Patterns from Star Needlework Journal, 1920 (Free!)

A few weeks ago I went to an estate sale run by the family of the deceased in a 55+ park. There wasn’t much left in the house, but there was a box of antique needlework and crotchet magazines dating all the way back to the 1910s and 1920s. I was going to buy the whole box but because of my interest in the magazine contents the family decided to give them to me for free. Most of these types of magazines do sell on eBay but for me they are not necessarily worth the time and postage to individually go through them. Many people use them for the ads and fashion references. I thought that scanning and posting these online would keep the information in these magazines alive a little longer (they are disintegrating as we speak!) and let people access these old patterns for free. My personal favorite in this issue is the lion table runner. I also admire any craft that gets us making our own items and buying less stuff. I did check the copyright information on this issue and because it is from 1920, and I did not find a copyright renewal record, I believe this has gone into the public domain. (If I am wrong of course I will take it down.) So, I am posting the PDF of the issue as-is here, including an extra page and some missing information, for your reference, enjoy!

Tape Packaging Insert

Tape packaging insert from a 3M brand in the 1960’s. Cellophane itself is a cellulose (plant material) film and is not necessarily seen in modern office tape.

This is a Rocket Brand coated cardboard cellophane tape label from the company 3M back when they included Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in their logo. According to O’Reilly, this logo use began in 1961: “With the new logo design comes a standards manual that contains four approved variations of the logo. This one is based on the geometric paintings of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian.”