On 25 August, 8pm, join Art Deco & Modernism Society President Robin Grow in a dazzling trip through advertising from the Deco era. See how colour, typography, poster design, magazines, building … [Read more...]
Ice cream
SPRING, SUMMER, ICE CREAM TIME. Here is a selection of advertising and wrappers. … [Read more...]
Advertising from the air – it’s logical
HERE IS A LOVELY ADVERTISING IDEA FROM 1937. The Australian Aviation Schools (Victorian Branch) had a lovely idea about how to advertise services in Melbourne. The aviation school, and its parent … [Read more...]
From your friends in Canberra – blotters
WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING BLOTTERS. HERE ARE A SELECTION, AGAIN FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANDREW H., which show a style of communication that we may associate more with the early 21st … [Read more...]
Swann sale of advertising, children’s books etc 22 January 2015
22/1/2015- HERE IS A NICE ONLINE 3D CATALOGUE TO VIEW - I would love to go to a Swann auction one day - this catalogue is a pretty good substitute. On offer are: advertising; children's … [Read more...]
Monash Rare Books’ Librarian – over and out
OVERALL HE HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS AND LEFT A GREAT LEGACY. Richard Overell, the Monash University Library Rare Books' Librarian, has retired; giving up a dream job of adding books and other … [Read more...]
Blotters
WHAT IS THE CORRECT TERM FOR THIS LARGELY OBSOLETE ITEM - BLOTTING PAPER OR BLOTTERS? This type of ephemera presents a wonderful surface for advertising. We pick up some of the themes from the … [Read more...]
New book about war time advertising
THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY HAS PUBLISHED A BOOK OF INTEREST TO EPHEMERISTS. The Huns have got my gramophone! Advertisements from the Great War, the authors, Amanda Jane Doran and Andrew McCarthy, advise … [Read more...]
This site is about 8 months’ old and we are building up our library of images – Australia
Just a reminder that as we gather pictures of ephemeral items we build up an important and interesting record of thinking about everyday life and the way values are embodied including in ephemeral … [Read more...]