Researching Australian Souvenir … [Read more...]
Help 1920s Newcastle football cards
INQUIRY FROM SERGE B My question in relation to the 1920s Newcastle famous footballers (50 cards rugby and soccer) The item below was apparently issued on redemption of the full set of 50 cards. … [Read more...]
Collect political material for Canberra
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU! TO COLLECT ELECTION FLYERS, STICKERS, POSTERS...The National Library collects and preserves printed election campaign materials to ensure a permanent record Australia’s federal … [Read more...]
Chocolate wrappers
CHOCOLATE EATERS AND WRAPPER COLLECTORS ALERT. We have received a request for assistance from a fellow albeit champion collector: Dear Sir or Madam, I am member of the British Ephemera Society … [Read more...]
Kelpie helpie*
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...]
Pricing advice
HELP WANTED TO VALUE CARDS, part of a sequence from 1928. The inquiry is: I have a set of John Player Cigarette Cards 1928-29 Footballers. They are numbered 51 to 75. I am inquiring as to … [Read more...]
Fowler’s some answers! Thanks
INFORMATION HAS COME TO HAND FROM A FRIENDLY COLLECTOR REGARDING SOME OF OUR QUERIES. Here goes: Karen's query - I have a Vacola jam jar sealing machine and some bottles labelled Fowler's … [Read more...]
Fowler’s questions – they never stop – can you help?
FOWLER'S FANS CAN YOU HELP WITH ANSWERS/INFORMATION? Is Fowler's enthusiasm an addiction one cannot quench? We get more and more questions for Mark Benbow about Fowler's can anyone else … [Read more...]
Looking for directions
HELP WANTED #1 TRAVEL Our inquirer writes: I am looking for some direction to where I may locate an old travel brochure from around 1979. It was promoting a tour to Singapore and Hong Kong … [Read more...]