A spread from one of my notebooks, circa 2008–9.
Category: Ephemera
$100,000 (briefly)
Expired Zimbabwean cash, collected from a gutter by Andrew Breitenberg.
The Works of Shakespeare
The cover of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by J. Payne Collier, Esq., F.S.A. with “New and Original Designs by T.M. Matteson, Engraved by Alexander Anderson,” published by The American Publishing Co., New York City. Preface dated 1855.
NYC PC
This artifact was found on the sidewalk on E 7th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue. I was tempted to take it but decided it would be selfish of me to remove such charming street sculpture.