This is an interesting little booklet from the 1929 Fayette County (PA) Teachers’ Institute.  This booklet was a guide to the events taking place from October 28 – November 1, 1929.  I suppose its collectibility is dependent on whether folks are collecting old programs from various events and/or teacher related items.  I’ve found that people [...]

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There are folks out there who for one reason or another are on the lookout for vintage greeting cards.  It is my guess that these are used for scrap booking or other crafts, but my guess is rather irrelevant.   They contain artwork from another era and they’re interesting to check out.  I recently came across [...]

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This is a very interesting old memo pad that I picked up at an estate sale.  It must have been given out as a premium by Dr. Pierce’s medical products.  It is filled with testimonials and descriptions of products.  Of course there is a ton of stuff there that has probably been proven incorrect in [...]

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I truly enjoy finding and researching antique ephemera.  I realize that may sound strange to some folks.  By definition, ephemera is something meant to be used in the short term and then discarded.  Our landfills are overflowing with the stuff.  I have no interest in digging through today’s garbage though.  The items I like to [...]

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