RECOGNISED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER MANY YEARS ESA member Michael Aitken was honoured with an Australian Museums and Galleries Association, Victoria Lifetime Achievement for his work with the Cyril … [Read more...]
Dating – ounces or grams
WEIGHTS USED IN A RECIPE CAN HELP PIN DOWN THE DATE WHEN THE BOOKLET OR RECIPE SHEET WAS PUBLISHED: The conversion from imperial weights & measures to metric weights & measures was … [Read more...]
National geographic maps – worth anything?
ESA RECENTLY FIELDED A QUESTION ABOUT THE VALUE OF OLDER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAPS. My own guess was $0 but that's not quite right. Luckily I asked our member and map seeker Gerry Dorset, and he … [Read more...]
Bit of drama from the 70s
GOING TO THE THEATRE NOW CAN BE A PAPERLESS EXPERIENCE, THE TICKET IS SCANNED FROM YOUR PHONE AND YOUR THEATRE PROGRAM IS DOWNLOADED. IS THIS AS MUCH FUN? Not compared to this ticket for … [Read more...]
Music charts 3XY
EXAMPLES OF EPHEMERA #3 - 3XY MUSIC CHARTS, TOP 10/40 SONGS/SINGLES/ALBUMS/BANDS The publishers of course used the verso for a variety of reasons: Promoting their own and other concerts … [Read more...]