Vintage Music & Sound
The artful ephemera of the great music makers.
The art on a piece of vintage music ephemera is something modern design no longer takes the time for. Engraved by hand on steel plates, often months in the making, every flourish was set by a craftsman who understood that the companies selling instruments were also selling aspiration. These are small masterpieces that have somehow survived.
Each framed print in this collection is restored from an original artifact and includes researched historical context and QR access to a narrated audio story. Who built the instruments, what made them remarkable, why entire American towns grew up around their factories, and what was happening in the world when the paper was printed. Worth knowing. Worth talking about. From the great parlor piano makers to the pioneers who first put sound on a cylinder, this isn't wall art you'll find anywhere else.
Prints with a past
AUTHENTIC EPHEMERA
Each piece is restored from an original historical artifact — letterheads, billheads, and ephemera from the golden age of American and European design. Every one a genuine survivor.
