SEE SOME MARVELLOUS AUSTRALIAN POSTCARDS FROM A TERRIFIC COLLECTION. At our Cabinets of Wonder exhibition, 12 July–22 Aug 2016 at RHSV, 239 A’Beckett St Melbourne. All welcome. Bring your friends. … [Read more...]
Cabinets of Wonder – sampler
FROM 12 JULY TO 22 AUGUST, EXHIBITION OF OUR MEMBERS' FINEST POSTERS, BLOTTERS, DANCE CARDS, POSTCARDS, FAKE TATTOES...yes something for everyone. Ephemera dating from 1875 to yesterday and plenty … [Read more...]
New stallholder #3 Lyndel Walker
LYNDEL'S FRIENDLY FACE IS WELL KNOWN IN THE COLLECTING WORLD. She has a stall for the first time at our fair this Sunday, 22 May 2016. Have a peek at what she will be selling: … [Read more...]
Meet a new member, area of interest royal menus
WELCOME TO JAKE SMITH, A COLLECTOR EXTRAORDINARE with a wonderful website. Royal Menus - For lovers of food and lovers of history, this website seeks to share a private collection of original … [Read more...]
Footy @ Francis Doherty’s stall this Sunday
HERE ARE SOME TERRIFIC ITEMS FRANCIS DOHERTY WILL BE SELLING AT THE FAIR. - See them (and buy them) at the Grand Collectables and Ephemera FAIR at the Parkview Room, Camberwell Civic Centre, … [Read more...]
Cricket at the fair
Ken Piesse, one of our cricket experts who regularly exhibits at our fairs, has a very rare brochure on sale at our autumn fair on 22 May: the 1932 Australians to America brochure featuring the great … [Read more...]
Your nation needs you
COLLECTING HISTORY - THE FEDERAL ELECTION. Here is a call out from the National Library: The National Library collects and preserves printed election campaign materials to ensure a permanent … [Read more...]
Free for the foxtrot?
PENCIL ME IN FOR THE NEXT DANCE? We used to literally do this with a dance programme. These two programmes (small double sided cards really) are both from 1907 and from Hawthorn. The first uses an … [Read more...]
New stall holder #2 at the fair
NEW STALLHOLDERS ++ LOOKS LIKE JANET HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN MOVIE EPHEMERA. Have a look at some of the items she'll have to sell. … [Read more...]