Recycled Vintage Art

 Some of the coolest vintage art I have encountered to restore and recycle comes from the covers of antique tourist guide booklets and brochures. I found this image in the British Library Public Domain Collections and it was in need of some loving care. I did some digital restorations and then added it to some cool products like the shirt pictured here. It comes from the late 1800's era and was published by the North Eastern Railway Company. The guide book was all about the Wensleydale and Swaledale Summer Resorts in the Penines of Yorkshire England and what is now known as the Dales National Park. These two valleys run parallel to each other and are separated by a ridge and joined by a road over Buttertubs pass.  Swaledale is the dale of the river Swale and Wensleydale is the dale of the river Ure. Both are famous for thier cheeses that are named for them. They both seem to always have been a popular place to go on a summer holiday for the scenery which included forests and w...

With the advent of public libraries and museums making millions of images from the past available to artists and designers through the public domain, I found myself fascinated by certain images from old books,maps,tourist guides and advertisements.  I wanted to find a way to recycle and repurpose some of my favorite ones so I started restoring them by digitally cleaning them up making repairs where necessary and even colorizing some of them. Then I match them up with the perfect products to print them on and post them for sale in my shop.   I strive to add value to each design or artwork and to make them unique. Many can be customized by you at no extra cost.  I hope you enjoy browsing the collections and that you find some nostalgic work that you just cannot live without!  Thanks for stopping in!  Get yours here