgia, nostalgic, vintage, nineteen, fifties, 1956, 1950s, UK, British, Britain

Advert for Formica laminated plastic The Practical Householder magazine, 1956, This British publication billed itself as: The National Do-it-yourself Magazine and combined the new modern era style with DIY ethics in the post-war austerity era. Formica was used extensively for table tops as an 'instant' modernisation solution. The product was invented by Daniel J O'Connor and Herbert A Faber and produced by Fletcher Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.

Horseley, Bridge, engineering, engineer, construction, build, constructional, erect, steel, roofing, Thomas, Piggott, Carter, Dome, of, Discovery, shot tower, girder, roof, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

I'm, I, am, back, backing, Britain, campaign, drive, crusade, sticker, sticky, paper, Union, flag, jack, 1968, boost, assist, economic, UK, Great, British, economy, Surbiton, volunteer, work, voluntary, nationwide, movement, nation, nationalist, patriotic, patriot, official, officially, endorse, endorsement, Prime, Minister, Harold, Wilson, logo, slogan, catchphrase, catch, phrase, tee, T, shirt, badge, sixties, 1960s, nineteen, idealistic, promote, promotion, swinging, era, art, blue, red, white, colour, colourful, color, colored, ink, print, printing, printed, vintage, retro, past, times, nostalgia, nostalgic, eccentric, England, M&N, Publishing

I'm Backing Britain campaign sticker with the Union flag, 1968. This campaign was aimed at boosting the British economy and began modestly at an engineering company in Surbiton where secretaries volunteered to work an extra half hour. Within a week it became a nationwide movement and was officially endorsed by the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. The logo also appeared on T shirts and badges but interest tailed off after a few months. Vintage nineteen sixties graphics from M&N Publishing

EMI, Electric, and Musical, Industries, music, company, Hayes, Middlesex, electrical, electronics, communication, radio, television, record, recording, equipment, Dome, of , Discovery, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

poster, advert, promote, advertising, beer, Guinness, Extra, Stout, Jamess', James, Gate, Dublin, Ireland, Eire, Irish, bottle, glass, full, dark, stuff, is, good, for, you, catchphrase, motto, strength, strong, girder, iron, steel, RSJ, huge, massive, big, power, powerful, cartoon, cartoonist, illustration, of, illustrator, illustrate, John, Gilroy, humor, humour, humorous, fun, funny, amusing, drink, drinking, ale, ales, porter, stout, brew, brewing, brewery, beverage, alcohol, alcoholic, pub, graphics, graphic, design, lettering, type, brand, branding, trademark, trade, mark, logo, vintage, old, retro, early, past, times, slogan, motif, logo, symbol, tradition, traditional, heritage, 1900s, nineteen, thirties, hundreds, 1930s, 30s

An old small poster advertising 'Guinness for Strength', c. 1935 featuring an illustration of a man carrying a massive iron girder. The relationship between beer consumption and strength humorously depicted by illustrator John Gilroy. The link between beer and strength would not be allowed with today's more regulated alcohol advertising - a vintage nineteen thirties item for editorial use only.

English, Electric, electricity, power, train rail, railway, dam, hydro, equipment, pylon, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

blank, bookplate, plate, book, publish, publishing, ex, libris, sticker, label, line, illustration, drawing, illustrate, table, chess, board, game, boardgame, candle, inside, cover, board, page, books, owner, denote, ownership, possess, possession, Latin, word, words, phrase, translate, from, the, library, of, space, below, write, hand, by, handwritten, name, signature, graphics, graphic, design, letters, letter, lettering, type, early, old, vintage, retro, past, times, motto, catchphrase, slogan, symbolic, motif, symbol, tradition, traditional, 1900s, twentieth, century, 20th, nineteen, hundreds, nostalgia, nostalgic

A blank bookplate or 'ex libris' label c. 1920 featuring an illustration of a chess board and a candle. Labels were often stuck on the inside cover board or first pages of books to denote ownership with either the Latin 'ex libris' or 'from the library of' or 'from the books of' and a space below to allow for a handwritten name or signature - twentieth-century graphics/illustration. The handwritten owner's name (Nellie Chard Brown) has been retouched from this but if requested can be supplied with the name intact.

