PATTY PANS - Do you remember this? - Barker & Co "Cakoes" Decorative Patty Pans made in Melbourne in a small factory between 1914-1979 Paul Fletcher, State Library of Victoria’s 2023 Marion … [Read more...]
Melbourne Rare book Fair 27-29 July 2023
ANNUAL EVENT = ITS BEEN AND GONE FOR 2023 FROM 6pm on Thursday 27th July 2023 at Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne. THE RARE BOOK FAIR (AND THAT INCLUDES PLENTY OF EPHEMERA) and that entry is … [Read more...]
See rare beasties
WHAT A BEAUTY - TWO GLIMPSES OF THE FABULOUS COLLECTION THAT ESA MEMBER PHIL E HAS OF AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS. Phil has concentrated on the Tasmanian beasties. And the ephemera is great. This is part of … [Read more...]
Transparent light and inky stripes – 8 July 2023
The Ephemera Society of Australia Inc. presents the Ephemera Symposium 2023 “Transparent light and inky stripes” When: Saturday 8th July 2023, 12.45 pm to 5.00 pm Where: Camberwell Uniting … [Read more...]
Next Show & Tell – 16 June 2023
PENCIL IN FRIDAY 16 JUNE 2023, 6-8PM, AT THE CAMBERWELL LIBRARY MEETING ROOM. All welcome, friendly chat with about 10 others about 5+ of your recently collected or material on a theme or of current … [Read more...]
Sweet moments at Sunday’s fair
ON SUNDAY 21 MAY 2023, IF YOU SAVE MONEY SHOPPING AT THE EPHEMERA FAIR, YOU CAN BUY THESE SWEET CONTAINERS AND USE THEM AS MONEY BOXES. When: SUNDAY 21 MAY 2023, 8.45am to 2pm (members get early bird … [Read more...]
Vale Richard Felix
SOME PEOPLE ARE AN OPEN BOOK; Richard was an open diary, but only if it was unused. Richard’s collecting of diaries was inspired by samples his father brought home from work; Richard was six years … [Read more...]
Vale Alan Waters
Vale Alan Waters 2022 – Paper World founder and foundation Ephemera Society member From the Paper World website: THE HISTORY OF PAPER WORLD Paper World founder, Alan Waters, initially … [Read more...]
Australian Food Icons – a talk
AUSTRALIAN FOOD ICONS from the MATERIAL HISTORIES SERIES RUN BY THE OLD TREASURY BUILDING IN MELBOURNE You can view it in the Old Treasury Building website. Happy little Vegemite soldiers: … [Read more...]