Latest Acquisitions (Feb 2024)
Explore some of the latest acquisitions we’ve added to the archive…
Creativity in printed advertising - Part 2: The illustration revolution
Part 1 of this article on creativity in printed advertising covered the early period from the 1890s to the mid-1920s when photogravure and colour brought remarkable advances in the ability of such advertising to engage and attract readers. Here in Part 2 we cover the advent of even bolder imagery up to the early 1930s…
Latest Acquisitions (Jan 2024)
Explore some of the latest acquisitions we’ve added to the archive…
Castrol and record breaking
Peter Moss reports on how Castrol used record breaking to promote its oil in the 1930s…
Latest Acquisitions (Dec 2023)
Explore some of the latest acquisitions we’ve added to the archive…
Latest Acquisitions (Nov 2023)
Explore some of the latest acquisitions we’ve added to the archive…
STOP PRESS – The latest jewel in the crown arrives
We have gladly accepted a very generous donation to the archive from Keith Niblett, an Austin Seven “Ruby” from 1937!
Report from the chair (Nov 2023)
A round-up of recent activities and acquisitions at the archive.
The Frank Patterson Blog - Part Five
A final update from Caitlyn on her research into the work of the illustrator Frank Patterson
The Frank Patterson Blog - Part Four
A new update from Caitlyn on her research into the work of the illustrator Frank Patterson