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A Coward and a Scoundrel

February 18, 2009 By Tom Murphy 1 Comment

In today’s society, disputes between neighbors, work associates, friends and even politicians, sometime take on an ugly tone.  Drugs often play a part in it, and with the increase in gun ownership, these disputes can sometimes turn deadly.

Back in the day (we’re talking the 1830′s), when one man failed to apologize to another, or to give him the satisfaction which an honorable man was bound to give, he was called a Coward and a Scoundrel… and public notice of such was made for all the world to see.

William Tradewell

This 1839 “duel placard”, posted on a tree in front of Florida’s first permanent capitol in Tallahassee, let all who passed by know that General Leigh Read, an officer in the Florida Militia during the Second Seminole Indian War (1835-1842), had declined to apologize to Mr. William Tradewell, the Whig Party Leader.

You can see an oil-on-linen painting by Christopher M. Still showing this scene by clicking here.   On that page you will notice another link which allows you to see the mural without the reference points.

The world has changed a lot since the days of Tradewell and Read… unfortunately not always for the better.

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
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Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2009 By Tom Murphy 1 Comment

Valentines Day CardsGiven that today is Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be a good time to look for some Ephemera specifically related to the day.. and share it with you.

It didn’t take me long to come up with a wonderful collection of Valentine’s Day cards collected by a fellow named Dave.  He goes by the odd name of “riptheskull” on Flickr and says of himself:

I work about 8 hours a day 5 days a week, on my off time I go to Flea Markets, Auctions,Yard Sales and of course eBay to try to build my collections. I also enjoy going to parks. My record is 51 Deer Ticks at Elk Neck Park in Maryland.

And oh by the way, he also says he is Male and Single.Valentines Day Cards

That said, here are a few of the 1760 Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards in his collection.

Of that collection Dave says:

I collect all holiday postcards, Halloween Postcards are my favorite but I enjoy the Valentine’s Day Postcards too – Great art work and that whacky Cupid Make these my second Favorite type of Holiday Postcards and they are cheap for now.

When you are done, head on over to his Flickr Pro account and peruse the other 1700 or so. Quite a lovely collection!

And to all the lovely ladies who read this blog “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Tom
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Sniff Kit…..

February 9, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

A recent post about War Rationing Ephemera got me interested in researching a bit more about items from the Second World War.  Another post I made about Florida related ephemera led me State Archives of Florida where I discovered a number of wonderful Ephemera items… such as this “Sniff Kit” poster.  It  was “Approved and Recommended by the Office of Civilian Defense and the Chemical Warfare Service of The U.S. Army”

Text on the document reads (in part):Sniff Kit

The Sniff Kit is designed to provide an easy and safe method of identifying the five principal gases used in chemical warfare. The case is made of wood and pressboard, covered with serviceable quality of saddle tan fabric. It contains five bottles with ground glass stoppers, charged with the following contents:1. An imitation of Mustard Gas (HS)
2. An imitation of Phosgene Gas (CG)
3. An imitation of Chlorpicrin (PS)
4. An imitation of Lewisite (MI) or (M-1)
5. An imitation of Tear Gas (CN)

Each bottle is labeled with simple information describing the physiological effect of the active gas; first aid steps for treating victims; field neutralization methods; the U.S. Army symbols, and the popular names to aid in memorizing them.

The price of each kit was $5.00 prepaid to any point in the USA and were sold by the Northam Warren Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut.

You can see more of the Florida Archive’s Collection of World War II ephemera by clicking here.

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
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Selling, Telling, and Yelling

February 6, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

Being a Floridian, you can understand my interest in Florida related Ephemera.

Florida BroadsidesI was surprised this afternoon when I came across the State Archives of Florida and their “Florida broadsides and other ephemera, 1800-2000″.

This online collection consists of more than 200 broadsides and forms of paper communication from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

While originally initiated by state librarian and archivist Dorothy Dodd as a broadside collection, it has since grown to encompass all sorts of printed ephemera from advertisements and announcements to political cartoons and campaign posters. This online collection represents only a small portion of broadsides and ephemera found in the Florida Collection of the State Library of Florida.

The collection is broken down into about 15 different subject such as:

  • Politics and Government
  • Slavery and Race Relations
  • Health and Safety
  • Culture and Education
  • Military and Veterans
  • Hotels and Motels

Florida Ephemeraand other very interesting subjects.

The Library also does a good job of informing the visitor as to just what “broadsides” and “ephemera” are.

Florida Memory, which is the name of the overall collection for the State Archives has a large number of special collections and databases, some of which we will report on in future blogs.

One of the ones we are particulaly intrested in exploring a bit further is entitled “World War Service I Cards”.  As my father was a World War I Veteran, I have a special interest in this collection.

If you are interested in the Florida Broadside and Ephemera collection, you can find it here.

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
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San Francisco archive gets grant to preserve ephemera

February 4, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

SF ChronicleHere’s a story I almost missed in my never ending Internet search.

