Emily Krill

Collected Ephemera

Paper that was never meant to last,

yet somehow did.
The fragile record of ordinary life.

a 1916 Fannie Farmer Dinner Calendar against a pink background

WWI Dinner Calendar

a WWII Ration Book cover

WWII Ration Books

inside cover of a 1890 Standard Diary

1890 Standard Diary

detail of a Pre-WW1 Tobacco Flannel Quilt

Tobacco Flannel Quilt

a group of colorful 1870s French Notorial Folios

French Notarial Folios

inside pages from a 19th century Japanese poetry manuscript

Waka Poetry Manuscripts

a sheet of early-20th-century musical notation

Musical Notation

a 1800s Workman's Cypher against a bright yellow background

A Workman’s Cypher

a hand holds a pocket-sized book

Pocket Books

an 1882 railway share

1882 Railway Shares

A Victorian Scrapbook against a brightly colored tablecloth

Victorian Scrapbooks

a Victorian Bird Illustration made from feathers

Bird Feather Bird

a mid-20th century English translation notebook owned by a Japanese boy,

Japanese to English Notebook

The 1924 instruction manual for architects Lessons in Lettering

Lessons in Lettering

A 1936 Shirtings Custom Sample Book

Shirtings Sample Book

an 1800s Autograph Book

Victorian Autograph Book

a stack of 1800s penmanship copy books

Penmanship Copybooks

the end of a roll of player piano paper

Player Piano Paper

A copy of an old book called Johnson's Practical Book for Practical Men

A Practical Book

The 1980s gag of "My Pride and Joy" picture stored in a wallet

My Pride and Joy