Dover - Vintage Advertising Art and Design

VINTAGE ADVERTISING J. N. HALSTED AND OTHERS DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. MINEOLA, NEW YORK Copyright Copyright 2014 by Dover Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Bibliographical Note This Dover edition, first published in 2014 contains a selection of images from the following publications: The Signist, published by Excelsior Publishing House, New York, New York in 1905; Hendersons Sign Painter, published by R.

Henderson, Newark, New Jersey in 1906; Lesson Sheet #5: Show Card Writing and Lesson Sheet #6: Show Card Writing, both published by the Detroit School of Lettering, Detroit, Michigan in 1907; Artistic Show Cards: How to Design and Make Them, published by the International Textbook Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1925; and Modern Ornament and Design, published by The Signs of the Times Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1927. DOVER Pictorial Archive SERIES This book belongs to the Dover Pictorial Archive Series. You may use the designs and illustrations for graphics and crafts applications, free and without special permission, provided that you include no more than ten in the same publication or project. (For permission for additional use, please write to Permissions Department, Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y. 11501.) However, republication or reproduction of any illustration by any other graphic service, whether it be in a book or in any other design resource, is strictly prohibited. International Standard Book NumberISBN-13: 978-0-486-31600-0 Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation 49119601 2014 www.doverpublications.com N OTE In the first part of the twentieth century, art schools and studios published numerous illustrated guides to aid sign painters and show card designers.

Filled with elegant alphabets, spot motfis, borders, frames and more, these books offered something for everyone. The designs offered here, chosen from a variety of vintage sources, are every bit as alluring as they were almost a century ago. In addition, all images are available for purchase at www.doverpictura.com. CONTENTS PLATES