About Me

Hi, This is Robert from 1920-30.com. I'm a great fan of the 1920's. I have a collection of hundreds of 1920's books and magazines on a wide range of subjects. I'm fascinated by the fact that we seem to be experiencing a re-run of the nineteen twenties, with all the attendant implications, eg; stock market crash, depession leading to war etc.

1920's Womens Hairstyles

The early 1920's witnessed the start of a major transition in women's hairstyles from the traditional long-hair styles of the previous century - to new short-hair styles like "the bob". The initially straight, plain, and relatively simple short bobbe...

1920's Womens Fashion

1920's ladies fashions featured brighter and more vibrant colors than fashions from the previous decades. Following on from the depressing circumstances of the Great War (Now known as World War 1) and the post-war recession, most people were hoping...

1920's Cars

1920's cars were a vast improvement over automobiles from the previous decades due to the rapid pace of major advancements in automobile design and engineering. At the start of the 1920's motor cars were still relatively basic, although a huge improv...

The 1920's

The decade of the nineteen-twenties was a time of great exhuberence and enthusiasm with strong parallels to today, and is often referred to as the roaring twenties. The current decade is almost a re-run of the 1920's. The Stock Market crash of O...

1920's Car Advertisements

A selection of 1920's car advertisements taken from my vintage automobile Ad collection that illustrate the beautiful cars and fantastic color illustrations that are typical of automobile advertising during most of the 1920's era. Prior to the advent...

Bead Patterns from the 1920's

Beautiful beaded fashion accessories including handbags, purses, necklaces, belts and bracelets were created by men, women and children in the 1920's as a popular past-time. Bead pattern books for these superbly crafted items were published by popula...

Coles Phillips

The very talented Coles Phillips died relatively young but left a huge body of illustrations as his legacy for future generations to enjoy.