On the Facebook page WE HAVE POSTED MANY NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS, here are some of the popular ones. And some 'new' ones. The visual messages of new year include: time passing, good luck (horse shoes and … [Read more...]
Nail Can to Knighthood: The Life of Sir Macpherson Robertson KBE
The Royal Historical Society of Victoria has acquired over the years a considerable amount of material relating to Macpherson Robertson. This includes photographs, confectionery packaging, recipe … [Read more...]
What price a la carte?
TWO MENUS HAVE FEATURED IN NEWS STORIES RECENTLY both of interest to collectors. From the ABC website: A menu for the last luncheon served to the first-class passengers aboard the ill-fated … [Read more...]
Jubilee Harbor Trust – Op shop
LOOK WHAT PEOPLE (MAKE THAT RELATIVES) DISPOSE OF. Maybe working in libraries and op shops (and no doubt book shops) have the same joys of great unexpected finds. This turned up recently and is on … [Read more...]
Pop culture at the Op Shop
OP SHOP SALE IN HAWTHORN weekend 24 & 25 October. OP SHOPS HAVE SOME TREASURES, THAT THE OP SHOPS MIGHT NOT ALWAYS VALUE. We have asked some … [Read more...]
boys and men
IMAGES FOR BOYS AND MEN from our ephemera library. … [Read more...]
Finding the stars with 19th century charts
LOVELY STORY ABOUT CHARTS OF THE STARS, here is a 1820s celestial charts that will show you and tell you more about these celestial charts. The examples shown are from the collection of the National … [Read more...]
Op shop opportunities this weekend
OP SHOP SALE IN HAWTHORN weekend 24 & 25 October. OP SHOPS HAVE SOME TREASURES, THAT THE OP SHOPS MIGHT NOT ALWAYS VALUE. We have asked some op shops to look out for things that we know collectors … [Read more...]
Museum of Things – have a look at this Berlin museum
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS GERMAN MUSEUM of endless rows of, yes, things: ashtrays, coffee mugs, toy cars, rusted iron tools, engine parts, buttons and knobs, needles and thread, sex toys, weapons, communist … [Read more...]