Somnus Bedding "Good Night" : poster by Frank Gayton : issued c.1924
One of a series of works commissioned by the Leeds based company "The Bedding House of Rhodes" who sold under the trade name of Somnus from the Leicester based artist and designer Frank Gayton. As well as these rather fine posters, based on the themes of Good Night and Good Morning, Gayton also designed other advertising and publicity, such as showcards, for Somnus. The brand is still around, now part of the Yorkshire based company of Harrison Spinks.
Gayton (1893 - 1961) also designed packaging and other items of 'corporate identity' for several companies, including Leicester based Frears, the biscuit makers. The 1926 article that quotes this image notes his skills in lettering such as on this poster. Gayton, who headed an advertising agency based in Leicester, also designed a typeface for the London & North Eastern Railway in c.1923/24 that was also adapted for use by the typefoundry of Caslon.
Somnus Bedding "Good Night" : poster by Frank Gayton : issued c.1924
One of a series of works commissioned by the Leeds based company "The Bedding House of Rhodes" who sold under the trade name of Somnus from the Leicester based artist and designer Frank Gayton. As well as these rather fine posters, based on the themes of Good Night and Good Morning, Gayton also designed other advertising and publicity, such as showcards, for Somnus. The brand is still around, now part of the Yorkshire based company of Harrison Spinks.
Gayton (1893 - 1961) also designed packaging and other items of 'corporate identity' for several companies, including Leicester based Frears, the biscuit makers. The 1926 article that quotes this image notes his skills in lettering such as on this poster. Gayton, who headed an advertising agency based in Leicester, also designed a typeface for the London & North Eastern Railway in c.1923/24 that was also adapted for use by the typefoundry of Caslon.