Also from Duke’s Lexington Antiques Center are these two beautiful Mason jars –one from Samco and the other from Atlas. They are both 1/2 gallon jars and they make wonderful desk accessories and coin jars (that’s what I’m using them for).
Design inspiration: Old New York County Atlases
October 9, 2008 @ 1:36 am
I’m falling in love with these vintage New York atlases from various counties in New York State. I’ve literally spent the last hour just browsing through them over at the NYPL Digital Gallery. If I had the money, I’d totally order all of these as prints to hang in my room. They seem so elegant and carefully constructed and there isn’t one that I prefer over another — I just think they’re all great.
I’d love to see more design today take some cues from these late 19th-century booklets. Obviously, that typeface is outdated, but that’s what makes it so beautiful to look at. Ok, I’m gonna go back to the NYPL Digital Gallery now to keep looking.
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