THE EPHEMERA NETWORK - A Community Site for Anyone and Everyone Interested in Ephemera

A Community Site for Anyone and Everyone Interested in Ephemera

The Ephemera Network brings together the seemingly endless variety of collectors, dealers, and academics who are passionate about ephemera.

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Tom Murphy added a blog post5 hours ago

Coffee Cards??

I wish I spoke French. I also wish I knew more about "Coffee Cards". Perhaps our Network creator, Mike Ferguson, can give us a little background on just what Coffee Cards are, where they were popular, collect-ability etc. This site - http://bibi...

Rita Holcomb commented on Cliff Aliperti's blog post 'Spark Plug (and ephemera) Collector Joe Cook on the VintageMeld'yesterday

WOW is right!

Ray Kirchmeyer added a discussionyesterday

The Great Ephemera Hunt-July Edition

Hi everybody. I just completed my July edition of the great ephemera hunt and it went very well. There is a local flea market I visit once a month. I have been going there for years and have become friends with some of the vendors. They know what ...

Rita Holcomb added 4 photos to the album 'Mag Ads'yesterday

Cliff Aliperti commented on Cliff Aliperti's blog post 'Spark Plug (and ephemera) Collector Joe Cook on the VintageMeld'yesterday

Thanks, Frank, I thought that would be a good post to point to over here. I'm so grateful to him for sharing, especially all of the photos--I have some really cool collectors posts I'm sitting on because the collectors have never sent along the pr...

Frank DeFreitas commented on Cliff Aliperti's blog post 'Spark Plug (and ephemera) Collector Joe Cook on the VintageMeld'on Friday

Cliff, what an incredibly fascinating story at your site. I love all the things that people lock into when they collect. Joe must be the spark plug king -- and with his very own mini-museum, too! A great story to begin the big holiday weekend. Ins...

Cliff Aliperti commented on martyweil's blog post 'July on the Ephemera Blog'on Friday

Now I've got to go find your video, Marty! Looking forward to reading the interview with the Smithsonian Collections Manager, that one sounds fascinating. I've been slipping on the videos myself lately, but am hoping to post a couple by the end o...

Cliff Aliperti added a blog poston Friday

Spark Plug (and ephemera) Collector Joe Cook on the VintageMeld

Martin commented on Mike Ferguson's group 'Ephemera Society (London)'on Thursday

. Mike, it's interesting that you have chosen to start this group. Perhaps this may be a vehicle for discussing ephemera availability (and rough pricing) in London and the UK in general? . .

Nancy left a comment for christina Bakeron Thursday

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martyweil added a blog poston Thursday

July on the Ephemera Blog

Frank DeFreitas added an eventon Wednesday

Book, Paper & Advertising Show at Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds

July 18, 2009 from 9am to 6pm

Long-running regional ephemera event.

Jay Milo replied to Jay Milo's discussion 'Seeking info on 1865 coffee advertisement'on Wednesday

Frank, thanks very much for bringing this helpful information to me. It is very much appreciated. The link to the history of advertising provided fascinating and insightful reading. My 1865 ad uses apparently a well known technique of high status ...

Ray Kirchmeyer added 2 photoson Wednesday

Frank DeFreitas replied to Jay Milo's discussion 'Seeking info on 1865 coffee advertisement'on Tuesday

Hi Jay, I'm sure a few others will chime in with more background on coffee than I have. But in the meantime . . . I had this article on the history of advertising in America bookmarked, so I thought I'd post it here (of course, you might already ...

Jay Milo added a discussionon Tuesday

Seeking info on 1865 coffee advertisement

I have a one sheet advertisement flyer for The East India Coffee Co. 154 Reade Street, NY advertising "Kent's East India Coffee". From the names of prominent names I have been able to conclusively date it between 1863-65. I haven't seen anything t...

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Antique Book & Paper Show

July 18, 2009 from 9am to 6pm – Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds

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Coffee Cards??

I wish I spoke French. I also wish I knew more about "Coffee Cards".

Perhaps our Network creator, Mike Ferguson, can give us a little background on just what Coffee Cards are, where they were popular, collect-ability etc.

This site - http://bibigreycat.blogspot.com/ - seems to have a vast collection of t… Continue

Posted by Tom Murphy on July 5, 2009 at 5:50am

Spark Plug (and ephemera) Collector Joe Cook on the VintageMeld

This is my favorite post that I've put together yet, mainly because on the surface it has absolutely nothing to do with anything I'm interested in! In my mind I sold this gentleman a 1940's movie star premium photo, but in his it was a neat spark plug related item for his collection. The item was both, an Auto-Lite Spark Plugs premium of Madeleine Carroll.

Anyway, I asked Joe if he wouldn't mind sharing a little about his collection, and he absolutely blew me away with details and photos! Didn'… Continue

Posted by Cliff Aliperti on July 3, 2009 at 12:04am — 3 Comments

July on the Ephemera Blog

When I used to live in Chicago, they'd say there were two seasons: Winter and July 12. Well, welcome to summer Chicagoans. And welcome all to another great month on the ephemera blog.

I have many special summer blog posts scheduled. One in particular that I'm very excited about is my upcoming interview post with the Collections Manager at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. We're going to be talking about the new FDR exhibit. But… Continue

Posted by martyweil on July 2, 2009 at 4:58am — 1 Comment

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The Great Ephemera Hunt-July Edition

Started by Ray Kirchmeyer in General Discussions 1 day ago.

Seeking info on 1865 coffee advertisement 2 Replies

Tagged: coffee

Started by Jay Milo in ebay and other online sales venues. Last reply by Jay Milo Jul 1.

Henry Irving Postcards 2 Replies

Hello everyone. I am new to this board. I have four postcards of Henry Irving, and eight postcards of David Warfield that were sent to my grandmother in 1906. They are in good shape. I woyuld lik...

Started by Ken Moore in ebay and other online sales venues. Last reply by Ken Moore Jun 25.