HELP WANTED I'm working on an interpretive centre project here in Melbourne which tells the story of the origins of the Kelpie dog breed. One of the objects that is being loaned for display is a small … [Read more...]
Friday night treat
IN OUR FAMILY, DAD BROUGHT HOME TWISTIES FOR THE KIDS AND CHOCOLATE FOR MY MOTHER EACH FRIDAY TO MARK THE START OF THE WEEKEND. From the collection of ESA member TG, we have some terrific chocolatey … [Read more...]
Chocolate wrapping lovers unite
MEETING OF MINDS, OVER TIME AND SPACE. Local chocolate collectors - interested in a penpal? If so please make contact with Sven Stabroth: Dear Sir or Madam, I am member of the British Ephemera … [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...]
Christmas ephemera (from around the world but seen here often)
Here is another recycle from the Facebook page, this time a series of Christmas decorations. Remember these bird ornaments, either old or expensive in 1960s Melbourne as we only had 3 or 4 to … [Read more...]
Ice cream
SPRING, SUMMER, ICE CREAM TIME. Here is a selection of advertising and wrappers. … [Read more...]
Packaging – coughs, ice cream …
Biscuits, cricket and a good war – great way to spend a Sunday
WE WILL FEATURE OVER THE NEXT DAYS MATERIAL THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE NEXT FAIR. Here we go with Michael Shields who will be selling sport memorabilia, postcards, accessories, old newspapers, … [Read more...]
This man kept a record of daily life in small pocket books
WE HAVE TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP OF 3 BOXES OF SMALL DIARIES KEPT BY A MELBOURNE BUSINESS MAN. We have been searching them unsystematically. We would like to do them more justice one day looking at them … [Read more...]