Dunlop, rubber, goods, tire, tyre, boot, shoe, Dunlopillo, golf, ball, rain wear, mackintosh, hot, water, bottle, book, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Polyfilla, Polyfiller, Polycell, ICI, Dulux, Selleys, filler, spackle, spackling, grout, cellulose, crack, gap, fill, filling, wallpaper, paper, paste, DIY, D, I, Y, practical, house, home, household, advert, advertising, advertisement, promote, householder, painting, decorating, paint, decorate, design, build, building, renovate, renovation, makeover, make, making, room, interior, design, furniture, furnishings, man, male, wall, houseproud, pride, proud, tool, tools, construct, construction, equipment, the, retro, style, fashion, fashions, fashionable, suburban, suburb, middle, class, classes, utility, era, modern, post, war, illustration, graphics, graphic, type, typography, letter, lettering, font, nostalgia, nostalgic, vintage, nineteen, fifties, 1956, 1950s, UK, British, Britain

Advert for Pollyfilla and Polycell DIY products in The Practical Householder magazine, 1956, This British publication billed itself as: The National Do-it-yourself Magazine and combined the new modern era style with DIY ethics in the post-war austerity era. Polyfilla is a cellulose crack or gap filler, Polycell a wallpaper hanging paste - vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.

Congowall, vinyl, wall, covering, ceramic, tile, look, tiled, effect, kitchen, bathroom, product, vinyl, floor, company, Congoleum, linoleum, lino, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, 1886, Keamy, NJ, New, Jersey, USA, man, woman, adhesive, glue, instant, DIY, D, I, Y, practical, house, home, household, advert, advertising, advertisement, promote, householder, painting, decorating, paint, decorate, design, renovate, renovation, makeover, build, building, make, making, room, interior, design, furniture, furnishings, man, male, wall, houseproud, pride, proud, tool, tools, construct, construction, equipment, the, retro, style, fashion, fashions, fashionable, suburban, suburb, middle, class, classes, utility, era, modern, post, war, illustration, graphics, graphic, type, typography, letter, lettering, font, nostalgia, nostalgic, vintage, nineteen, fifties, 1956, 1950s, UK, British, Britain

Advert for Congowall, vinyl wall covering The Practical Householder magazine, 1956, This British publication billed itself as: The National Do-it-yourself Magazine and combined the new modern era style with DIY ethics in the post-war austerity era. Congowall gave a ceramic tiled effect to kitchen and bathroom walls. The product was produced by vinyl floor covering company Congoleum, a linoleum company formed in Kirkcaldy, Scotland in 1886, later of Keamy, New Jersey USA - vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.

Rootes, Group, car, automobile, manufacturer, make, maker, commercial, vehicle, Commer, Hillman, Humber, Sunbeam, Karrier, globe, map, world, truck, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, number, of, metal, bronze, pen, nibs, nib, post, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, William, Mitchell, Mitchell's, Birmingham, London, England, English, British, Empire, UK, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, graphics, school, graphic, design, letters, lettering, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage, blue

Old box label for one gross (144 of) bronze pen nibs - 'Post Office Pens' manufactured by William Mitchell of Birmingham and London, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.

box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, number, of, 9, nine, metal, steel, pen, nibs, nib, post, school, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, William, Mitchell, Mitchell's, Birmingham, London, England, English, British, Empire, UK, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, graphics, graphic, design, letters, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage, green

Old box label for one gross steel pen nibs - the number 9 'Art Pen' manufactured by William Mitchell of London, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.

