'GLUTEN STEAK' & 'WEET GRIST' ANYONE? THIS BRIGHT LITTLE BOOKLET FROM THE 1960s PROMOTES HEALTH EATING. It looks at food groups and also introduces some new products - may be they needed more … [Read more...]
Tin at the Milnes’ stall
YES, THE FAIR, SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2019. Lots of good things for sale, dream a bit now! Yes the Collectables & Ephemera Fair,Sunday 22 September 2019,9.15am-2pm(8.30am for members … [Read more...]
To collect or not to collect?
Love them or loathe them - Coles mini collectables are back! Irrespective of the moral and environmental arguments circulating in the press, commercial collectables such as these have a long … [Read more...]
Supermarketart
Supermarketart - here are some snippets from 1940s to 1980s. This arises from a search for some 'missing' items. Contributors noted in the caption. The supermarkets seem not to spend on … [Read more...]
New stall holder #2 at the fair
NEW STALLHOLDERS ++ LOOKS LIKE JANET HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN MOVIE EPHEMERA. Have a look at some of the items she'll have to sell. … [Read more...]
Poultry museum – help wanted
HELP WANTED CALL FROM DEJOHNN SIMONS: I am involved (volunteer) in a not-for-profit avicultural and poultry museum in Queensland (the only specialist type museum of this kind in the southern … [Read more...]
Les Mason, graphic designer, exhibition at NGV
UNTIL 21 FEBRUARY 2016, YOU CAN ENJOY AN EXHIBITION OF GRAPHIC DESIGN BY LES MASON (1924-2009), FOR A TIME A MELBOURNE BASED DESIGNER. This free exhibition is open daily at the Fed Square branch of … [Read more...]
The business of diaries
WHO DOESN'T LOVE THE FRIVOLOUS OR INDULGENT 'FANTASY' DIARY, THAT MAKES EVERY DAY A WALK IN THE PARK, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE OR A LAUGH? THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BUSINESS SIDE TO DIARIES AND HERE … [Read more...]
Ephemera gets the stamp of approval from Australia Post
NICE SETS OF STAMPS COMMEMORATING EPHEMERAL ADVERTISING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL POST OFFICE. We don't usually consider ourselves stamp collectors but I like to look at them and encourage … [Read more...]