Apparently city archivist Susan Goldstein and her 15 staffers at the San Francisco Public Library’s history center have been busy preserving and cataloging the history of the city.

The library has just won a grant from the Mellon Foundation to preserve historical items originally intended to be thrown away, but for whatever reason weren’t – old menus, theater programs, wine labels, political flyers and other tidbits. They will become a part of the California Ephemera Project.

The diary of Lillie Coit. Photographs of Joe DiMaggio. Impassioned love letters written by Harvey Milk. Reams of papers from the San Francisco’s mayors. Artifacts from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the Indian occupation of Alcatraz and the first pot clubs… all and more are part of the collection.

You can read the San Francisco Chronicle article here .

Tom
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Six Tips to Preserve Your Election Collections

February 2, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

IMLSThis is the lead paragraph from a Press Release by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Washington, DC—Across the nation, Americans are saving newspapers, posters, buttons, and bumper stickers to commemorate the historic election and inauguration of Barack Obama, America’s first African American president. Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), encourages citizen-collectors to make sure that their presidential inauguration collections will be preserved long into the future.

If you have collected any election ephemera (or even if you haven’t) this article gives some  great suggestions on how to  keep your treasures safe and sound for the next generation.  Have a look here.

 I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
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Encore-Ephemera joins AVCOSA

January 29, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

Palm Beach Gardens, FL – January 28, 2009 -
Encore-Ephemera (www.encore-ephemera.com), a leading source for vintage advertising and transitory written and printed matter announced today that it has joined the Antiques, Vintage & Collectibles Online Sellers Association (AVCOSA). We look forward to sharing ideas, information and resources relative to the Ephemera marketplace with other Association members.

Encore-Ephemera believes there is a strong need for a Trade Association specifically designed around online selling. AVCOSA is well positioned to represent the interests of those sellers and to promote professionalism in the online marketplace in general through education, information and technology.

At Encore-Ephemera we have collected literally thousands of pieces of printed ephemera and will be offering them both in our own online store and through our bonanzle.com booth. We are dedicated to providing our collection in a manner that protects, preserves, educates, and supports those who seek these pieces of paper ephemera.

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Live Auctions on Bonanzle !

January 25, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

Yesterday afternoon, for those of you who may have missed it, Wally Kolenda, better known as “Auction Wally” ran what I believe was the very first LIVE Auction on Bonanzle!

Auction WallyWally, for those of you who don’t know him, is a licensed Massachsetts auctioneer who’s been building a brand online for quite a while now. If you Google AuctionWally, you’ll see what I mean… or you can visit his homepage here.

The Bonanzle Auction started at 1:00 PM Eastern time and was preceded by an hour’s preview session where Wally audibly went through and described each lot, and answered any questions that those in the auction house may have had.

You ask – “what auction house” – and “how was it live, how did he describe the items, how did one hear the previews”. Admittedly it took a bit of hacking together and some skills to really “go to” the auction. But none of it was above the skills of anyone here. If you are able to list an item in your Bonanzle booth, have a speaker on your computer, and just a few minutes patience… you can do it. I did and really enjoyed both setting it up… and of course, participating in the LIVE Auction

It seems to me that it works best if you have two browser windows open on your computer. I had one open looking at Wally’s booth on Bonanzle (http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/auctionwally). In the second window I had Wally’s TalkShoe feed and this is where you could hear Wally’s auctioneer’s chant. (The rhythmic chant used by most auctioneers is aimed at holding the attention of the audience and keeping the auction moving at a steady pace. The chant is a series of numbers (dollar amounts) connected by “filler” words to give the buyer time to think between bids). You can even go to TalkShoe now and download a recording of yesterday’s full event. So essentially you listened to Wally on TalkShoe… and you placed your bids in the Bonanzle chat window in Wally’s booth. – Simple!

Despite a few minor technical difficulties at the start, all went extremely well. The overall session, including the one hour preview went for some three and one-half hours. During that time there were as many as 50 “buyers” in Wally’s both at one point and he sold some 14-15 lots – even a few items of Ephemera – at prices that honestly in some cases amazed me!

Even I entered the excitement and placed a bit on several items…. one of which I won for a very fair $19. Just like a real live auction, you had to be quick, you had to listen carefully, and you had to pick your moment to bid… all of which added to the fun of the LIVE Auction.

From what I have heard since the LIVE Auction ended, Mark Dorsey of Bonanzle even stopped in on the LIVE Auction at one point.. and is now back at work with his team in Bonanzle HQ finding a way to more seamlessly integrate the audio, the bidding, and the selling into the Bonanzle platform. Let’s hope he is successful… and speedy.

If you missed the excitement.. and it WAS exciting… Wally has scheduled another LIVE Auction for Saturday February 7th at the same time – 1:00 PM Eastern. Based on the response yesterday, I’d expect another very successful event. So take some time over the next few days to get familiar with TalkShoe, the chat room in Wally’s booth, and the preview of items that he will be putting up on the next auction block.

I’ll be there.. I hope to see you there as well!

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
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