board, bill, hoarding, poster, billboard, W, D, and, H, O, Wills, Gold Flake Bristol, Imperial, tobacco, cigarettes, cigarette, industry, bassett, basset, hound, dog, slipper, slippers, footwear, pack, packet, fetch, retrieve, comfy, tail, wag, wagging, domestic, mans, best, friend, catchphrase, catch, catchy, phrase, word, wording, slang, slogan, drinking, beverage, marketing, board, government, agency, encourage, drink, products, produce, informal, color, colored, colour, coloured, multi, illustrator, artist, illustration, retail, shopping, trade, goods, merchandise, promote, promotion, advertising, advert, advertisement, industry, industrial, print, printing, old, lettering, type, design, graphic, graphics, century, twentieth, century, 20th, 1950s, 1960s, nineteen, fifties, sixties, 50s, 60s, old, early, vintage, retro, past, times, nostalgia, nostalgic, manufacture, maker, manufacturer, street, streetscape, High, road, Garratt, Edgware, north, London, England, English, British, Great, Britain, United, Kingdom, UK, large, big, giant

1959 poster on an advertising hoarding or billboard in Edgware, North London, for Gold Flake cigarettes. It features a charming illustration of a Basset Hound fetching the cigarettes in a slipper - vintage late nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.

Siemens, electronics, electric, light, lighting, lamp, telecommunications, cable, engineering, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness, Great, Exhibition, Hyde, Park, 1851, centenary, 100, years, one, hundred, commemorate, commemoration

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. It also marked the centenary of The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London of 1851, A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

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Old box label for one gross (144 of) steel pen nibs - the 'Favourite Pen, No 2' manufactured by Claire Clifford & Co of Withington, Manchester and Glasgow, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.

board, bill, hoarding, poster, billboard, Coca, Cola, vive, la, difference, long, live, the, bottle, coke, logo, symbol, soft, coke, French, France, translate, writing, beret, cliche, Frenchman, image, of, man, crevat, cravat, necktie, bearded, beard, artistic, catchphrase, catch, catchy, phrase, word, wording, slang, slogan, soft, drink, American, America, USA, Americana, drinking, beverage, marketing, board, government, agency, encourage, drink, products, produce, informal, color, colored, colour, coloured, multi, illustrator, artist, illustration, retail, shopping, trade, goods, merchandise, promote, promotion, advertising, advert, advertisement, industry, industrial, print, printing, old, lettering, hand, type, design, graphic, graphics, century, twentieth, century, 20th, 1950s, 1960s, nineteen, fifties, sixties, 50s, 60s, old, early, vintage, retro, past, times, nostalgia, nostalgic, manufacture, maker, manufacturer, street, streetscape, Edgware, north, London, England, English, British, Great, Britain, United, Kingdom, UK, large, big, giant

1959 poster on an advertising hoarding or billboard in Edgware, North London with the slogan 'Vive la Difference'(Long live the difference) advertising Coca Cola. The French theme continues with a charming illustration of a Frenchman holding a bottle of Coke - vintage late nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.

Hoover, wash, washing, machine, vacuum, cleaner, clean, house, home, white, goods, wringer, wring, clothes, Perivale, Middlesex, factory, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

Crompton, light, lighting, lamp, electric, Parkinson, Aldwych, switch, cartoon, Dome, of, Discovery, Skylon, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

BOAC, BEA, overseas European, Corporation, map, world, freight, plane, aeroplane, airways, air, airline, travel, fly, flying, carrier, advert, advertisement, advertising, print, printed, press, color, colour, colourful, promote, promotion, sell, sales, graphics, graphic, design, illustration, illustrate, logo, symbol, trademark, trade, mark, type, typography, letting, font, style, retro, nineteen fifties, 1950s, 1951, festival, of, Britain, South, Bank, Exhibition, nostalgia, nostalgic, catchphrase, catchword, motto, slogan, past, times, vintage, future, futuristic, post-war, post, war, World, second, 2, utility, austerity, age, of, celebrate, celebration, London, British, patriotic, UK, Britishness

