Vintage Indian Advertisements and Vouchers, Early to Middle 20th Century - Part 1

AD OF GENTLEMEN AND LADIES WRIST WATCHES 1906

AD OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-HARMONIUM 1918

AD OF CYLENDER COOKER 1919

Amruta Sirojani Hair Oil 1922

Muthiah's Brass Tumblars 1931

Thiriloka's Steel Trunks and Suit Cases 1933

Standard Cigarette Jullundur City (Punjab) 1934

Anarkali Brand Cigarette - 1934

Ufsar Pen Best for English and Vernacular Writing 1937

Oil Colour Paint and Varnish 1938

Ads of Cigarettes on Cash Memo 1938

Talsi Bhai Gordhan Bhai, Biri Leaves and Tobacco Merchants Naya Bans Delhi 1939

AD OF TOBACCO MOHANA BRAND BIRI 1939

AD OF CUPID BUTTER 1940

Ad of Optical Equipment 1941

Caravan Cigarettes 1942

Buntley and Palmers Biscuits 1942

AD OF IRON SAFE MANUFACTURERES 1947

Gazipur Rose Water 1950

Loknath Shroff Garments - 1934

Himeton Pills

Mahamaya Brand Bidi

Kinamentograph

Pocket Watch Ad

AD OF PERFUME INDUSTRY

Ad of Medical Him Kalyan Oil on Invoice

Ad of Gramophone Record Player

Sadhana Remedy for skin deseases

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Calcutta Soap Works Cash Memo

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Illustrations from the Barddhaman edition of Mahabharata in Bangla, which were printed in wood engraving technique

During nineteenth century the princely state of Barddhaman (Burdwan) in Bengal had patronized literature and arts immensely. Many ancient Sanskrit scriptures and Hindu epics were translated into Bangla and published regularly. The then ruler of Barddhaman, Maharaja Mahatab Chand Bahadur (1820 - 1879) encouraged such activities.
Here we showcase six illustrations from the Barddhaman edition of Mahabharata, which were printed in wood engraving technique. On the cover was pasted a wood engraved portrait of the ruler of Barddhaman.

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Portraits by Jyotirindranath Tagore - Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century

Jyotirindranath Tagore (May 4, 1849 – March 4, 1925) was a playwright, a musician, an editor and a painter.Endowed with an outstanding talent, he had the rare capability of spotting talent in others. He played a major role in the flowering of the talents in his younger brother, the first Asian Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore.
He was an avid portrait artist, who worked almost exclusively by pencil on paper. Apart from the members of the Tagore family, he almost drew everybody who visited him at Calcutta or his Morabadi Hill residence at Ranchi. In 1914, twenty-five of his exquisite portrait drawings were printed by by Sir Emery walker of London in collotype method. the album carried a sensitive Foreword by William Rothenstein. The book was titled "Twenty-five Collotypes from the Original Drawings by Jyotirindranath Tagore", 1914.

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