Cough Cough

Sometimes the bottom of the tin is more interesting than the tin itself.

All Along the Watchtower

Last week we paid a long overdue visit to the Tynemouth Voluntary Life Brigade Museum. 
It was UNREAL. Check out the images below or better still get yourself along and see some truly amazing nautical relics and stories of shipwrecks and rescues.

Have a look at their site here for more info.

Stars and Stripes

Over the weekend we boosted our comic book collection with three Captain America issues dating from 1988. Marvel at the images below.

Vintage Matches

Match boxes are always a great source of inspiration, particularly for typography, and so we thought we'd share a selection from our own collection of vintage matchbooks. These were collected at various locations including Tynemouth Market and MyGeneration in Barnard Castle.

For more match based inspiration check out the following links.

www.maraid.co.uk/blog/2007/06/matchbox-labels/
www.flickr.com/photos/maraid/sets/72157594234429063/
www.flickr.com/photos/79761301@N00/sets/72157601270250256/
www.flickr.com/photos/linzie/sets/72157601961559416/
www.flickr.com/photos/68246722@N00/sets/72157608605792877/
www.matt-lee.com/index.php?/photos/indian-matchboxes/