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Brighton Pride – ephemera with a long lasting impact…
Brighton Pride is this weekend. They have been building the multi-stage site in Preston Park all week. This beer mat is from 1995 when the event was somewhat smaller – just a few pubs and clubs and a carnival procession….
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Hey Ho, Come To The Fair – Ditchling Horticultural Show, 100 years ago.
I have just returned from the Ephemera Society’s Summer Fair in Bloomsbury with a box of beautiful finds. This is my favourite. It’s a gorgeous poster for the 98th Annual Show of The Ditchling Horticultural Society. The Society still exists…
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Brighton A to Z – Art, Beatniks and Jazz
This poster is from the late 1950s and is beyond cool. It’s eye-catching, perfectly balanced and elegant. The ‘Jazz Contest’ event was organised by Brighton Art Students, who must have seemed like a shocking bunch of beatniks at the time….
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Empty Shelves -And The First Signs Of Spring!
These shelves were full of books at the start of the fair! I have just come back from the regular monthly ETC Bloomsbury book fair and I’m pleased to report that it was very busy. Things have been very slow…
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Maidstone Gin, 14 shillings & 6d a gallon!
Here’s a wonderful thing. It’s a beautiful two-colour advertising flyer for Maidstone Gin, dating from the late 19th Century. I have recently bought a big scrap-book of ephemera relating to Mr Grant’s Distillery and I was delighted to discover that…
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