Sanborn Insurance Map Typography

I post a collection of these about once a year, but the Sanborn insurance maps for north american cities are just that good. typography from the 1890's to 1920's, every city had one, go look for yours at your local library reference desk.

1900's Storefront Signage

Doing some research for a project, I came across a lot of nice looking vintage storefront window displays, more on Google, just look up storefront signage and a year.

Early American Design

I've been scouring the web getting ready to hand draw a business card, and have a big stack of inspiration on my desktop right now, thought I would share. Most all of this comes from Sheaff Ephemera , a great source for this kind of inspiration.

Vintage Cigarette advertising

More good stuff from the Cover Browser websites.

Vintage Printing Trades Advertising

Vintage American Printer Cards found on Sheaff Ephemera, the best source of classic letter work and american typography I've found. Its a great resource, check it out here: The Printing Trades

Vintage Tobacco Advertising Typography

Did some looking through the Vintage Ad Browser and found a lot of great lettering in the early cigarette ad campaigns. Check out more on Vintage Tobacco Advertising