Vintage children's illustration

How cute are these girls! Can't remember when and where I bought them. There is a price on the back so there's no doubt I bought them and didn't rip them out of a book... I'm guessing the person I bought it from ripped them out and sold them as a an old print.

More letters to learn

So great I found this small tin box with letters. It's an additional set to the teaching aid I posted yesterday. Different publisher, different type but same pupose.

Sketching

I've been playing around a bit with my son Lewis' drawings and my doodles to see if I can make a new book of friends for him.
I really like the idea of mixing the two styles, but perhaps his drawings attract enough attention. No need to steal his thunder...

Spelling box

This box was given to me by my sister-in-law. I think it's beautiful. My love for (vintage) kids' stuff, and typography is combined in this beautiful piece of teaching aid. A more modern version of this is still used in Dutch classrooms. My daughter Mila is quite familiar with it. It's a good thing children have small fingers, it took me forever to spell 'turning pages'. After a while I got bored and irritated 'cause I couldn't find a second letter N, so I turned a U upside down. Same effect, right?! (spoken like a true typographer)

England & Wales

I love (old) maps!

Tin toy

Eventhough I love those old wind-up tin toys I never bought one myself. Corné bought this is one at a flea market at least 20 years ago. Wind it up and it starts driving and making a (slow) summersault.

Women's work

I love this book, it's an absolute treasure. It's an encyclopedia 'des Ouvrages de Dames' published in 1900 by DMC (the needlework thread manufacturer). Just look at the drawings, they are so precise and so clear. Really amazing.

Cover one eye

A Snellen chart, an eye chart used by eye care professionals and others to measure visual acuity. Snellen charts are named after the Dutch ophthalmologist Herman Snellen who developed the chart during 1862 (source: wikipedia).
This one is definately vintage, I bought it a few years ago in a great little shop up North.

This year's last skating trip

Last year Corné became a fanatic iceskater (on speedskates), a typical Dutch tradition, especially in the Northern part of the country. As soon as the ice is strong enough to hold him he is off for a trip of about 30 miles. This picture shows the ticket for one of his last trips. It was pinned on to his hat.

Holiday entertainment

What more do you need on holiday but a game of checkers and domino - travel edition. Two vintage plastic pocket games I found last week in the local thriftshop.

Stencil ABC

A set of stencil letters. I bought it while thrifting, but I'm not sure whether it's actually vintage stuff. These items are still on store. Nevertheless, it's quite lovely, don't you think?

Teething in style

My old silver teething ring. I know, it desperately needs to be polished!

Homemade jam

A great jam label for homemade jam. I don't know where I found this one. I'm guessing at Waterloo Square in Amsterdam. There used to be someone who sold vintage printed items.

Wrestling with a crocodile

Lovely boots, though.

Robert Samuel Hanson

At graphichug I discovered Robert Samuel Hanson. I love his graphic illustrations with a twist.

Old-school reading

Vintage reading method. The children had to match the text to the right picture. And for the more 'advanced' reader the backside text was a little more difficult...

European map

Quite old this one, from June 1949, but I'm not really sure if it's a re-print or the original thing. It looks real though!

A few more vintage portraits