This book is plain blue cloth on the outside, and fits neatly into its own slipcase. Inside, the book holds 24 individual color plates, each neatly tucked into its own blank black page by fitting the corners of the plates into slits in the pages.
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Tests for Colour-Blindness
Here is an example of the beauty and practicality of the physical book. Tests for Colour-Blindness by S. Ishihara was published by Kanehara Shuppan Co., Ltd, Tokyo, in 1969.
This book is plain blue cloth on the outside, and fits neatly into its own slipcase. Inside, the book holds 24 individual color plates, each neatly tucked into its own blank black page by fitting the corners of the plates into slits in the pages.
As the title indicates, the book is used to test patients' ability to see colors. When I went to the eye doctor for an exam recently, she used this same book.
This is an accordion book - when opened all the way up, the pages of the book can spread across the room to take up twelve feet of space.
A booklet accompanies the main book, explaining how to administer the tests, and cautions, "It is important that the book of test plates should be kept closed, except during use, because undue exposure to sunlight causes a fading of the colour of the plates."
This book is plain blue cloth on the outside, and fits neatly into its own slipcase. Inside, the book holds 24 individual color plates, each neatly tucked into its own blank black page by fitting the corners of the plates into slits in the pages.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Etsy Vintage
Not surprisingly I am very fond of cool old vintage items, not just books (though books are my favorite). I recently added some non-book articles to Pistil Books Etsy Shop.
Large plastic sign letters make cool three-dimensional wall art:
I love the brightly colored graphics in this Instructo Classification Game, an educational toy from the sixties. Teaches children the difference between zoo animals, hats, and milk cartons.
The Our Universe Space Kit, published by the National Geographic Society, contains a silver and black cardboard "spacescope" to be punched out and assembled, along with a flexi disc recording of space sounds, 3-d glasses, and other far out goodies.
As an Etsy seller, I am a member of the Etsy Vintage Team, where you can find other great vintage stuff in all categories.
Large plastic sign letters make cool three-dimensional wall art:
I love the brightly colored graphics in this Instructo Classification Game, an educational toy from the sixties. Teaches children the difference between zoo animals, hats, and milk cartons.
As an Etsy seller, I am a member of the Etsy Vintage Team, where you can find other great vintage stuff in all categories.
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