ESA MEMBER Steve F was taken out of school to attend each day of the Centenary Test with his mother. She conscientiously collected two of everything possible each day at the test. This included … [Read more...]
Dating the government printer
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DATE THE UNDATED. This brochure about influenza is undated. A close read only tells us that it is post the 'Russian influenza' pandemic of 1889-90 which arrived … [Read more...]
Nylex 2553
CAN ANYONE HELP WITH MORE INFORMATION about this Nylex toy? It is numbered 2553. According to an entry on the Museums Victoria site Nylex originally manufactured toys as Playmate Toys, Moulded … [Read more...]
dating boxes
NO, WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU TO SELECT A NEW PARTNER, rather to help us with dating some chocolate boxes and confectionery tins for a forthcoming Ephemera Journal of Australia article. Murray's were a … [Read more...]
Political posters – critical, poignant and collectible
Political posters – critical, poignant and collectible - ESA member Wendi Bradshaw A small, unexpected collection of political travel ephemera presented itself during a visit to Hong Kong, in late … [Read more...]
Latest Ephemera Journal
JUST OUT, ISSUE NO. 5 OF THE EPHEMERA JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA You can buy a copy via this website - fill in the form on the website and make a payment by direct deposit to ESA BSB 083 953 Ac 6213 … [Read more...]
Subscription libraries – a history
ON 18 FEBRUARY 2020, THERE WILL BE A SYMPOSIUM ON THE HISTORY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY. The State Library of New South Wales began life in 1826 as ‘The Australian Subscription Library’. It was then … [Read more...]
Bushfires, forests – current concerns?
ANDREW H., PRESCIENT COLLECTOR, yes once again we raid his collection for a sadly topical look back at fires in the bush and bushfire (prevention) ephemera. This next one might appeal to our … [Read more...]
‘I’m the boy that brings the news, so a Christmas box I won’t refuse.’
STATE LIBRARY BLOG ABOUT CHRISTMAS USING EPHEMERA FROM THE WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF ED J. Blog by Kylie at State Library of Victoria. Image courtesy of Ed J. Ephemera Society of … [Read more...]