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Valerie MacEwan commented on Kyle Boyd-Robertson's blog post '"The Rialto" or "If That Old Theater Could Talk"'

at our theater, in Fort Smith, AR, in the 60s, we'd each get a box of candy and one special box had a prize ticket inside. The winner got to go onstage as the magician's helper. That must have been around 1965 and the Temple theatre had a smoking ...

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Valerie MacEwan commented on Kyle Boyd-Robertson's blog post '"The Rialto" or "If That Old Theater Could Talk"'

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Valerie MacEwan commented on Tom Murphy's blog post 'Tattered and Lost...'

What a fantastic blog... she is certainly talented. Thanks from me too!

May 11

mike urbanski replied to Valerie MacEwan's discussion 'Buying Ephemera on Ebay'

Hi,this is Mike.I have in excess of 3000 cataloged pieces of vintage magazine ads.1920's thru 1960's with the majority from WWII era from Life,Look,Nat Geo,Liberty etc.All product and subject matter with large automotive and transportation catagor...

May 10

Valerie MacEwan commented on Mike Ferguson's group 'Pamphlets, Brochures, Broadsides'

I've had a lot of luck with the folks at vintagepostcards.com - ordered their archival storage sleeves in many different sizes and shapes. Quick service, decent price... try this link for their storage items.

May 6

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Valerie MacEwan replied to Tracy Johnson's discussion 'newbie with one of many questions'

You're starting out like many of us probably did - finding a few interesting items and then trying to learn more about them. It's like eating popcorn, though, I have to warn you! And it's so much more fun to search nowadays. Without the internet.....

May 6

Valerie MacEwan commented on Ray Kirchmeyer's blog post 'Collecting Unusual Paper Money'

I once had a $10 bill with "Hawaii" stamped across it (someone took it from my house, sad to say). I wanted to keep it for mainly historical purposes. Fascinating find for you! Isn't it wonderful how we "ephemerists" can always find a new passion,...

May 5

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Interest in Ephemera: Collector

About Me:: Ephemera collector since grade school. Worked in Special Collections during graduate school. 3-D artist utilizing ephemera. I all myself "The Assemblagist" because every piece of art I create contains a part of something from the past.

Freelance writer, publisher of The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature (deadmule.com), wife, grandmother, owner of 3 Jack Russells, some-time gardener... '09 update, we adopted a huge puppy part-rottweiler, part-shar pei and some blood hound mixed in. She a real treat. We nicknamed her "Mothra" but call her "Roxanne". I do love dogs.

I'm the person who pulls over on the side of the highway to pick up a broken chair or to move a snake or box turtle out of the middle of the street. Does that make me a roadside ephemera collector and zoologist? I grew up in Arkansas, that explains everything. I have a niche store which utilizes ebay search functions called Buy Ephemera .

Website:: http://www.assemblagist.org

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Fine Arts Show - My ephemera won first place.

Hey ya'll. I used some 1960s era ephemera to create a multi-media 3D art piece titled "Fishing for Nixon". Entered it in the Beaufort County Arts Council Fine Arts Show and won first place and also an honorable mention for another piece. In all, I entered 4 pieces -- all wil be featured at the Arts Council through Dec. so needless to say, I'm thrilled. All 4 pieces contained ephemera - torn photos, magazine ads, parts of books. The best part is the prize $, which means I can buy MORE ephemera.… Continue

Posted on October 25, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Jack Dempsey's autograph

Hey!! wow!! Going through a pile of papers yesterday, I found a "Good Luck, Jack Dempsey" pencil signature on the back of a piece of paper. The autograph matches the ones I've found online. The paper is from the Boy Scouts, World's Fair, New York, which would have been 1939 (according to my research) so there really is a great chance Dempsey was there and signed it. Now i have to place Dempsey at the World's Fair and blammo, it's a real autograph. I don't doubt it's authenticity, but it is bette… Continue

Posted on October 3, 2008 at 10:40am — 3 Comments

Joseph von Wachter, a history lesson from two post cards

Joseph von Wachter walked from Nome, Alaska to New York in 1914. Over 4,000 of the total 10,742 miles, were covered with a dog team. Von Wachter visited the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, CA and the Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, CA. On the back of the one cent card, Wachter himself wrote: "Remember the evening of the Sept. 29, 1915 at the Hafbrau. The next card is signed by von Wachter on the front "Yours truly, Prof. Joseph von Wachter."
*photos removed until… Continue

Posted on September 9, 2008 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

Google ads on TEN

okay, so is it only on my page or do ya'll get the FatLoss4Idiots.com Google ad every time you pull up the site? Do I need to take it personally?

Maybe I should start Ephemera4Idiots. I would instruct people on how to collect CVS pharmacy receipts... or Walgreens.

Posted on August 28, 2008 at 3:33pm — 9 Comments

Photography group to check out

Didn't know if anyone was aware of a great place to display, view old photos
It's a flickr group
The Museum of Found Photographs.
Check it out by clicking here. You can waste a lot of non-precious time farting around looking at the photos... and upload some of your own. I did.

And a tip -- try right clicking on the link so it will open in a new tab or window... we've got to figure out a way to make the links on TEN do that, right?… Continue

Posted on August 27, 2008 at 7:32pm —

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At 6:55pm on September 29, 2008, Alan Irwin said…: Thanks for the welcome, Valerie. I've been photographing more of my collection recently, so yes! I'll be adding more photos.

At 5:46am on September 29, 2008, Gerard Hilte said…: Hi Val, thanks for welcoming me. As soon as i've finished my virtual bridgemuseum you can see what kind of ephemera is part of the collection.
best regards,
Gerard

At 2:20pm on September 28, 2008, Yasha Beresiner said…: Hi Val

Thank you for the nice comments. I just tried http://www.intercol.co.uk/acatalog/Welcome.html
which seems to work. I have had lots of head aches withthe site!

Soonest time allows - everyday I get up and say to myself, tomorrow time will allow - I will participate more actively.

meanwhile wish you well and happy collecting

YASHA

At 8:11pm on September 27, 2008, Daena said…: Thank you for the warm welcome. I am looking forward to learning more.

At 12:30pm on September 20, 2008, Kyle Boyd-Robertson said…: I don't know if I ever got around to formally thanking you for adding me as a friend, if not, Thank you. I have been spending time on your website and have to say I am quite impressed, Great work! Your article "Everyone Wears A Nametag" was especially touching, I don't think it could be put in any better words.

At 10:14am on September 12, 2008, Mike Ferguson said…: Valerie,
I've taken down the Google ads. It's fun to watch you explore layouts for the front page. Everything looks great.

At 5:40pm on September 11, 2008, Robin said…: Thank you Valerie. You are so kind. Love your info on the Museum of Found Photographs. I'm in the process of listing all of my ephemera & vintage shopping links (& I have tons since I'm an ephemera addict AND a shopping addict..LOL. Thanks again Valerie.

At 11:43am on September 5, 2008, Persephone said…: Thanks so much, Valerie. You are right about Nicki. A true gem. By the way, you have a very interesting site yourself. I am still exploring it.

At 5:12pm on August 28, 2008, Gejus van Diggele said…: Valerie, thanks for inviting me. I just published a short article about a false election in 1724. Hope you like it.
Best wishes,
Gejus

At 4:51pm on August 28, 2008, Gejus van Diggele said…: Hi Valerie,
Thanks for your nice comment. I love writing about this subject, indeed fascinating, but I have to spend all my time to a new enterprise on the internet. However I will add a new story in a few moments. Who can resist a request from a woman who picks up turtles from the street?