About Us
Eph-em'e-ra
plural noun
1. Things that exist, or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
2. Items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefullness or popularity.
Origin: Late 16th century; plural of EPHEMERON.
A Collector
I am an avid collector of items that relate to the Pepperell Spring Water Company. One of the driving forces of my small town's economy for many decades.
At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904, the company won the silver medal for "best tasting" mineral water, which was bottled from the spring in central Pepperell. Also, at the 1939 World's Fair, the Pepperell water was the first place quality winner. Until a few years ago, companies continued to bottle water from this site and maintain the natural environment that surrounds the facility.
Some of my favorite items are a few soda bottles with their original paper labels and a wooden Pepperell Springs crate, which houses a 5 gallon embossed glass jug.
A Dealer
For any of you who buy/sell/collect, you know the pain of having to purchase a box lot, to get the two or three goodies inside... then what do you do with the rest of the stuff... it's all good, but does not fall in the category of interesting to me... well, the logical thing is sell it! Thus a dealer is born.
I started selling out of necessity. I live in a relatively small house, with an un-usable basement and very few closets. This in itself, creates a problem... I have too much stuff! Add onto that, the fact that I am a pack rat. This is not a good combination...
A Web Designer
I also have been designing web sites for over a decade now, and have tried to keep right up with technology along the way. This web site was designed by me, and it is a fine example of my design skills. Unfortunately, I can't show you all the terrific back-end tools I have created to ease the addition and removal of items, generate reports, and automatically submit my items to search engines... but let me tell you... some of them are pretty cool.
If you have a small business that you would like to take on-line, this web-based store may be for you... drop me a line.
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