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Brochure: The Emergency Regulations

Jan 22, 2009Comments off

The British Government printed a 4-page folded brochure entitled "Emergency Regulations are now in Force – How do they Affect You?". The back page offers

Advertisement: Brinkmann & Co

Jan 19, 2009Comments off

Advertisement from the 1930s show Brinkmann & Co advertising a wide range of vehicles from Mercedes-Benz to Studebakers.

Record Cover: P.Ramlee

Jan 16, 2009Comments off

              EP P. Ramlee – Parlophone EGEP 628 (1967). A record cover with triangular patterns used as the background.

Record Cover: Twist Malaysia

Jan 16, 2009Comments off

                Record ‘Twist Malaysia’ with P.Ramlee Orchestra, Parlophone DPE 8178. A striking orange record cover with playful san-serif

Movie Poster: Masam Masam Manis

Jan 16, 2009Comments off

A love story between a school teacher and a musician. Black and white movie poster with vertical montages of 3 women can be seen in

Postcard: Penang Club

Jan 05, 2009No Comments

This rare azure-toned picture postcard shows a vignette of the Penang Club, it is flanked by two other vignettes showing a Chinese Mandarin and an

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