Showing posts with label travel handkerchiefs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel handkerchiefs. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2016

Handkerchief Souvenirs From Home and Abroad

New York City Central Park Zoo by Tammis Keefe was part of her NYC landmarks series
Handkerchiefs were popular souvenirs, easily packed colorful reminders of happy travels. Cities, states, countries, landmarks, museums, and fairs were depicted. Here are some from my collection.

City Souvenirs

New York City landmarks
Chicago by Tammis Keefe
Milwaukee, MN
Wilmington, Delaware by Tammis Keefe
Windsor and Niagara Falls Canada silk hankys
Tammis Keefe did a series of Philadelphia landmark handkerchiefs.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Rittenhouse Square
John Wanamaker's, "Meet Me at the Eagle"
Including historical landmarks.
The Liberty Bell
Independence Hall
Landmarks, Museums, Historical Interest
Independence Hall
Pennsbury Manor, home of William Penn
House of the Seven Gables
Mt Rushmore
Governor's Palace, Wilmington DE, Tammis Keefe
Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI by Tammis Keefe
Greenfield Village, uncut material, Tammis Keefe 
Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI by Tammis Keefe
Museum of Costume, Bath, England
 State Handkerchiefs
Michigan
The Great Lakes States
Hawaii
Around the World
Chinese handkerchief
New Zealand
Crossing the Equator
Great Britain
Bern, Switzerland
The Taj Mahal
 The New York World's Fair souvenirs

A handkerchief bag New York World's Fair
Silk New York World's Fair showing world costumes 
Years ago I saw this state handkerchief quilt on eBay. I started collecting these state hankys to make my own. I still need a dozen more.




Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Great Blog for Handkerchief Lovers and My Latest Find

 I bought a SwissAir hanky off eBay today and did a Goggle search to learn more about it. I Goggled SwissAir handkerchiefs and discovered a great blog on handkerchiefs, Handkerchief Heroes at  http://handkerchiefheroes.com. The blog has wonderful photos, thematic articles with links and even songs and quotations.

Here is the handkerchief I bought.  It is part of  series. The series is shown at the "Air Travel" post at http://handkerchiefheroes.com/air-travel/. Now I want them all! There is a cubist feel to the design. Each hanky features a different country with two people with instruments.


Many years ago I found this Swissair hanky for about a quarter at a flea market.

 

Souvenir handkerchiefs abounded. Designers like Tammis Keefe did series for major cities. Here are some other hankies in my collection originally purchased to remember a special trip or place.









The Eagle in John Wanamaker's flagship store stood in the atrium and was a meeting spot for Philadephians.
Tammis Keefe from her Philadelphia Series