Here's a 1940 shot of the IBM Campus in Endicott, NY- the company has closed this site. In the mid-1980s, IBM employed approximately 15,000-18,000...
Paul Rand was one of Graphic Designs true greats. Here's a group of students standing in front the Endicott IBM School-look at that Pre-War...
Welcome Stacy !
Beautiful-amazing artisanship.
One of the more amazing pieces of silver I've seen here-congrats gigi.
@Adambd13 where may I ask did you find it ?
Wow-1000 Euros ! 'Theodor Fontane- was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist...
Ditto- I think the small 'serifs' (tiny 'tails' or flourishes at the end of each IBM letter) and the period btw each character- say to me anyway,...
Excellent idea, and here we are (top image shows small horizontal fractures from the old lamination)-[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Debora-It's exactly like Roaring's pic-'PRINTED IN U.S.A.' in an oval shape. Can't find a dang thing abt 'Placo,Plastic Laminating, Corp.' except...
Just found this little desk sign produced by IBM somewhere btw the late 40's to early 60's (?)- none of the sellers can nail down a more accurate...
I thought so too Whit, but then again Ebay seems a quite chimerical beast ! -it loves who it loves ?
Ebay seems arbitrary about what they do & don't allow-this is a question about Keyword Stuffing on Ebay. I did a search of 'Sold' Bakelite Lamps...
A hearty Ditto on that !
Awright, I'll jump in- any excuse to share this little guy again ! [ATTACH]
The ancient La Toilta sintered stuff's beautiful.
The early 70's were definitely the Renaissance of 'Naked Hippie' books...I vaguely recall a few as I was in my early 20's and not spending quite...
Ditto re Debora-A military shell base would look like this-[ATTACH]
It's a beauty Books.
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