MAN'S BEST FRIEND, & WOMAN'S TOO IS THE DOG. We often feature indigenous fauna but there is a place to celebrate ephemera recording the well-loved canines. We draw on the collections of several … [Read more...]
I bought it at the fair
SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2019 IS THE DATE OF the next COLLECTABLES & EPHEMERA FAIR. What can you see/buy at the fair? Next fair: Sunday 22 September 2019 Where: Parkview Room, Camberwell Civic … [Read more...]
Museum of Broken Relationships
FROM 1-29 SEPTEMBER 2019, AN EXHIBITION ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE ENDED. Breakups are hard. And they can create some poignant shrines and relics. Reminisce, look through those old boxes of … [Read more...]
Bye bye July
JULY WAS A MONTH RESERVED FOR AUSTRALIANNESS A CENTURY AGO. These badges from the collection of ESA member EJ are of interest given our debates about Australia Day and the necessity for it to be … [Read more...]
Labels, I am attached to them
READING ABOUT COLLECTING; this little book Labels is really a short short story. Labels was publisher Hardie Grant’s first book. It was written by the UK author Louis de Bernieres. The short story … [Read more...]
Gorgeous vintage footy
FIND FAB FOOTY AT THE FAIR Francis Doherty gives us a preview of some magnificent Bombers, Magpies and Blues' sporting ephemera. Only problem - nothing for the Dees. At the Fair - Parkview Room, … [Read more...]
More from the Milnes
THIS SUNDAY 19 MAY, AT THE PARKVIEW ROOM, CAMBERWELL, 340 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell Vic. Rick & Margaret Milne will have some super special and rare items up for sale. Early bird entry for … [Read more...]
50th anniversary of the postcard collectors
2018 WAS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY INC. Bob Ferris and Graeme Dickinson have put together a 76 page homage to all that the Society has achieved. The Anniversary … [Read more...]
Naughty banks?
THE FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BANKING ROYAL COMMISSION WERE MADE PUBLIC AT 4.10 PM TODAY, 54 FEBRUARY 2019. Here are some lovable or benign images of banking ephemera past. What were the … [Read more...]