19th century advertising printed with hand stone press, litho stones trade card collecting Study site.
We were 54 years active in worldwide traveling, to shows and expos about collecting, antique fairs, bourses and events planned around vintage advertising items. We were specialized in collections of 6 cards-serials from Tobacco firms, food like cacao, cofee, biscuits, bouillon and Meat Extract ... but no restricting to only these kind of firms. EPHEMERA is our niche : Realy everything printed to use one day and trow away!!!! visit cards, callendars, tickets, postcards, invoices, posters on the walls along the road, photos .... broadsides ... and what I liked most were chocolatecards. We still are collecting and exchanging ... knowledge, catalogues ... Follow us on Utube with these small videos about antique printing ...., it is worth the time ... you learn all along. and search me on the internet, we live in Antwerp 0032 475 69 28 47 ... enjoy my talks ... Albert