This is such an unusual trade card I simply had to have it for the ChowTales archives . I was actually surprised no one else was bidding on this unique piece of smooth chow ephemera (my lucky day) !! The chow in this photo reminds me SO much of the smooth chow pictured below from […]
YOU ARE VISITING THE CHOW EPHEMERA CATEGORY
As a graphic designer, I find myself fascinated by the endless array of vintage paper items that can be collected. A bonus is they don't take up much room, however a negative side to paper collectibles is their longevity is short lived (definition of ephemera). Enter.... digital archiving...where old meets new! In this category you will find articles about postcards, stamps, magazine covers and clippings, trade cards etc.
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1935 Chow puppies hand tinted Christmas Card
I recently acquired this darling hand-tinted Christmas card dated 1935 inside. It was printed in England with the text inside “All lined up to wish you a Merry Christmas”. The card was signed under the printed text from an Aunt and Uncle. I had not seen this card previously in all my years of collecting […]
1899 Original Stereoview card of Admiral Dewey and his chow “Bob” aboard the USS Olympia
CIRCA 1899 ADMIRAL DEWEY AND “BOB” STEREOGRAPH CARD – Thank you so much Riitta Ropponen for generously sharing this gorgeous and rare piece of Dewey with his chow memorabilia!! I have not seen this one anywhere else before and hope to someday add one to my own collection. Lucky girl!!!! CLICK the RELATED POSTS links […]
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