Retro Computer Adverts has a rather special post to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apple’s founding; a look at their first – and probably most important product – the Apple 1.
The Apple 1 at Retro Computer Adverts.
Category: Ephemera
‘British Railways Locomotives’ (circa 1956)
A lovely poster from the Science Museum Group; British Railways Locomotives from around 1956.
Ephemeral 80s
While I have both tags and categories marked as ‘Ephemera’, my random collection of witterings about various bits of historic ephemera is no-where near as well structured or as well targeted as Ephemeral 80s.
I’m going to be honest, while any site can be for anyone, you probably have to be of a certain age and to have spent time in certain select (but middling) British demographics for it to truly hit home.
Continue reading “Ephemeral 80s”‘To York, Dick Turpin’s Ride’
Poking around the Science Museum’s archives, I came across this rather fabulous ‘Dick Turpin’ themed LNER poster for train travel to York.
Just look at how wonderful it is!
P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-Pancake Day!
Double-Decker Bus Racing… Sponsored by Acorn Computers
Double-decker bus racing from 1982. I absolutely love that it’s sponsored by Acorn Computers a year after they launched the BBC Micro!
Trains of the Future, Trains of the Past
Here’s something to take the edge off that liminal space between Christmas and New Year; two nicely illustrated articles from Adam Rowe’s always fun 70s Sci-Fi Art.
First we have Trains of the Future…
…and then Trains of the Past.
Surfing Santas and Christmas Toppers in Hawes
A double-bill today; first, a surfing Santa and his knitted elves at Hawes bridge on Gale Beck.
Snowflake Balloon
There’s a rather festive snowflake hot air balloon just outside of Malton’s St Michael’s Church.
It’s a Festive Postbox Topper for Malton!
As we are merely days away from Christmas it seems entirely appropriate to drop some images of a fantastic Santa-themed topper in Malton.
Unlike most of the other toppers from Malton I have posted, this one can be found at the south end of The Shambles, just outside of Cosy Cottage Soap.
