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...]
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Games people have played
I BOUGHT THESE AT THE FAIR, yes the Collectables & Ephemera Fair. Next fair Sunday 22 September 2019, 8.30am members' entry. General public 9.15am. Closes up at 2pm. So get in … [Read more...]
A stitch in time
SEW WHAT? Highlights from an ESA member's collection of domestic tricks of the trade. Member DP collects many things, like many of us, one part of her collection documents the ephemera of making … [Read more...]
Stitch in time saves 9 – sew what? Exhibition snapshot
Exhibit Number: 9 Exhibit: STITCH IN TIME, SAVES 9 Collector: DP Occupation: conservator ESA member: 2 years DP: I actually purchased two old sewing machines first, with the plywood covers, then … [Read more...]
An apple (or orange) a day
FRUIT ART FROM TASMANIA & QUEENSLAND, VIA ESA MEMBER NICK HENDERSON. The tiny selection we have here shows that in Tasmania, they concentrate on the fruit itself. Clements & … [Read more...]
Recently collected in central Victoria
HAVE YOU BEEN OFF THE BEATEN TRACK AND FOUND A SHOPPING STOP YOU CAN RECOMMEND? Here are a couple of recent finds from Central Victoria (Trentham Books, Di Parsons 0448, 760 563, 19 Victoria … [Read more...]
Mopping up children’s spills – with blotters
PUDDLES, SPLASHES, BLOODY KNEES, SPLUTTER. Did the parent of the 1950s think about blotting up domestic disasters at work? Paddle Brand shoes are first advertised in the early 1920s and … [Read more...]
What does Dad want? Socks
MANY FATHERS PROFESS TO NEEDING MORE SOCKS, ON BIRTHDAYS, AT CHRISTMAS AND ON FATHER'S DAY. Bell's Socks were happy to assist fathers to have happy days. Bell's Socks for Men seem to … [Read more...]