tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post2473564853118213966..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Tobacco Ephemera 5Mark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-45542518127864512422011-04-29T11:16:21.192-04:002011-04-29T11:16:21.192-04:00Hi, Terry - And of course, as a collector of old t...Hi, Terry - And of course, as a collector of old tins, I'm very conscious of the old tobacco tins that became 19th century lunch pails!<br /><br />Hi, Theresa - I think so many printed items were saved and recycled in the late 19th and early 20th century because good color printing was still relatively new and a novelty.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-12322841692466535512011-04-28T22:24:55.062-04:002011-04-28T22:24:55.062-04:00"Going green" is nothing new! Recycling ..."Going green" is nothing new! Recycling is a part of our heritage! I love the silks.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-32484303749373834042011-04-28T18:39:02.617-04:002011-04-28T18:39:02.617-04:00Whatever happened to items like these silks and th...Whatever happened to items like these silks and the idea of premiums, bonuses or gifts with purchase? I like the jam and peanut butter containers that became drinking glasses, or the wonderful cards with birds that once came in boxes of tea. Really, isn't it just a form of recycling or making packaging that can be reused? Same for cigar boxes or old tin tea canisters. Funny that we're so environmentally conscious but in generations past they were more frugal with resources than we are.Square With Flairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587474304650348836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-33028125699267728752011-04-28T10:00:21.203-04:002011-04-28T10:00:21.203-04:00Hi Stacey - I think we're all missing a bet he...Hi Stacey - I think we're all missing a bet here. I see a collection of these silks (perhaps 1910 movie stars) being made into a new fabric.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-44151685066207635092011-04-28T09:43:39.793-04:002011-04-28T09:43:39.793-04:00Wow - never heard of these. The quilt is amazing!!...Wow - never heard of these. The quilt is amazing!! I like The Dusty Victorian's ideas as well!!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-38209705623521053542011-04-28T09:07:07.583-04:002011-04-28T09:07:07.583-04:00Hi Anyes - Yes, I can picture a jacket made from t...Hi Anyes - Yes, I can picture a jacket made from those ribbons would have a very contemporary feel.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-31987582741883609372011-04-28T06:57:28.233-04:002011-04-28T06:57:28.233-04:00Hi Mark,
Very sophisticated, I can see why they wo...Hi Mark,<br />Very sophisticated, I can see why they would be kept and made into quilts.<br />I think they would make for lovely framed miniatures as well. I saw once, on Antiques Roadshow, a jacket made of the cigar ribbons. I was astounded, it looked very 'couture' in a way.<br />Anyes<br />XXAnyes K. Busby - Studio Vignette Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989650562190771548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-35560999311868715122011-04-27T07:01:07.076-04:002011-04-27T07:01:07.076-04:00Hi, Buoni - The quilt is from Fabrics.net, so I do...Hi, Buoni - The quilt is from Fabrics.net, so I don't know if it retains a trace of tobacco aroma. I used to own a collection of the yellow cloth cigar bands that are featured at Fabrics.net, but they didn't smell of tobacco. I gave them away as a gift, and I wish I still had them to show you. Each cloth band had a cigar maker's name, in very distinctive Victorian type.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-57000182732981267832011-04-27T06:39:53.537-04:002011-04-27T06:39:53.537-04:00Mark, do you have Prince Albert in a can? You utt...Mark, do you have Prince Albert in a can? You utterly amaze me with all of your fabulous finds and interests. The quilt is to die for and I wonder if it still retains a faint scent of tobacco.Dig Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993518443437173921noreply@blogger.com