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  1. Trautmann, Bailey, and Blampey (lithographers), trade card for Bortree Manufacturing Co., NY, ca. 1880.

    In 2023 we announced that the Richard Sheaff Ephemera Collection had found a home at Letterform Archive: letterformarchive.org/news/ric The work to process over 26,000 trade cards, visiting cards, labels, tickets, and other ephemera is ongoing. Here’s another peek.

    #Ephemera #1880s #Victorian #TradeCards #RichardSheaffCollection #Lettering

  2. Our last Mastodon post of 2023 is also our 500th. We love it here and intend to keep on sledding. See you for the next 500!

    Image: Arctic Hams Sugar Cured in Artificial Temperature, Schmidt Lithography Company, ca. 1870. Read more about the Richard Sheaff Ephemera Collection: letterformarchive.org/news/ric

    #TradeCards #Victorian #Ephemera #VintageEphemera #SnowCappedLetters #Lettering #SanFrancisco