Best to be there early - members, and you can join on the spot get in first. 8.15 am The rest get in at 8.45. It closes promptly at 2pm. $5 adults. $4 concession. Kids are free. … [Read more...]
Help – 3d – tea sets
SIPPING TEA? THE NATIONA TRUST OF VICTORIA IS LOOKING FOR VINTAGE CHILDEN'S TEA SETS TO DISPLAY IN AN EXHIBITION AT COMO, SOUTH YARRA. As this the information accompanying this lovely set points out … [Read more...]
Dating, again
THE NEXT JOURNAL ISSUE IS ABOUT TRAVEL - HERE AND OVERSEAS AND OVER MANY DECADES. And as usual we would like to date them more precisely. The publisher Some official tourist publications are … [Read more...]
Help
HELP - CAN ANYONE recognize the artist here? The menu is one of a series by the same artist produced in the 1950s. The koalas look a little like they might have been drawn by an Italian artist … [Read more...]
Calculating the cost today of an older item – step 1
YES ITS COMPLICATED SOMETIMES TO WORK OUT IF A BOOKLET WAS TREMENDOUSLY CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE ORIGINALLY. But the Reserve Bank of Australia is here to help, at least between 1901 and last year (2023). … [Read more...]
Show + tell – ask about your ephemera
AT OUR LAST MEETING ON FRIDAY 19 JANUARY 2024, WE WENT AROUND THE TABLE showing and telling about recent finds, ephemera about work and travel, and with questions about items. Newish member Marilyn … [Read more...]
Dating during WW1
THE KOOKABURRA SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME MORE POPULAR IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Were there federation kookaburras? Or did their "laugh at anything attitude" fit better with courage in the face of … [Read more...]
Thinking about having a stall?
HAVING A CLEAR OUT? WANT TO SHARE THE JOY? What about taking a stall at the fair? We welcome newcomers and so do our members and shoppers. The famous quotes about our fair are: very few tyre … [Read more...]