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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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1930S Chu Chin the Chow Disney promotion on Post Toasties

Up until 2 weeks ago I thought I had just about everything there was to collect when it came to Walt Disney and his connection with the Chow breed.  Then out of the blue, an opportunity appeared to purchase this very rare set of Walt Disney cutouts, featuring of all things a Chow Dog!!   Of course, […]

CIRCA 1920’S -1940’S CHOW SCRAPBOOK AND ALBUM donated by Mike and Ruth Kepner

CLICK HERE  FOR THE 134 PAGE ALBUM…….. USE THE + AND – SYMBOLS TO ADJUST TEXT SIZE Feast your  eyes on  134 PAGES of fascinating chow history, stud dog cards, clippings, personal photographs with hand written notations, along with some real surprises to this curator…….. compiled years ago by American chow breeder Muriel Knapp,  ……years later […]

1919 Delineator Magazine – Hood Shoes Advertisement with Lady and Chow

As far as the world of antique Chow ephemera goes, in my book it just can’t get more amazing than this 1919 advertisement from the beautiful large scale Delineator magazine , published by Butterick (yes, the pattern people).    The  magazine pages are so large that it wouldn’t fit onto the scanner so I had […]

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  • STUD FINDER-KENNEL ADS
  • Chow Christmas-Holiday cards Pre 1960’s
  • GALLERY – Magazine Covers featuring Chows
  • GALLERY – Chows in Vintage Advertising
  • Vintage Chow Valentine greetings
  • ANTIQUE CHOW POSTCARD COLLECTION – donated to the archives by Mary Counihan
  • 1919 Delineator Magazine – Hood Shoes Advertisement with Lady and Chow
  • CIRCA 1920’S -1940’S CHOW SCRAPBOOK AND ALBUM donated by Mike and Ruth Kepner
  • 1930S Chu Chin the Chow Disney promotion on Post Toasties
  • 1939 Actress Carole Lombard with a chow – Ch. Chia Wan’s Blue Bedouin
  • 1933 and 1940 – 2 More stunning magazine covers featuring chow puppies
  • EPHEMERA – Circa 1920s Rare Bridge Tally Card featuring hand colorized chow
  • Early 1900’s Cabinet cards in the private collection of Vicki DeGruy
  • Circa 1940 Postcard from France by Germaine Bouret
  • 1941 Calendar artwork of a chow, by the famous illustrator Will Rannells
  • CHOW CHOW….Relish the thought …How our Celestial breed may have been named
  • 1899 Original Stereoview card of Admiral Dewey and his chow “Bob” aboard the USS Olympia
  • 1935 Chow puppies hand tinted Christmas Card
  • 1930 RARE Smooth chow trade card
  • 1907 Postcard featuring unique chow depiction
  • 1920s-30s MY-CHOW dog and cat food can

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