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National Crafts Festival poster

Started by deannaduff, May 09, 2015, 10:21:08 PM

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deannaduff

I found this great poster at an estate sale.  It was still tacked to the wall in a bedroom.  I was so excited!
I am wondering if anyone has an idea of about what year it might be from?


History Buff

You rescued it.  So is that the hammer-and-anvil that was replaced by the ax-and-log?
Always SEEKING Memories Worth Repeating

deannaduff

I am guessing so.  I was trying to determine when precisely the ax and log came into play.  I was thinkng this was 70s, but I haven't seen anything similar to it before.

How-doFolks

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sanddunerider

Junior, will probably be able to shed some light on this.............

Junior, too!

It appears from the style of the type it likely is from the period of 1975 to 1985. I have never seen a poster like that, but again the style and layout appears to be from the period mentioned. Great find! :)
"Abandon ship! Women and Juniors first!"

deannaduff

Thanks for the input!  It is one of my favorite finds, because of how I found.  It truly was a rescue :)

Joy

If we go by how the "National Crafts Festival" ran from a Saturday to a Sunday in 1994 (Sept 17 to Oct 23) (according to: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=191&dat=19830823&id=RqcwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u0QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6438,4803032&hl=en), and assume that it was always from a Saturday to a Sunday, then between the years Junior gave (1975-1985), there are two years it could be from: 1975 and 1980, in which Sept 20 was a Saturday and Oct 12 was a Sunday.

Junior, too!

Well, I would say from your research the year is 1980. I would have to dig through my files in the 1980 folder before I could say for sure. But, your reasearch is very accurate from my thinking...memory. :)
"Abandon ship! Women and Juniors first!"

deannaduff

According to my 1980 brochure, the festival that year was held from September 13- October 12th.  The dates match up for the 1975 brochure, but that year it was called the Festival of Craftsmen.  I am going to keep looking!