Vintage Ephemera Junk Journal Paper Game Pieces Letters Photos Book Pages Cards

Description

I have added many new treasures to my bundles, so if you are a repeat customer, these are all different items!  Please remind me if you have purchased before so I can make sure I give you some extra goodies!
These packs are put together perfectly for someone making junk journals, smash books, scrapbook pages, decoupage, or other crafts. The papers have different shapes, sizes, and textures and are great for making signatures.
When you purchase this item, you will pay “Actual Shipping Cost” for 1-Pound of paper ephemera.  My items are shipped bagged and boxed to protect them in transit.
Many of these papers had such awesome images on both sides that I did not want to cut them out. I will leave that to you.   We did our best with leftover paper scraps and a few lace shirts from the 1800s, and we decided to run them through the die cutter giving you tons of shapes like leaves, tags, hearts, crowns, and more!
All vintage & antique paper, every time. No reproductions, no printouts, ever.
I spent the entire summer collecting vintage and antique ephemera from all over the southwest United States.  In fact, I have gathered almost 1,000 pounds of history to share with you for your junk journal, scrapbooking, and other paper-craft projects.
Authentic vintage ephemera usually has seen better days. Still, I’ve done my best to sort through our materials to only provide you with materials that aren’t water-damaged, smoke-stained, mold-stained and are otherwise in the best possible condition for their age.  Almost all my material ranges from 1850 to the 1970s - with many from the 1920s, 1940s, and 1950s - from multiple sources and interests.  Since these materials are from various sources and eras, the paper on each item will vary in texture, color, thickness, and print ink, allowing you to use them for many different purposes.
It’s important to remember that not all our history is something to be loved or celebrated and can be interpreted as socially or culturally inappropriate by today’s standards.  To help, in these instances, we’ve done our best to remove items that we find unacceptable whenever possible.  Remember that no matter how hard I try to filter out all the nasty, offensive, or sensitive material, some of it will inevitably escape our scrutiny. If it does and lands on your table, please accept our apologies and do with it as you will. We would never mean to offend or cause upset.
All our bundles are hand-selected randomly from a vast amount of vintage ephemera to a total of 1-pound (usually more than 50 different pieces per pack) and sold by the lot. What you get will depend entirely on what is in the bundle we curate from the stock I have on hand.
Some of the pages in our packs are from large (11-inch x 14-inch or similar) publications and would be great for your junk journals as one page would cover an entire page of most junk journals.
The pack you receive will most likely contain some or all the following, dependent on availability:
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Magazine and Book Pages
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Novel & Book Pages
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Old Index Cards
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Dictionary Pages
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Monochrome & Color Book Illustrations
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Vintage Greeting Cards
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Vintage Postcards
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Vintage Playing Cards
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Vintage Event and Travel Tickets
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Vintage Encyclopedia Pages
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Vintage Wrapping Paper
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Vintage Calendars
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Vintage Maps and Travel Brochures
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Old Sheet Music- Book Illustration Pages of Animals, Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Botany
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Newspaper Pages and Articles - Mainly English
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Old Postage Stamps
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Handwritten Book Inscriptions, Letters, Envelopes
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Cookbooks
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Recipe cards
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Student and School Material and Student work from the early ’30s
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Clippings of Ads from Magazines and Newspapers where the remainder of the page was too damaged to provide
Your bundle will come to you in an envelope or box. Some pages are folded to fit in the envelope.  My authentic ephemera packs are naturally aged. Some pieces may have slight yellowing or discoloration, frayed or torn edges, creasing from previous storage, or even hand-written notes.
Please ask questions and look closely at the pictures to see the condition before ordering.