THE DAY AFTER A MARCH ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS I FOUND MANY PLACARDS AND POSTERS DISPLAYED AROUND THE BASE OF A TREE IN THE TREASURY GARDENS, MELBOURNE. This was a march following on from … [Read more...]
Pasted and wasted – rock posters’ exhibition to extended by popular demand – Now open until 30th January 2022
EXTENDED TO 30 JANUARY 2022 ROCK POSTERS from the fabulous collection of Nick Vukovic are on display at Docklands, Melbourne. Read more in this report from Beat. The Age reports Nick … [Read more...]
Interpreting and transcribing historic handwriting
WHAT IS PALAEOGRAPHY AND HOW MIGHT YOU LEARN THE SKILL? Interpreting and transcribing historic handwriting. We at ESA recently had an Inquiry about an early 19th century lottery ephemera find … [Read more...]
Out of the box: collectables & ephemera – shown & told
ON SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2021, SOME ESA MEMBERS JOINED WITH THE NAGAMBIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO TALK ABOUT EPHEMERA AND OTHER COLLECTABLES. What do historical society members collect? Well, they were … [Read more...]
Meet the Collector – Lloyd Holyoak
Bits and pieces from a collecting life; member interview with Lloyd Holyoak, of Abra Card Abra Roycroft, Antiquarian Booksellers, 680 High St, East Kew. Meet famous people? Undertake inspiring … [Read more...]
Collectors and ephemera
Fresh examples of who collects and why? Our founder, an English museum curator in Australia for the Bicentennial museum activity, collected paper bags - free or cheap, easy to store, and a record … [Read more...]
Out of the box: collectables & ephemera – show & tell
NOW WE KNOW WE CAN TAKE A ONE HOUR GREAT ESCAPE TO NAGAMBIE, FOR A CHANCE TO SHARE COLLECTIONS + COUNTRY HOSPITALITY + SUPPORT A LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY & MUSEUM, SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2021. The … [Read more...]
The Bigger Ephemera World: The Ephemera Society (ES), United Kingdom
The Bigger Ephemera World: The Ephemera Society (ES), United Kingdom – Wendi Bradshaw Within the top banner of the home page of “The Ephemera Society” ephemera-society.org.uk is an image of the … [Read more...]
Rugby League badges’ guide
NSWRL to NRL - BADGES - NEW BOOK BY A NEW MEMBER Rugby League Badges and Pins Nick Pezikian - See special offer at the bottom of this post. Badges and pins have been worn by people in all walks … [Read more...]