THE EPHEMERA OF BUSINESS

I purchased a lot of paper from a hibid auction out of California and I was intrigued by the lot of fraternal business cards in it. I'd never much paid attention to these items before, but boy are they great! I think I might be starting a new collecting area for myself. 

I'll never forget the words of a dealer at a local flea market I attended years ago. He had lots of cartons of ephemera and he said to me as I paid for my items, "Paper people love to dig." I'd never thought of myself as a digger, but on reflection, that is exactly what I loved about collecting and selling paper ephemera. I loved finding that gem in a bunch of paper. It is this digging that lead me to purchase this piece of advertising scrap. I know its not complete, but I loved the graphic image on it and it was free from the dealer with the purchase of other items.  I loved the volcanic eruption and well of oil liniment that had "healing" virtues. As you can see this is for Dr. JH McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment patent medicine.  You can even buy this product today!