THE BOOK COLLECTORS' SOCIETY AND THE ESA SHARE INTERESTS AND MEMBERS. Peter Williams and his collection are well known, or so we thought. Peter's talk about his early collecting interest and thus his … [Read more...]
Grandmothers’ legacy
FAMILY RECORDS OFTEN INCLUDE BOXES OF EPHEMERAL ITEMS, BY CHANCE CAREFULLY SAVED. Collector Andrew H is the family archivist. These archives include some interesting records of women's work at home, … [Read more...]
Lost and loved – home made street posters
STREET POSTERS ARE ALIVE AND WELL IN MOST SUBURBS. Generally one expects to see the garage sale advertisement followed by the plea for help for a lost animal. But there are some more unusual street … [Read more...]
Proud as a peacock of the quality – Package tour – a guide to SA ephemera
MANY WILL HAVE ENJOYED CONSULTING ESA MEMBER VIVIENNE O'NEILL'S Yesterday’s Paper – Collecting Ephemera in Australia. Vivienne O'Neill and David Tuckwell have just (Easter 2014) published Package … [Read more...]
They found (old) gold at the ESA Collectables Ephemera Fair
THE SUN SHONE ON COLLECTORS AND STALL HOLDERS AT THE MAY COLLECTABLES & EPHEMERA FAIR. Sunday 25 May 2014 was a typical Melbourne day, a little bit of rain, when stallholders arrived at 7.00 am … [Read more...]