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These charts are scanned from Only An Ocean between, the second book in the America and Britain series. They were written to help Britons understand America, and vice versa. The second book in the series, Our Two Democracies At Work, … Continue reading →

Here are some more Isotype infographics from the 1940s as a follow-up to yesterday’s post. The book is called Our Two Democracies At Work, by K B Smellie. It is from a series called America And Britain, which “compares the … Continue reading →

I bought this book ages ago because of the nice infographics, and thought I’d share it. For more of the same, please see the following blog post. I apologise for the quality of the scans. My crappy scanner, and the … Continue reading →

Does anyone know what is depicted on this Russian box. It is about 18 x 8cm in size, and the picture is lacquered to the lid. This ticket was in the box. Can anyone read Russian? Update – thanks to … Continue reading →

As a little postscript to the above. This is 30 minutes worth of unattended play from The Boys.

When I discovered Links With Old Nottingham, an old (1928) book about interesting places in an around Nottingham, I visited many of the places mentioned (or in many cases, the places where they used to be). One place that always … Continue reading →

This picture has been doing the rounds on Twitter (and Facebook, no doubt). It is supposedly from the front of The Sun newspaper – and clearly demonstrates how ignorant they are. People were only too happy to re-tweet the ignorant, … Continue reading →

A few spreads from a 1947 edition of Housewife magazine. It is everything you would expect – patronising, shallow and chauvinistic, but it has a real old fashioned charm. One thing that stands out on reading it is the effect … Continue reading →

This book really can’t make up its mind whether it is pro- or anti-car. Either way, some of the illustrations (which use two very different styles) are very nice.