The Promotion and Preservation of Ephemera.*

Where to Find Us

• On ebay - We are busy dealers on ebay with over 19000 positive feedbacks, and we list new items each week.  A check of our listings demonstrates the breadth of our interests. Visit us by either going to ebay and searching on  seller name “eclectible”   or click on the link on the navigation bar above.
• This web site -  The materials listed on this website both  compliment and differ from our ebay listings.

• Ephemera Shows - We exhibit at a number of paper shows including the Ephemera Society of America’s Annual Fair in Greenwich CT, the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, Papermania in Hartford CT and the Allentown Paper Shows in Allentown PA.  For specifics see the Upcoming Events section of this website.  We also participate in events held by specialty interest collector's organizations.

Company Profile

• Eclectibles strives to offer the unique, unusual or hard to find as well as favorite collectibles
• Our tastes and offerings are eclectic, hence out name. That being said, there are still some strong areas of specialization.
• Some of the items we specialize in are Childhood Ephemera including Paper Dolls and other Paper Playthings, Children’s Books, Valentines, Early Recreational Travel in America, Menus, Photographs, Business Correspondence, early Advertising, Business and Trade cards and Catalogs.  We also have a large selection of early ephemera relating to the Bookselling trade. Items are often selected for content, not just for graphic appeal.
• We select our acquisitions carefully, at shows, from collections and from estate auctions in New England and beyond. From time to time we’ll even sell items from our own collections.
• Much of inventory is from the mid to late 19th, and early 20th Century.
• From time to time we will acquire a collection and provide a separate category for offering the collection.

EPHEMERA - Items created for a specific, short-term purpose, and probably not intended to be kept or remain useful for any period of time. Much of this was in the form of printed matter and made of paper. Most items produced in this manner were lost and/or destroyed. Hence, its scarcity.

We are always interested in purchasing collections or select individual items