Oliver Tomas | Text Proportion Utility » Finds http://www.olivertomas.com Text Proportion Utility Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:22:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Arizona desert postcards of the 1930s & 1940s http://www.olivertomas.com/finds/arizona-desert-postcards-of-the-1930s-1940s/ http://www.olivertomas.com/finds/arizona-desert-postcards-of-the-1930s-1940s/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:45:46 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/?p=546 The painted desert, Arizona [P.D. 29]
18/06/10 – Small selection of desert-themed postcards from the 1930s and 1940s. All feature the Arizona desert, have a ‘linen-finish’ and are marked: ‘C.T. Art Colortone’. Postcard pictured above entitled: The Painted Desert, Arizona [P.D. 29]

The Battleship from El Tovar [GC-4]
The Battleship from El Tovar [GC-4]

El Tovar Hotel on the rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-8]
El Tovar Hotel on the rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-8]

The Zoroaster and Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-7]
The Zoroaster and Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-7]

Eagle Nest rock, Petrified Forest, Arizona [P.F. 33]
Eagle Nest Rock, Petrified Forest, Arizona [P.F. 33]

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/finds/arizona-desert-postcards-of-the-1930s-1940s/feed/ 0 Matchbox label set from Czechoslovakia (1968) http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/1950s-1960s-matchbox-labels-from-czechoslovakia/ http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/1950s-1960s-matchbox-labels-from-czechoslovakia/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 16:10:08 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/?p=500 Hotel Ametyst Praha

26/05/10 – Series of matchbox labels advertising hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes in Prague, Czechoslovakia dating from 1968.

Vadek Kavarna Praha

Restaurace Narodni Dum Praha

Hotel Slovan Praha

Restaurace u Pesku

Vinarna Kravin Praha

Hotel Beranek Praha

Hotel Lunik Praha

Hotel Moran Praha

Kavarna Deminka Praha

Hospoda Kalicha

Hotel Krivan Praha

Hotel Union Praha

More Czech matchbox labels on Flickr//

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27/04/10 – A small selection of ‘linen-finish’ postcards from the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933. All cards printed by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, and marked ‘Art-Colortone’.

Travel and Transport Building, Chicago World's Fair [WF-6]

Hall of Science, Chicago World's Fair [WF-18]

Aeroplane view of fair grounds, a century of progress [WF-20]

Sky Ride, Chicago World's Fair [WF-24]

Golden Temple of Jehol by night, Chicago World's Fair [WF-27]

Enchanted Island, Chicago World's Fair [WF-28]

Oriental Village, Chicago World's Fair [WF-33]

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/postcards-from-the-chicago-worlds-fair-1933/feed/ 0 A new history of Canada vol. 1 (1972) http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/ http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:22:03 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/ A New History of Canada

25/10/09 – Volume one, New Worlds to Find 1000-1600, in the fifteen volume series: A New History of Canada. Educational textbook for children. Published by Editions Format in 1972 in Montreal.

A New History of Canada

A New History of Canada

A New History of Canada Vol. 1

A New History of Canada

A New History of Canada Vol. 1

Sources and more information
More images//
On the Canadian Design Resource (CDR)//

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/feed/ 0 Tatra T600 Tatraplan 1946-7 streamlined automobile http://www.olivertomas.com/industrial-design/tatra-t600-tatraplan-1946-7-streamlined-automobile/ http://www.olivertomas.com/industrial-design/tatra-t600-tatraplan-1946-7-streamlined-automobile/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:08:53 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/industrial-design/tatra-t600-tatraplan-1946-7-streamlined-automobile/ Tatra T600 Tatraplan

23/09/09 – Old toy model of the Tatra T600 Tatraplan automobile designed in 1946-7 in Czechoslovakia by Josef Chalupa, Vladimír Popelář and Hans Ledwinka. The Tatraplan had a monocoque streamlined six-seater saloon body with a drag coefficient (Cd) of just 0.32. It was powered by an air-cooled flat-4 cylinder 1,952 cc rear-mounted engine. Only 6,342 were produced. Toy dimensions: 10″x 3.75″ x 3.5″.

Tatra T600 Tatraplan

Tatra T600 Tatraplan

Sources and more information
More images//
Wikipedia: Tatra T600 Tatraplan//
Tatraplan resource page//
Tatra cars and trucks flickr group//

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