The uses of ephemera in craft projects are many and varied these days and as a general rule, anything goes. Caution should be used in both your choice of adhesive and sealant and the quantity of [...]
Below are some beautiful examples of vintage ephemera featuring the British Royal family:
The Family of Queen Victoria gathered around her in 1898. Victoria lost her beloved Albert on Dec [...]
A beautiful original still of one of the Hollywood greats whose best work was a highlight of Cinema’s finest era. Cary Grant appears here in a still from Room for One More (1952)
A world [...]
The Victorian era was supposedly one marked by self denial, prudishness and a lack of light-hearted humour. However, the strong moral sensibilities and traditional values that were de rigueur at that time have often [...]
Ephemeral items offer a rich snapshot of the past, but all too often the field is ill-represented and badly documented. The following are a selection of blogs and websites which are pursuing their collecting passions [...]
To understand where all the vibrancy has gone from the dismal Adnams’ Let’s Talk Beer advertising campaign for 2011, we must first ask, why was it’s predecessor, the brilliant 2003 Beer from the [...]
Tegestology- the collecting of beermats. Sneakily contrived from ‘etymology’ and intermingled with the Latin word ‘teges’ meaning small rugs or mats. Thats right people. Its a ‘thing’.
Beer mat collectors can therefore huddle [...]
Some Like it Hot (1959) is quite simply one of the finest classic black and white films ever made. If you have seen it, you will know why – if you haven’t I suggest you make all [...]
Vintage sheet music has many qualities which endear it to collectors. In printed form it has been mass produced for more than two centuries which means there is a dizzying array of styles and themes [...]
Sir John Tenniel (1820- 1914) is perhaps best known for his enduring illustrations in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll was the pen name used by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, and was created by translating his first two [...]
