A review of the French ephemera society, Le Vieux Papier by ESA member Wendi Bradshaw Le Vieux Papier Interest in this association was inspired from information mentioned within Francisca … [Read more...]
Contemporary ephemera: phonecards
Iconic cards from the 80s or priceless keepsakes? Clearly, it’s a collector’s thing. By ESA member Wendi Bradshaw. At a recent social event I caught up with a good friend and we got to reminiscing … [Read more...]
EPHEMERA INVENTORY – HOW TO VOTE CARDS
Government paper replaces free drinks The Australian colonial parliaments inherited the British way of voting. Men who qualified to vote came to the designated public voting place which was usually … [Read more...]
3UZ TOP 40
3UZ 3UZ started broadcasting in March 1925 as ‘The Voice of Victoria’. It had the first B-class licence which meant that it could broadcast paid advertising rather than rely on income from … [Read more...]
Wrapt in wrapping paper
GIFT WRAPPING PAPER IS DISTINCT FROM THE ONCE MORE COMMON FORM OF WRAPPING PAPER USED IN SHOPS TO PROTECT OR PARCEL UP GOODS. We still see this of course when we shop in the delicatessen section of … [Read more...]
An afternoon talking about ephemera
AN AFTERNOON TALKING ABOUT EPHEMERA, SATURDAY 23RD JULY 2022, 12.45 PM TO 5.00 PM WHERE: Camberwell Uniting Church, 314 Camberwell Road, Camberwell Car parking and entry to church from … [Read more...]
Missing kookaburras
IN PREPARATION FOR THE ZOOM SESSION THIS MONDAY 11 JULY 2022 7.30PM, Micheal A extracted a series of interesting and sometimes charming images of kookaburras and the war effort. Right now, since … [Read more...]
Artists, kookaburras & ephemera
THE ZOOM SESSION ON MONDAY 11 JULY AT 7.30PM, TOOK US THROUGH VARIOUS TYPES OF EPHEMERA AND APPROACHES TO ILLUSTRATING. There is the work of nature artists and of women artists whose subjects include … [Read more...]
Cricket collectors
SATURDAY 23 JULY, 4-5PM SLIP IN JUST FOR THE LAST SESSION TO HEAR ABOUT MOST INTERESTING CRICKET COLLECTABLES LED BY STEVE FLEMMING, ESA MEMBER, A WONDERFUL GUIDE TO ALL SORTS OF 2D AND 3D … [Read more...]