The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, festival of Britain, 1951. A vintage nineteen fifties advert from M&N Publishing

prefab, prefabricate, prefabricated, house, home, factory, built, build, building, concrete, modern, architecture, Tarran, Newland, industry, industries, made, make, manufacture, Halifax, Calderdale, West, Yorkshire, press, advert, advertisement, promote, advertising, illustration, of, graphics, graphic, design, lettering, type, brand, branding, trademark, trade, mark, logo, vintage, early, old, retro, past, times, slogan, motif, logo, symbol, tradition, traditional, heritage, 1948, post, war, nineteen, forties, hundreds, 1940s, 40s, London, Hull, Glasgow

Advert for post war prefab houses for Halifax West Yorkshire from Tarran Industries of London, Hull and Glasgow. This method of building was popular just after World war II and helped to ease the massive shortage of housing in Britain's towns and cities. The advert appeared in a local publication celebrating Halifax's centenary in 1948 - vintage nineteen forties graphics

water, freight, cargo, goods, transport, inland, waterway, waterways, Calder, and, Hebble, Navigation, pre, nationalisation, photograph, barge, load, loaded, lorry, truck, unload, towpath, services, river, motor, canal, between, Hull, Goole, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Sowerby, Bridge, industry, industries, industrial, Halifax, Calderdale, West, Yorkshire, press, advert, advertisement, promote, advertising, illustration, of, graphics, graphic, design, lettering, type, brand, branding, trademark, trade, mark, logo, vintage, early, old, retro, past, times, slogan, motif, logo, symbol, tradition, traditional, heritage, 1948, post, war, nineteen, forties, hundreds, 1940s, 40s

Advert for water freight transport on the Calder and Hebble Navigation, West Yorkshire before the era of canal nationalisation. The photograph shows a motor barge being loaded from a truck on the towpath. The advert promotes services by river and canal between Hull and Goole to destinations including Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax and Sowerby Bridge. The advert appeared in a local publication celebrating Halifax's centenary in 1948 - vintage nineteen forties graphics

cat's, eyes, cats, eye, eyes, catseyes, reflective, road, stud, dark, white, eyes, road, safety, device, invent, inventor, Percy, Shaw, 1933, trademark, company, reflected, roadstuds, roadstud, Boothtown, Halifax, accident, prevention, prevent, road, traffic, transport, industry, industries, industrial, Halifax, Calderdale, West, Yorkshire, press, advert, advertisement, promote, advertising, illustration, of, graphics, graphic, design, lettering, type, brand, branding, trademark, trade, mark, logo, vintage, early, old, retro, past, times, slogan, motif, logo, symbol, tradition, traditional, heritage, 1948, post, war, nineteen, forties, hundreds, 1940s, 40s

Advert for cat's eyes or reflective road studs. The illustration shows cats in the dark with white eyes. The road safety device was invented by Percy Shaw in 1933. It was patented under the Catseye trademark in 1935 by his company, Reflecting Roadstuds of Boothtown, Halifax. This advert appeared in a local publication celebrating Halifax's centenary in 1948 - vintage nineteen forties graphics

Boots, chemist, pharmacy, drug, store, pharmacist, Nottingham, gift, gifts, shop, shopping, store, retail, set, presentation, manicure, case, brush, set, handbag, hand, clutch, bag, box, of, perfumes, perfume, powder, compact, industry, industries, made, make, manufacture, press, advert, advertisement, promote, advertising, illustration, of, graphics, graphic, design, lettering, font, art, deco, type, brand, branding, trademark, trade, mark, logo, vintage, early, old, retro, past, times, slogan, motif, symbol, heritage, 1928, nineteen, twenties, hundreds, 1920s, 20s, British, UK, women, woman, female, women's, woman's, magazine, publication

Advert for gift items from Boots, the chemist of Nottingham - these include manicure and brush sets, bags and a box of perfumes. The word 'Gift' appears in a distinctive Art Deco font. The advert appeared in a woman's magazine in 1928 - vintage nineteen twenties graphics for editorial use only