I really don’t believe in luck, but if I did I’d say this was one lucky find. It came to me by way of reader and fellow blogger, Jo of Joyatri. She had seen my post about a KEK album I’d found, and emailed me to let me know she had this one.
She then sent photos, and I was so happy to see that it is in what is probably a print from the early 1960s. I already had two items from this print, but in a different colorway. This time we can see the entire print, including lots of graphic that are not on my other, smaller items.
I had always assumed that the hitchhiker in the left corner was a girl!
Cute jaywalking kitty-cat!
The suitcase strapped onto the side of the bottom car reads “Roma”. I’d be smiling too if I were headed for Rome!
According to research done by friend Nathalie, KEK was a German maker of albums and such. They might still be in business, but I can’t imagine that anything made by them today could possibly be this cool.
What a wonderful graphic! (I wish that same print could be found on fabric yardage!) How nice of Jo to send you photos to share!
I guess I should be clearer; the photos are mine as the album is now mine as I was able to purchase it!
What a fun print! That hitchhiker looks like a total beatnik. Love it.
It’s adorable vintage prints like this that makes me want to try my hand at scanning the design and then having it printed up on fabric by Spoonflower.
I’ll take 6 or 7 yards of it if you do!!
Only problem with printing someone else’s art on fabric is making sure you aren’t getting into copyright mess. I’ve thought about doing that with a lot of vintage sketches but it’s tricky trying to determine copyright on graphics. There are a ton of wonderful prints on Spoonflower that are probably all kinds of copyright violations. I generally just avoid them just to be safe.
You are right, of course, especially since the company is still in business and the copyrights are probably still valid.
This is very cool, indeed!
That is so cute!! And I agree with Jen O, seriously that as a fabric print!? I would love it!
xoxo
-Janey
I’m so glad the album has gone to a good home. I always loved the hitch-hiking Scotty dog and the Poodle on the convertible, but the kitty-cat is sweet, too.
yes very cool …for cats