The Importance of Book and Paper Fairs
Other articles by Jonathan Smalter
For the last five years, I have been involved in planning the annual Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair, and this year...
These Tourism Posters for Ireland are Amazing!
Our friends over at Lonely Planet have a fantastic post covering some 20th century Irish Advertising Posters used to bring in more tourism.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2018/01/29/vintage-tourism-posters-ireland/
These posters...
Comparing Magazine Sleeves
In “This or That” we compare Polypropylene Magazine Sleeves (SPPMAGR) vs. Polyethylene Magazine Sleeves (SMAG3R). The common characteristics are the size (8-5/8 x 11-1/8),...
Digitizing the Barnum Museum Gallery After Disaster Hits
With time, all documents, photos and memorabilia fades, ages, disintegrates and loses it's original look. That already is a natural process but add a...
Trade Cards were popular from the about the 1870’s until the...
Usually trade cards had a picture on one side and an ad for a product on the other. There were custom cards printed as...
Are you in charge of gathering information, documents, photos, illustrations and...
Are you overwhelmed about how to organize everything, keep it safe but at your fingertips as well? We can help you with that! The...
Protect Your Ephemera
Whether it's collecting documents for research or holding onto family memento, it's important to have sleeves to preserve them best. Bags Unlimited knows how...
The Papermania show is the premier show to buy or sell...
https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/paper-remains-the-top-currency-at-72nd-papermania-plus-show
As a paper ephemera collector you above everyone understand the need to protect paper from fingerprints, getting bent corners and crimped sides, exposure to...
Winners of The Collectors Scavenger Hunt!
Come one, come all for the great reveal!
Thank you all for entering our Collector's Scavenger Hunt! As you know the prizes were grand! $100...
Glossary Term: Acid Free Paper
What is Acid-Free Paper?
Acid-free paper is paper that if infused in water yields a neutral or basic pH (7 or slightly greater). I...