love at first sight . . .
then these page headers . . .
and section breaks like these. . .
This is just a sample. There are illustrations and tips for personal beauty, sewing patterns, child care, etc. I only wish I read German.
Vintage book for the 1913 German Housewife
I love all kinds of paper – old or new – it makes no difference. I have so much vintage ephemera; I know I can never use it all. But, that doesn't deter me from buying more. I picked up this 1913 domestic how-to guide for German housewives recently in Switzerland for only six Swiss francs (about $6). It is full – FULL – of charming images of that epoch. The photo doesn't really show, but it is a thick book too, around 750 pages. My mind reels at the potential these images have. I was hooked by the cover:
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