r/ephemera↗
Written and printed (and other recorded) matter not intended to be kept and saved. Share your advertising trade cards, airsickness bags, matchbooks, postcards, ticket stubs, old certificates - anything someone else might find interesting, enjoyable, or discussion worthy.
102k subscribers196 posts / mo in Sep 2026113 authors / mosince 2012
r/ephemera has 102k members (+48% over the last 12 months). It gets about 196 posts a month from 113 people. Top topics: Old Books & Literature, Outgoing Postcards and Old Recipes.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Old Books & Literature2.4%
- Outgoing Postcards2.1%
- Old Recipes1.2%
- Postcard Requests and Offers0.8%
- Inherited Stamps Collection0.8%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Find a Grave
- eBay
- FamilySearch
- IMDb
- Newspapers
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