This is the twelfth and final table lamp image from the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. It’s a Brass Banquet Lamp and cost $3.95 with the globe. Without the globe it was $2.95. The previous lamp I posted from the catalogue is available on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
Archives for September 18, 2013
Combination Spool and Thimble Holder
I think this combination thread spool and thimble holder was a wonderful invention and it would be great if they still made these. This old magazine advertisement is from a supplement to the November 1889 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the…
Chinese Cherry Flowering Branch
This stunning vintage image of a “flowering branch of double white Chinese Cherry (Cerasus Serrulata)”. is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Eau de Lavande French Beauty Label
Here is a beautiful vintage French beauty label for Eau de Lavande (lavender water) that was printed for Jn. Giraud Fils. The label includes pretty ornamental details, edging in turquoise and an eye-catching accent of red typography. Click on image to enlarge.
