We’re excited to report that our shopwarming party turned out to be quite the event. No thanks to the Hamilton board of directors, the cancellation of the Hamilton Wayzgoose conference in Wisconsin left us (and many others) with nothing to do the second weekend of November. We opened our doors Read more
Dang, it’s been two years since a “State of Mind” post? We just celebrated our fifth (!) anniversary… man… the years go by quickly. It’s tempting to say things haven’t changed much — this remains a secondary endeavor to my day job, and I also put a lot of time Read more
Midwest Ephemera just started its third year as an official Illinois business entity, so it seems like a good time for an update. Things are good! For the time being, MWE remains a “side hustle” but that was the plan all along, to grow it slowly as we accumulate experience Read more
In the year since we printed the first Spinvite™ we put the whole project on the back burner to complete some other projects (listed here). But we’ve never stopped dreaming about paper records. We have big plans for the Spinvite, and as such, we applied for a trademark towards the Read more
Our friends know that Bedell family holiday cards are irregular and often late, but worth the wait. Here’s the very long story of this year’s cards… I’ve always wanted to make a record, but I’m not a musician. I’m a graphic designer. Several years ago, I came across a book Read more
We love to see Midwest Ephemera (or original) lettering in the wild! Please send us photos of your customized jukebox and we’ll share them here…
Our long-in-the-works Seeburg AY Location Display text is now available on ebay, and we have confirmed it’s the same style used for the DS100 and DS160. We have limited stock of the first batch but more is already on the way, if it’s sold out on eBay, check back in Read more
When I acquired a Seeburg LPC-1 jukebox in 2001, the big empty space at the top bothered me: clearly there was supposed to be some lettering there. Once I picked up a manual, I saw I was correct, and it specified Seeburg Part No. 509072, the “Type ACK-2 Alphabet Case Read more
Our reproduction Seeburg SC-1 Consolette Wallbox text (original part no. 509088 ”Type RACK-1 Remote Alphabet Kit”) is printed, cut, and ready to go! They’re available here! They’re $25/set plus shipping. If you have multiple SC-1’s installed at a diner or other commercial location, drop me a line, I can make Read more
We’ve finished the artwork and setup for Seeburg SCH wallbox and AY jukebox lettering… we should have both kits available very early in 2021.
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