What is Vintage Ephemera and Memorabilia? Vintage ephemera and memorabilia are collected by most people whether they realize it or not. If you have an old junk drawer, chances are you have collected some type of memorabilia without even trying. By its very definition, ephemera is something that passes quickly. We usually only find it [...]
Although I find it interesting, I’ll admit readily that I am personally not an expert on paper money value. Lucky for people like me, there are plenty of experts out there who really know what they are doing. There are also a lot of great books about the subject of collecting money. If you collect [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]