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Mothering Sunday

At the Bloomsbury Ephemera Fair today you could see books, ephemera, maps, prints, posters, postcards, photographs but looking for unusual printed items related to Mother's Day could bring a new perspective on Mother's day. An old leaflet signed by C Penswick Smith ( Constance Adelaide Smith signing under her pen name), promoting Mothering Sunday takes us back to the simnel cake's days, when children were bringing calorie-dense food to hungry parents.

At the Bloomsbury Ephemera Fair today you could see books, ephemera, maps, prints, posters, postcards, photographs but looking for unusual printed items related to Mother’s Day could bring a new perspective on Mother’s day. An old leaflet signed by C…