tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post4446949982004491529..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Presidential ScrapsMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-67990202669300208762012-07-07T20:38:27.859-04:002012-07-07T20:38:27.859-04:00hello, smr,
Thank you for introducing me to A Pol...hello, smr,<br /><br />Thank you for introducing me to A Polar Bears Tale — I can see that I'll be spending some time there!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-49368927267713573162012-07-07T17:49:37.990-04:002012-07-07T17:49:37.990-04:00Aren't they lovely colours ? interesting the ...Aren't they lovely colours ? interesting the second one saying fondest love. Also,I'm always love laurel wreaths anywhere , anytime<br /><br />Do you know the blog A Polar Bears Tale? I think you would appreciate it .smrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-77265460212093997272012-07-06T22:23:57.452-04:002012-07-06T22:23:57.452-04:00That makes a lot of sense. I noticed the eagle in...That makes a lot of sense. I noticed the eagle in the second image and, then, the doves.....<br /><br />I asked about storing as I have a few vintage postcards I picked up in Paris....they are yellowing badly.<br /><br />Thanks and have a great weekend,<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-36626677104167467852012-07-06T09:37:04.103-04:002012-07-06T09:37:04.103-04:00Thanks, Kevin, it's great to have you back!Thanks, Kevin, it's great to have you back!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-26592255060856957342012-07-05T22:44:38.421-04:002012-07-05T22:44:38.421-04:00Hi Mark,
It's nice to be back and following yo...Hi Mark,<br />It's nice to be back and following your excellant and always informative blog. KHollywood forever, Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608998958466509181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-56908018082520206322012-07-05T15:33:09.620-04:002012-07-05T15:33:09.620-04:00Hi, Parnassus,
From all that I've read, Garfi...Hi, Parnassus,<br /><br />From all that I've read, Garfield was a brilliant man with many skills. During the Civil War, for example, he gave a speech that quelled a rioting mob. He was cut short, and we can only speculate how he might have shifted the course of American history.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-49545871651132409652012-07-05T15:28:25.491-04:002012-07-05T15:28:25.491-04:00I have been collecting ephemera (primarily trade c...I have been collecting ephemera (primarily trade cards and rewards of merit) since the 1970s. I've found that the best way to view as well as protect them is to put them in albums with plastic sleeves. Each page or sleeve has anywhere from one to 15 plastic pockets. Most of my collection is housed four to a page. These plastic sleeves keep out humidity and bugs (I live in Florida), and they also insure that I can share my collection without people actually handling the individual pieces (I've lost a few that way!).<br /><br />Regarding the doves around the Clevelands, that might have been a reference to their White House romance, which was an event of interest for 19th century Americans. More likely, the doves were part of the tradition of these particular pieces, which were a type of calling card. There are actually names printed beneath the scraps, and this sentimental type of calling card was exchanged as sort of an everyday valentine between friends. So the doves and forget-me-nots reflected more on the giver and receiver than the subject of the scrap.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-6521237722827385862012-07-05T13:05:05.082-04:002012-07-05T13:05:05.082-04:00These presidential scraps are superb. In my family...These presidential scraps are superb. In my family, we collect anything patriotic.<br /><br />President Garfield's birthplace was right down the street from where I lived in Moreland Hills, Ohio (near Cleveland)--just a woods then, but now there is a replica cabin. Also, his superb Victorian house in Mentor, Ohio, called Lawnfield, is open as a museum.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-77232724627497164212012-07-05T12:04:16.101-04:002012-07-05T12:04:16.101-04:00Mark,
You have the most interesting collections! ...Mark,<br />You have the most interesting collections! I have never seen these. I wonder why there is a pair of doves for the Clevelands? BTW, how do you take care of your paper goods / ephemera collection? Do you protect them with acid free tissue?Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.com