Issue 203
Winter 2023
£10.00
In this issue: Cockatoos doves, hawks, pigeons, oyster catchers, parrots and airline menus, Dickon Weir Hughes / Anthropomorphism, and political satire in Victorian caricature, John Sheaf / Paper bags from cat artist, Louis Wain / Lorna Currie Thomopoulos / Fishing with Cormorants, Amoret Tanner / Sprat’s dog biscuits in A dog’s life, Adrian Seville / A brief directory of Ephemera / Quarterly Notes, Mrs Pepys / Notes & Queries, Graham Hudson / Classified
A very happy new year to all, and a warm welcome to our Winter 2023 issue Nº 203 of The Ephemerist. Our new Chair, Dickon Weir-Hughes has as expressed the desire that our Society will be the beating heart of ephemera collectors everywhere … and our contributors to this special Animals & Birds issue will, I know, echo that sentiment. I am happy to include a piece from Weir-Hughes on bird-themed airline menus; Sheaf’s collection of Victorian water-colour anthropomorphic cartoons; Meller’s tropical bird ‘shipper tickets’; Seville’s game from 1930s to promote Spratt’s dog biscuits; Tanner’s story of cormorant fishing inspired by an old letterhead; Thomopoulous’ party bags featuring the popular cat illustrations by Louis Wain. As well as regular columns N&Qs and Mrs Pepys, Members will also appreciate our Brief Directory of Ephemera compiled by committee Member, Kirsten Hardie. The Editor
