MILITARY, SOLDIERS, WAR, POSSIBLY PEACE HOW far can you stretch the theme of Military? WHIS IS OUR THEME, for Friday 19 April 6-8pm Show + tell. You are welcome to come with other ephemera - we … [Read more...]
Show + tell – Friday 19 April 6-8pm
MILITARY, SOLDIERS, WAR, POSSIBLY PEACE HOW far can you stretch the theme of Military? WHIS IS OUR THEME, for Friday 19 April 6-8pm Show + tell. You are welcome to come with other ephemera - we … [Read more...]
Passenger accommodation on the Tanda
ANOTHER PREVIEW FROM OUR JOURNAL ISSUE DEVOTED TO TRAVEL EPHEMERA. Keep a watch out as you will be able to buy a copy if you are not a member. THIS LUGGAGE OPTION PROBABLY NOT AVAILABLE … [Read more...]
Help – 3d – tea sets
SIPPING TEA? THE NATIONA TRUST OF VICTORIA IS LOOKING FOR VINTAGE CHILDEN'S TEA SETS TO DISPLAY IN AN EXHIBITION AT COMO, SOUTH YARRA. As this the information accompanying this lovely set points out … [Read more...]
Dating, again
THE NEXT JOURNAL ISSUE IS ABOUT TRAVEL - HERE AND OVERSEAS AND OVER MANY DECADES. And as usual we would like to date them more precisely. The publisher Some official tourist publications are … [Read more...]
Help
HELP - CAN ANYONE recognize the artist here? The menu is one of a series by the same artist produced in the 1950s. The koalas look a little like they might have been drawn by an Italian artist … [Read more...]
Past show + tell – next one Friday 19 April 2024
OUR THEME AT THE FEBRUARY 2024 SHOW + TELL MEETING WAS LOVE - we had a mix of regulars and newcomers - showing some fascinating ephemera and interpretations of love. Apologies for the quality of the … [Read more...]
Calculating the cost today of an older item – step 1
YES ITS COMPLICATED SOMETIMES TO WORK OUT IF A BOOKLET WAS TREMENDOUSLY CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE ORIGINALLY. But the Reserve Bank of Australia is here to help, at least between 1901 and last year (2023). … [Read more...]
Ephemera Peculiaris – dearest Dove
READ ALL ABOUT IT - Ephemera Peculiaris: Or, ephemera derived ‘of peculiar, strange, odd or unusual characteristics…’ Wendi Bradshaw delves into older worlds of unrequited love and advice probably … [Read more...]