Issue 181
Summer 2018

In this issue: National Art Library Jobbing Printing Collection , Deborah Sutherland, Ruth Hibbard / Liebig trading cards, collecting thoughts, Ray Bishop / Old medicine bottle labels, John Sayers / From satire to sentiment, Dr Rebecca Virag / Quarterly notes from the travelling ephemerist Mrs Pepys

We are always happy to have contributions to this journal from  museum collections, and especially happy that we are able to include  both early twentieth century typographic design from the National Art Library Jobbing Printing Collection at the V&A, and the heart-warming valentines from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge in this issue.  It’s also a great pleasure to hear about finds from our enthusiastic  collectors. Don’t miss John Sayers’ delightful medicine bottle labels,  and his meticulous descriptions of the remedies and tonics available  before the days of antibiotics; more chromos and advice from our enthusiastic Leibig collector, Ray Bishop, and quarterly news from  the travelling ephemerist, our very own Mrs Pepys. The Editor