Comments | denji: interesting vintage finds!

denji

interesting vintage finds!

Oct 29, 2009 23:00

went to london earlier this week, and found some great old replicas/genuinly old stuff! from the 3o's-6o's! just thought i'd show my findings!

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denji October 31 2009, 18:18:29 UTC

omg i looove the golden books!! I really feel a lot of pixar films really suit being drawn in the fifties style ;__; i like how they sort of modernised the illustrations as well~

jabberworks October 30 2009, 10:47:32 UTC

Hiya! I thought you were going to be on the table backing ours at Expo, what happened?

denji October 31 2009, 18:20:15 UTC

we were, but only on the sunday! I WAS RIGHT!! to the back of me i saw some really awesome monster images hand crafted, and i totlaly thought they were yours- until my firned managed to convince me they weren't Dx I waited to see if you'd come back but you didn't- i guess i missed you that day ='0 it would have been nice to talk!

harveyjames October 30 2009, 13:06:36 UTC

did you go to that whole street near covent garden where almost every shop is a vintage bookseller?

denji October 31 2009, 18:21:41 UTC

i'm pretty sure it was yeah! it mustve been near covent garden =) tbh i didn't know where i was going xD all the store ownders were very scary/unsocialbe though, i think they are freaked by young folk D

harveyjames October 31 2009, 18:24:33 UTC

Oh hey! You live in London, right? Me and a gal pal are gonna be there for maybe 2-4 days between 20th-and the 30th of november- sorry I can't be any more specific- and we need a couch to crash on. You game?

denji October 31 2009, 18:42:20 UTC

arrgh sorry!! I dont live in london, but swindon Dx hm, hm, i if you wanted to stay there and commute then yeah you're welcome to- i'll feed you for free and everything lol! but i think it would be expensive to commute from there- although it is only an hour away by train. however i donno if you'd want to pay just to commute to london for a few days =S sorry i couldn't help you dude

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darth_mongoose October 30 2009, 17:16:58 UTC

These are awesome finds. I love that last cartoon there, the inking is awesome!

denji October 31 2009, 18:22:57 UTC

i know!! i did a bit of reasearch and discovered that the magaine is called 'the sketch' and was the first to publish lots of famous writers like agatha christie and famous cartoons like bonzo the puppy!! =0 so i feel quite lucky. that artist is called 'sherriffs' but i can't find anytihng about him on the internet =(