tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post1286564726118377828..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Victorian Die-Cut AdvertisingMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-43666681928165321162012-03-06T17:48:16.025-05:002012-03-06T17:48:16.025-05:00Hi, Steve - Would that town have been Pittsburgh? ...Hi, Steve - Would that town have been Pittsburgh? I spent 11 years there, mostly in the 1970s.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-80544627300774042622012-03-06T13:37:16.954-05:002012-03-06T13:37:16.954-05:00I love the teacup and pickle. The shadows are rea...I love the teacup and pickle. The shadows are really successful in making it look 3-dimensional.<br /><br />I grew up in the town that had a Heinz factory -- my aunt lived right across the street -- so that's very nostalgic for me, although I'm not quite old enough to be considered a Victorian.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-26862128695083944112012-03-05T10:26:14.527-05:002012-03-05T10:26:14.527-05:00Hello, Theresa - For sheer charm, my favorite is p...Hello, Theresa - For sheer charm, my favorite is probably the spool. They were indeed elaborate, and as a commercial artist who made the transition from drawing on the board to using a computer, I especially appreciate that those artists had different deadlines than I would today!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-45978872550292102322012-03-05T09:42:14.227-05:002012-03-05T09:42:14.227-05:00I love the teacup...and the spool...but the pickle...I love the teacup...and the spool...but the pickle was very unexpected! They were very elaborate.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-39041147890737888292012-03-04T14:09:28.943-05:002012-03-04T14:09:28.943-05:00Hi, Yvette - I haven't spent too much time in ...Hi, Yvette - I haven't spent too much time in Pinterest, in part because these days I have a couple of home projects in the works simultaneously, along with blogging.<br /><br />While Pinterest could be a great resource tool, and certainly great inspiration, it does bother me that almost no one gives credit to the original sources. For that reason, I would never use images from Pinterest for this blog.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-73185495695902325172012-03-04T12:53:27.308-05:002012-03-04T12:53:27.308-05:00Hi Mark, I especially love the life preserver and ...Hi Mark, I especially love the life preserver and the pickle...Hmmm, that sounds like a book title. <br /><br />So, I'm waiting to see if you find Pinterest to your liking, Mark. I should think you will. It is what you make of it. But I think for visual people, it's a more than just a mindless hoot.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-54647877936531000802012-03-03T09:32:07.409-05:002012-03-03T09:32:07.409-05:00Hi, Gina - You make an interesting observation. Th...Hi, Gina - You make an interesting observation. This style of caricature was a common Victorian conceit, and is seen often in depicting children, cherubs and sometimes even adults. Today, of course, we see it more often in political drawings.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-71966536924941480862012-03-03T08:28:07.379-05:002012-03-03T08:28:07.379-05:00A very interesting and informative post Mark. I w...A very interesting and informative post Mark. I wonder where the heads (so much larger than the bodies) came from in the last image.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-42990310563398585152012-03-02T11:35:17.401-05:002012-03-02T11:35:17.401-05:00You'll notice that the big draws (no pun inten...You'll notice that the big draws (no pun intended) in Victorian advertising were cats, dogs and children.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-90329902724228497482012-03-02T10:43:11.629-05:002012-03-02T10:43:11.629-05:00just beautiful -and not a boring 'celebrity...just beautiful -and not a boring 'celebrity' in sight!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-66540473695404495422012-03-02T09:10:45.551-05:002012-03-02T09:10:45.551-05:00Hello, Parnassus -
You are right about the mechan...Hello, Parnassus -<br /><br />You are right about the mechanical cards, and that reminds me that I should add at least one to my side-bar history of trade cards. My favorites were the cards that had windows through which images on a paper wheel appeared. I'm fortunate to have a couple, as they are getting much harder to find.<br /><br />Another type of advertising was the metamorphic card. It was folded, and when it was opened, the image revealed an altered view. I'll do future posts on both genres, so thanks for the suggestion!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-55169313768228047342012-03-02T08:04:35.399-05:002012-03-02T08:04:35.399-05:00Hello Mark, The appeal of these is immense. Anoth...Hello Mark, The appeal of these is immense. Another elaborate type was the mechanical card, which had some moving lever or other mechanism to make the card change--I am sure you have some of those.<br /><br />I noticed that most of these are stock designs, with the name of the company stamped on, a sign of how expensive these were to produce, even back then. A company like Heinz would give enough away and care enough about its image so that it would go for custom work. <br /><br />Hard to pick a favorite--maybe the teacup?<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com