Ephemera - written and printed matter published with a short intended lifetime
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A modern day hobby, ephemera as a term formerly referred to short-lived insects. It was later extended to apply to the minor printed documents of everyday life (tickets, handbills, labels, advertising material, etc) produced specifically for short-term use.
The conservation and study of printed ephemera has increased in recent years. The Ephemera Society, founded in London in 1975, now has offshoots in the USA, Canada, Australia, and a number of European countries.
Fragments of the Everyday: A Book of Australian Ephemera
Remember when a week at the Surfers Paradise El Dorado Hotel was the ultimate holiday for sun-worshippers? Or when taking a road trip with the new caravan was the only way to see Australia? Items of ephemera have a special capacity to jog those memories of time past: the menu from a sumptuous anniversary dinner, your ticket to an AFL football final or the program form the opening night of Cats.Richard Stone has drawn on his extensive knowledge of the National Library of Australia's treasure trove of ephemera to compile this fascinating visual journey. Whether designed to inform, persuade or shock, these remarkable 'reminders', beautifully reproduced, are a fascinating record of Australian life over the last 150 years.
You can buy this book from the National Library of Australia by clicking here
Links of Interest
... places you'd perhaps like to visit
- The Ephemeral Blog from PGA Auctions
- An informative blog about the collecting of vintage magazine ads.
- The UK Ephemera Society
- The Ephemera Society is a non-profit body concerned with the collection, preservation, study and educational uses of hand-written and printed ephemera.
- The Ephemera Society of America
- The Ephemera Society of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera.
- Fun & Quirky Ephemera
- A nice collection of vintage ephemera with fun and quirky illustrations.
New York is a Summer Festival
Here's an interesting piece that someone found at a Flea Market a couple of years ago.It's from the New York City Summer Festival of 1966. NY was then depicted as "The City with Everything"
Illustrated by Rudi Bass.
You can see a whole collection of Fun Ephemera by clicking here.
My Own Ephemera (and other stuff) on eBay
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My Friends at eBay and Squidoo
Marilyn - some kewl items from a wonderful seller in the Wahington, DC area
Steven and Marie - Steven and Margie's Vintage Ads
Susan Heywood - Susan is a guru on Vintage Postcard Collecting
Cindy Robertson - Author of:"Sell-ur-Grandma's Guide to Vintage and Collectible Magazines" .. a worthwhile read!
Great Stuff on Amazon concerning Ephemera
Quack, Quack, Quack: The Sellers of Nostrums in Prints, Posters, Ephemera, & Books
Amazon Price: $32.08 (as of 07/06/2009) 
Daily Bitch 2010 Daily Boxed Calendar (Calendar)
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 07/06/2009)
Sebastian (Ephemera, Book 1)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 07/06/2009)
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