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December 23, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

Once again… I’ve been wandering the Internet.

Here’s an interesting fellow in Portland, Oregon. Ward Jenkins is an illustrator with a blog called The Ward-O-Matic.

His blog has an interesting display of seasonal Ephemera that he has collected, such as the page on the left which is from a Christmas 1958 booklet of carols for Christmastime.

It was printed by a company with an interesting name… The Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company.

Ward tells us a bit about the illustrator as well.. he did a number of automobile ads during the 60′s and 70′s, and his work is part of an exhibit called Drawing Power: Motor City Ad Art in the Age of Muscle and Chrome.

Delving deeper into Wards links you will find his bio which reads well, but even more interesting is his Flickr ephemera photostream.  He has a number of sets including one collection called “Old Things”.  It’s primarily vintage illustrations from various sources.  How about this 1956 fun booklet (right) on cooking and meal planning – a key to better meals?

As we come to the end of the year… and some might argue the end of the first decade of the 21st Century…  let me take this opportunity to thank all of our readers and those who follow us closely.  It has been a pleasure creating and updating this blog and I look forward to even more postings in 2010. Oh, by the way, look for a new Encore-Ephemera shop in 2010. More on that early in the new year.

Peace on earth, good will to all…

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

Tom

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Christmas dinner at the Hollenbeck Hotel

December 18, 2009 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

As we approach Christmas, many companies are starting to have their annual Christmas parties.

Hollenbeck MenuHollenbeck Menu

Back in 1906 the Hollenbeck Hotel was located at the southwest corner of Spring and Second Street in Los Angeles. And as one might expect in those days, Christmas dinners were quite extravagant.. and included such things as Toke Point Oysters, Santa Barbara Spanish Mackerel and Pomona Farm Fed Turkey with Chestnut Dressing and Cranberry Sauce. Followed up of course by New England Suet Pudding with Rhum Sauce and Cafe Noir.

All this information was contained in the Hollenbeck’s Christmas Menu shown above (click to enlarge).

These menu’s and hundreds more are all stored digitally in the Rare Book room at the Los Angeles Public Library. And to make it all the more interesting, they have made it so you can search on Keyword, Restaurant, Cuisine, Date or even Image.

It’s not clear how many menu’s are stored.. but certainly in the hundreds. Not all of the restaurant of course are from Los Angeles.
Union House
We also found this one from the Union House in Falls City, Nebraska very interesting from an Ephemera point of view. It dates all the way back to Christmas Day in 1884.

The collection contains menus from Los Angeles, other cities, steamships, airlines, and banquets.  Whether your interest is Ephemera… or food…. you will surely find a visit to this collection a worthwhile trip.

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

Tom

Have a look at my eBay Ephemera site
or have a look at my eBay Auction sites
(Due to travel, there may not be any items listed at this point in time)

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Vintage Patriotic Ephemera

February 16, 2009 By Tom Murphy 1 Comment

February seems to be the time for holiday Ephemera.  A few days ago, on Valentine’s Day, I showed you a rather large collection of postcards/greeting cards collected by a fellow named Dave.

Vintage Political EphemeraFor Presidents Day, let me direct you to yet another Flickr collection, this time by a lady named Suzee Que and entitled as above, Vintage Patriotic Ephemera.  This collection is not quite as large, in fact it only has 12 items, but each is quite lovely, and old.

Vintage Political EphemeraPerhaps my favorite is the one on the right  entitled “Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue”.

To see Suzee’s other Patriotic Ephemera, look at her Flickr set.

While you are at it, you may also wish to look at Suzee’s Valentine Ephemera, after all it was only a few days ago.  And like Dave, she has quite an interesting collection.  You can see it here.

Suzee has quite an interesting collection actually, and an interesting profile.  Here’s what she has to say about herself:

I love blue sky’s and sunshine, I like arts & crafts of any kind.
I’m in to genealogy & painting.
I like old kitchen things and lady head vases.
But my number one thing is my Family.I’m in my late 40′s .
I have twin daughters and one son.. and 4 Granddaughters and Two (step) Grandson..baby M and JD
I offer some images for FREE.
They are from material printed before 1920 and are in Public Domain.
All my Original Art is copyrighted by me!
Please don’t use my original Artwork without my permission!

I hope you enjoy!

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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