(Pinterest) SHOCK OF THE NEW…At left, these young operators contemplate the operation of an IBM Type 80 horizontal Hollerith card sorter. The woman appears less than thrilled by the mechanical beast; at right, a woman operates a IBM 405 Alphabetic Accounting Machine, ca. 1934. It could ...
…this 1932 illustration (below) demonstrates how a full-body, Ardena paraffin wax bath works. An Elizabeth Arden advertisement described the procedure thus:You step into a tub lined with waxed paper. Over you they pour a warm liquid paraffin which slowly hardens until you are encased in a pa...
Södermalm is also host to some of the biggest and best outlets of charity chainsStockholm StadsmissionandMyrorna, as well as a trio of excellent vintage stores:Lisa Larsson Second Hand,Judits Second Handand — all the way from London —Beyond Retro. Malmö InMalmö, the quirky boutiques...
The spring men's collections just hit the runway in London. According to rules set out by these most innovative of clothing designers, all you dudes should stock up on cropped jean jackets and crocheted shorts.
In his “Notes and Comment” column,E.B.Whiteended the decade on a humorous, if somewhat doleful note: In “The Talk of the Town,” White also looked to the new year, which would seeAlSmith’sEmpire State Building rise into the air and forevermore define the city’s skyline, even if...
(Pinterest/Wikipedia) * * * A New Rabbit Hole In other news from the world of publishing, “The Talk of the Town” (also largely a product of Thurber and White) noted the publication of a new edition of Alice in Wonderland that featured a re-drawn Alice with bobbed hair and the sl...