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Billhead Advert 1932 (1" x 1.5")

.This was attached to a billhead as a form of advertising for Office Equipment

Jan 5, 2011

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Bernie commented on Martin's photo

The Beano Comic

"Martin, this brought back happy memories and reminded me of so many other comics now disappeared. I heard a tale told of the late Denis Gifford, cartoonist for comics, writer and collector of the genre. His comic collection took over his house. A GP…"

Jun 27, 2009

Martin added a discussion to the group Talk About T.E.N.

"Infomercial" Picture Posts

.Is there a place in Picture Posts for Ephemera images posted with an informative (or personal view) narrative. I believe it makes the post more interesting and is particularly engaging where comparisons between US and European culture can be drawn.Perhaps, in this increasingly cosmopolitan world, such observations are “nerdish”? At least, one could argue, such altruistic motives are more easily defended than straight commercial plugs..See More

Jun 9, 2009

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Bernie commented on Martin's photo

The Mini

"Martin, I like these footnotes - esp if they have a personal element to them."

Jun 5, 2009

Martin commented on Bernie's blog post Invitation to TEA

"Bernie, a tidy and informative piece of work. I get the impression that your real passion is for the 20th C advertising? You will have to resist the urge to continually ‘tweek’ it to perfection. . Martin"

Jun 4, 2009

Bernie commented on Martin's photo

The Mini

"Now a British icon. I've got one of these standing on my drive waiting for my daughter to pass her test. Its in pink with black racing stripes over the boot and bonnet, black & pink racing chequers on the roof ad pink interior."

Jun 3, 2009

Chuck Whiting commented on Martin's blog post Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

"Billheads are at the top of my favorites list for ephemera, not only for the antiquarian print images, which make a strong first impression, but also for the content they often provide about a company--products, history, location, etc. To answer…"

Apr 7, 2009

Martin commented on Martin's blog post Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

"It's interesting that vignette (as I understood it to be a vine or ivy type detail esp towards the edge of a design) very rarely appears in English billheads I collect There is however an abundance of what I would call Filigree much of which…"

Apr 2, 2009

Nancy commented on Martin's blog post Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

"Mike Thanks for the information on the Knickerbocker Mills Billhead, nice to learn about there history."

Apr 1, 2009

Mike Ferguson commented on Martin's blog post Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

"Billheads are my favorite type of ephemera and I had several framed for my office...all of them coffee related. Knickerbocker Mills was purchased by A.C. Fitzpatrick & Co. around the turn of the century but took the name Knickerbocker rather…"

Apr 1, 2009

Nancy commented on Martin's blog post Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

"I also like Billheads with Vignettes "

Apr 1, 2009

Bernie commented on Martin's blog post Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

"Enjoy looking at your bill head collection, Martin. My wife and I absolutely agree with you. But why stop at Bill Heads - this embraces all ephemera. And for the price of a nice looking cheap frame from a budget shop, charity shop or boot sale…"

Mar 28, 2009

Martin posted a blog post

Are Billheads Limited Edition Antique Art?

My interest in Billheads began about 15 years ago when I unearthed a few in a failing “Antique Shop”. As an Engineer, a student of the Industrial Revolution, someone who has very vivid memories of grandparents Victoriana and a fascination with late Victorian society, this previously unknown category of ephemera became intriguing. (In actual fact most readily obtainable English illustrated billheads date between 1900 and 1930)These documents encapsulated the spirit of Kingdom-Brunell…See More

Mar 27, 2009

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Kyle Boyd-Robertson left a comment for Martin

"Hi Martin. Welcome to the community. I am a collector of Historical Texas Documents amongst other things and love collecting old billheads. Looking forward to hearing more from you."

Mar 16, 2009

Martin replied to xavier (xwhys@yahoo.com)'s discussion Unique question in the group Billheads and Letterheads

"HI, It may be of some interest to you that I am a collector of British Billheads only (I live in England). There appears to be very little interchange between the 2 groups and therefore (bearing in mind the engraving process) this suggests that all…"

Mar 1, 2009

Mike Ferguson left a comment for Martin

"Martin, Welcome to TEN!"

Feb 16, 2009

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