WANTED
We buy all kinds of vintage photography, paper documents (ephemera), postcards & old books. Whether you are selling a personal collection, inherited items or need assistance in handling the estate of a relative, Ampersand Vintage will provide experienced & professional service. We are willing to travel to your location or simply bring items to the shop.
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503.805.5458
Don’t throw anything away!
PHOTOS
We buy every possible format of photography, including b&w & color family SNAPSHOTS, from 1900 to the 1980s, erotic images, both male & female, family photo ALBUMS, real photo postcards, military photo albums, especially WWII & vietnam, old TRAVEL albums to locations such as Asia, Africa & the Middle East, SLIDES, vocational photography, such as medical, dental, industrial or police MUG SHOTS & crime photos, X-Rays, 8 & 16mm FILM REELS, etc.
BOOKS
EPHEMERA
We specialize in collectible books with strong visual content, especially quality titles on PHOTOGRAPHY, art, architecture & DESIGN. Other interests include old illustrated CHILDREN’S BOOKS, quality fiction, dictionaries, PENGUIN paperbacks, pulp fiction & EROTICA. In short, our reading & collecting interests are diverse; we’ll gladly take a look at any book that is old, RARE or otherwise unique. We are willing to travel to take a look at large collections.
Ephemera is a catch-all word for the incidental paper items that people have used on a daily basis throughout history. We buy postcards, pamphlets, old LETTERS, journals & diaries, menus, business ledgers & INVOICES, travel brochures, trade CATALOGS, instruction manuals, event programs, train tickets, POSTERS, broadsides, recipe booklets, scrapbooks, AMATEUR ART, greeting cards, children’s drawings & SCHOOLWORK, valentines, etc. The list goes on & on. As a general rule, don’t throw anything away until we’ve had a chance to look at it first.
EXHIBITIONS
