Shaun Bythel's The Diary of a Bookseller (London: Profile Books, 2018) Reviewer: ESA member Wendi B: As an initial disclaimer I have to admit that this isn’t the kind of book I would have been … [Read more...]
What’s happening in the bigger ephemeral world?
An American fellowship: This is the first in a series of reports about other ephemera and like societies by ESA member Wendi B. Bannered “The Ephemera Society of America”, this ESA identify … [Read more...]
Redskins No More
Cathy Pryor, curator and postgraduate student in Museum and Heritage Studies at Deakin University, looks at a name change reflecting a new awareness about the old names for … [Read more...]
Out of the box: collectables and ephemera show and tell
SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER, STARTING AT 11 AM IN NAGAMBIE, A MEETING FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN COLLECTING. The Nagambie Historical Society invites you to: 'Out of the box; collectables and ephemera … [Read more...]
It’s a set
SINGLE ITEMS CAN BE GREAT, flyer, trifolded, 14x8cm,soliciting your donation with accounts of the work of the Red Cross in 1958. But when it comes with a covering letter (three times the size … [Read more...]
Show & tell – what happens?
Show & Tell meeting on Friday 18 June 2021. After setting up the room and laying out refreshments, Amanda Bede absented herself because we had a strict cap of 10. Ed Jewell officiated and … [Read more...]
Women’s work and play
A WIDE RANGING SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT PACKAGING AND PROMOTIONS ON VIEW HERE in a recent box of ephemera. 1930s This envelope style packet. 22.5x15cm, can be dated to 1938. There are two … [Read more...]
Bookmarks
THE ESA JOURNAL WAS POSTED OUT IN JUNE 2021, AND IN IT EACH MEMBER WILL FIND A BOOKMARK. The bookmarks are courtesy of the Estate of Amy Turner and via ESA member Elizabeth Willis. if you have't … [Read more...]
Show and tell meeting
CANCELLED FRIDAY 20 August 2021, AT 6PM, CANCELLED WE EXPECT TO HOLD A COVID SAFE SWAP MEET. cancelled thanks to Covid lockdown Bring along a banana box worth of material to sell or just come to look … [Read more...]