Pearline Washing Compound, c. 1880s

"Pearline is never peddled, but sold by all grocers." From the peddler, you never know what you'll get.

Arthur Rackham, 1909

Dover has a new series of  postcards based on the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. Click here to read more about Rackham and his art.

Ladies Home Journal, 1950

Ladies Home Journal, March 1950. Another great image from Duke Digital. Ruth Orkin, photographer. 

Pop-up restaurant

Artist: Ross MacDonald.

It was nice to find this cut-out in the newspaper when I got home tonight, after an especially trying day at work. You can find the article, and a link to a slightly larger version of the illustration, in the Dining section of today's New York Times.

Handmade clothes, vintage doll

"Mother" by Tina Lee appeared in Jack and Jill, April 1940. I had some fun with her for the New York City paper doll club. I posted the original doll here.

A New Year Baby

What's a new year without a baby? This one has no ID, looks like it could have been a Carter's ad from a magazine, but there's no writing on the back.

A Prosperous New Year

1909, to Miss Emma Kulle, Town, from Helen. A wonder that it reached its destination! May the new year be filled with wonders large and small for all of us.