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July 2009 Blog Posts (6)

Looking For...

Last call for this month's History Is Ephemeral Carnival -- pls submit something! (And continue to submit things -- it's monthly!)

Also, I'm currently looking for ephemera on the following topics/themes for articles & posts I am working on (so check your sites & inventory & let me know if you have something & I'll try to include it in my… Continue

Added by DPopTart on July 24, 2009 at 6:36pm — 3 Comments

Circopedia - All about the circus

If you have not yet visited Circopedia you are missing a fantastic site... especially if you have an interest in both the Circus and Ephemera.

Cirque d’Hiver

Located in the heart of Paris, between the Place de la République and the Place de la Bastille, at the edge of the historical Marais, the Cirque d’Hiver is the world’s… Continue

Added by Tom Murphy on July 18, 2009 at 8:12am — No Comments

Another collection on display, Charles Triplett's Judy Garland collection

I got lucky enough to have another customer allow me to share a fantastic collection pretty quickly on the heels of my last find (the spark plug collection). While there's a lot of ephemera to be found in the background of these photos, the highlights of Charles Triplett's Judy Garland Collection are… Continue

Added by Cliff Aliperti on July 8, 2009 at 11:37pm — 1 Comment

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 these cards.. but very little information about them - and what there is, is all in… Continue

Added by Tom Murphy on July 5, 2009 at 8:50am — 1 Comment

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… Continue

Added by Cliff Aliperti on July 3, 2009 at 3:04am — 2 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… Continue

Added by martyweil on July 2, 2009 at 7:58am — 1 Comment