Supercool Vintage Letterhead Design

Mar 25, 2010 by Jennifer Farley

If you’re interested in Letterhead design, Letterheady is a Tumbler site devoted to very cool old original letterheads from people as diverse as Johnny Cash to Hitler. Some of the designs are minimalist to say the least, while others have the most elaborate designs that nearly take up half the page. Here’s a few I picked out as favourites, but there’s tons more over on the Letterheady site.

Walt Disney Productions 1938

Nikola Tesla Company circa 1900

Churchill 1940

Jim Davis 1987

Elvis 1965

Chester Gould (Creator of Dick Tracy) 1962

Charlie Chaplin Music Publishing 1916

Gene Autry The Singing Cowboy 1949

Converse 1932

And finally, not leaving much room for writing …

Walcker Orgelbau Pipe Organs 1892

What do you think of these old letterhead styles?

Tags: Graphic Design, Letterhead Design

4 Comments + Add Comment

Fran March 26, 2010 at 12:09 am

Them Walcker folk weren’t afraid to blow their own trumpet with that letter head.
The Elvis page should have been a blank sheet of paper except for “Elvis has left the building” in the footer.
Some nice finds as usual.
Kyle Tunney March 26, 2010 at 12:18 am

Haha they’re great Jennifer. I really love the Garfield one. Thanks for making me smile!
jennyrusks March 26, 2010 at 5:53 am

Thanks Kyle I really like the Garfield one too. Used to love him when I was kid.

LOL on the “Elvis has left the building” Fran.
Devlin March 26, 2010 at 6:37 am

I love these. I like the Elvis one the best, if you’re Elvis what else do you need but your name, so narcissistic, yet perfect in this case!