Words & Eggs

"Words and eggs must be handled with care. Once broken they are impossible things to repair." -Anne Sexton Words & Eggs is curated by Lesley Y., a university writing and French instructor. W&E primarily spotlights vintage and vintage-inspired design, type and hand lettering, and other equally awesome things. Words & Eggs elsewhere: Pinterest Twitter Instagram Lesley is also a self-taught calligrapher with a humble little shop on Etsy called Letter Be. Come take a peek!

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Jerrold Beim - Bollen som kom bort, 1965

Artwork by Ylva Källström

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Pause in the type/design worship to admire this. Because it’s all I’ve been hearing/seeing in my head all day. 

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Yes.

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Speedball Linoleum Cutters, vintage packaging. Via synctopia.

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Via Jeremy Pruitt. 

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Belated turkey day doodle. :)

By me/Letter Be.

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Vintage Print magazine cover from the 1950s, by Morton Goldsholl on Texoprint. Via PrintMag.com

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Robert De Niro’s taxicab driver’s license, 1976

Via Old Pics Archive 

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The Once and Future King, T. H. White (M, 20s, blonde hair, green coat, very worn paperback, A train)

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Illustration by Gary Taxali.

Mon cœur est à Paris.

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Bonjour tristesse... Vintage film poster (1958)

Mon cœur est à Paris.

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Illustration by Jean Jullien.

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Mon cœur est à Paris.

(Illustration by Jean Jullien)

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Mexico

1955

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Because I’m going to Mexico next week (for the first time ever)... :)

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Way too many fabulous images from vintage Hungarian pocket calendars, via Present & Correct: Kartyanaptarak.

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Typeverything.com - Students Note Book.

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Dot Records brochure