ephemera

Rare Doesn’t Mean Valuable

2009-07-11T01:25:00-04:00

So, an old friend from Chicago sends me a scan of an expired 1940 Commonwealth Edison coupon for a Philco radio. It's nice, rare piece of mid-century ephemera. Being a lawyer, he cuts to the chase and ask me to...

Phrenology Doctor’s Skull Inspection Letter on eBay

2009-07-10T01:36:00-04:00

Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832) was a German physician who was an early proponent of phrenology, the debunked theory that a person's traits can be derived from the shape of the skull. According to Wikipedia, phrenology is based on the concept...

National Postal Museum "Delivering Hope" Elizabeth Schorr Interview

2009-07-09T01:18:00-04:00

Elizabeth Schorr, collections manager at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, has been with the museum for six years. She has previously worked at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, and the El Paso Museum of Art in El Paso,...

Hawaiian Hula Girls Photo Album

2009-07-08T01:44:00-04:00

A fantastic photo album with ephemera of 1920's Hawaii, done by an American soldier based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is up for bid on eBay. According to the listing information, the album includes approx. 215 photographs, including photos, RPPC, photo...

Stamp Designer Robert L. Peters Interview

2009-07-07T01:02:00-04:00

Robert L. Peters is a Canadian graphic designer, writer, and artist who blogs at robertlpeters.com. Roberts interest in ephemera, history, and related content, especially his series of collectible stamps, led to the following interview. ephemera: Tell me about your career...

Appalachian Trail Ephemera Displayed

2009-07-06T01:37:00-04:00

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History opens "Earl Shaffer and the Appalachian Trail," a new exhibition in its Albert H. Small Documents Gallery, July 10. The exhibition focuses on the fulfillment of Shaffer's childhood goal, to hike the Appalachian...

Guildhall Library Ephemera Move Controversy

2009-07-05T01:13:00-04:00

The Guildhall Library Prints and Maps collections are being permanently moved to the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA). Guildhall Library's Print Room was/is one of the best sources of pictorial material on London history. Its collection includes tens of thousands of...

Crafting with Ephemera - Artist Interview

2009-07-04T01:15:00-04:00

Jessie is a wife and new mother who crafts and runs two Etsy shops in her spare time. In the following interview, we talk about here affinity for crafting with ephemera and found objects. ephemera: How did you become interested...

Karen Varner Wins Ad Boy Book Giveaway

2009-07-03T01:22:00-04:00

Karen Varner, Ellicott, MD, won the free copy of Ad Boy. Congratulation Karen! Thanks to everyone who entered the drawing by leaving a comment in the original post. I hope that Ten Speed Press or another publisher of ephemera-related books...

Auction Rebel Gary Hendrickson (1946-2009)

2009-07-02T01:45:00-04:00

The Auction Rebel, Gary Hendrickson, passed away recently. Gary was a good friend of this blog. His obituary ran in the Grand Forks Herald: Gary Douglas Hendrickson was born on August 30, 1946 in Crookston, MN, the son of Lyle...