DEAR ESA MEMBERS IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE LATEST NEWSLETTER AND CALENDAR - LET US KNOW VIA COMMENTS' BOX. Inside: Bert Clark and his drawing implements; a review of Australian toys: a collection; … [Read more...]
Old specs
THE CYRIL KETT OPTOMETRY MUSEUM HAS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONS TO ITS COLLECTION: This Museum welcomes donations of material of historical interest, be it books, instruments, personal papers, … [Read more...]
Congratulations – Michael Aitken & The Optometry Museum
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...]
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...]
Bloomin’ kookaburras
KOOKABURRAS, BEEN TRYING TO SPOT THEM LATELY with preparations in full swing to finalise the kookaburra issue of The Ephemera Journal. Older badges with a rousing Australian theme come from … [Read more...]
New year’s greetings
NEW YEAR MEANS SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND CREATED SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENES. WE LOOK BACK HERE, AND FINALLY FORWARD TO THE 2010S WITH SOME AUSTRALIAN NEW YEAR EFFORTS. Alcohol and new year … [Read more...]
Meet Michael Taffe, bookmark collector
NEWish MEMBER MICHAEL TAFFE advises: Following an early career as a welfare worker and counsellor I became involved in education and the arts and have now retired as an archivist and professional … [Read more...]