Politics provides phenomenal ephemera

The Fountain of Youth
I’ve written about this blogger before.. and I continue to follow his posts. Rick is a graphic designer hailing from a bit north of me in the Sunshine State – Orlando, Florida.  He continues to blog about  exactly what his blog header says – “Musings from the State I’m in…” Most recently he wrote about some great Ephemera he found at a local Antique Fair… the “Renningers World Famous Antiques & Collectors Extravaganzas, Antiques Markets & Farmers Markets” – wow what a title.

Sheaff:ephemera – yet another great Ephemera site!
Once again as I wander the Internet, I have found yet another wonderful site dedicated to our favorite topic… “transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved” This site comes to us compliments of a graphic and publication designer named “Dick Sheaff”. Dick does not tell us much about himself, except perhaps that he is a member of The Ephemera Society and of his profession. He does tell us a lot … in both photo and text form … about the various forms of ephemera that he has collected over the years. His website has some 28 tabs each related to a different area of Ephemera. Tabs such as

Collectors savor the flavor of old menus
Reprinted in part from “Press of Atlantic City” Question: My parents traveled frequently and enjoyed collecting restaurant menus. The large menu cover I photographed is empty, but a list of “Russian Specialties” appears on its back. I hope you can tell me what restaurant is related to the cover, and if old menus are valuable collectibles. – F.F, Linwood Answer: The logo on your colorful menu cover identifies it as associated with New York City’s famed Russian Tea Room. O

Ephemera… the Source
The Wikipedia definition of Ephemera is “transitory written and printed matter” … and that is what many of us, who have an interest in Ephemera focus on. But backing up a step… we need to look at the source of much of that Ephemera… and a museum in North Andover, Massachusetts may well be the place to start. The Museum of Printing was founded in 1979 and thus is now celebrating its 30th anniversary. According to its website, the museum “… is dedicated to preserving the history of the graphic arts, printing eq

History of Coca-Cola Ads in Magazines
Wow, I can’t believe how long it’s been since my last post! Suffice it to say that I have been uber-busy of late, between vacation travel, birthdays (yep, I’m a year older) and just general projects around the house and neighborhood.. I’ve just not had (or found) the time to update my blog. But I have been reading others blogs and scouring the internet at times… and continue to find interesting posts with regard to our favorite topic… Ephemera. Alana, who runs “