Wrapped in Time

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Packaging of Yesteryear

Accumulating in the family home over the past half century or more, is this collection of consumer products. These objects stocked the shelves in an age before plastic and the hard sell. (more…)

 

The Life and Death and Life of William Morris

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

William Morris Cover Page

Life

Picture an unpretentious roomy villa named ‘Elm House’ with a pretty verandah and fine views of a well planted garden and the nearby forest. It was here that William Morris was born on the 24 March 1834.

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