WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DOLL HOUSES? The National Trust Australia (Victoria) is developing a major exhibition on doll houses for winter 2021. The exhibition will explore the doll house from its … [Read more...]
Badges and buttons arrive for back page spread
From Michael R: A NUMBER OF GOOD BADGE COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN SHOWN IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR examples for the back page of the next Ephemera Journal. Enjoy and feel free to nominate favourites … [Read more...]
Wanted to borrow: Badges and buttons from the last 50 years
THE BACK PAGE OF OUR JOURNAL FEATURES MANY SMALL EXAMPLES OF ONE TYPE OF EPHEMERA, for the next issue ESA member, journal designer and collector Mimmo Cozzolino would like to BORROW badges from the … [Read more...]
Record collecting 60s
SHOPPING BY POST? New? This recent donation, to the freebie table at the Ephemera Society's fairs, is a reminder that it was once exciting to shop using a printed catalogue rather than browsing in a … [Read more...]
Help wanted 1963 stereo pictures
STEREO PICTURES FROM 1963. ESA member Sue Ann Barber would like some help. Hello there! Hope everyone is well. Can you please ask everyone on the page if they have copies of TV Week magazine from … [Read more...]
Collecting the Curve
JOIN A SERIES OF SEMINARS ABOUT COLLECTING run by Museums Victoria As the numbers in Victoria reduce, we turn our thoughts to the next three-part lecture series, 'Collecting the Curve', which … [Read more...]
How to catalogue your collection
The significance of ephemera collections often comes from their social history and cultural context. To best capture this often means they require careful thought in the the initial cataloguing … [Read more...]
Why catalogue your collection?
Why catalogue your collection? It’s rewarding, cheap, simple, and everyone can do it – yet not many collectors take this step. Philip Moorhouse is proprietor of The Collecting Bug, a website where … [Read more...]
Ephemera Journal of Australia
Designed by Mimmo Cozzolino, the Ephemera Journal of Australia is a full colour, visual and text celebration of ephemera. Featuring articles on historic and contemporary ephemera and collecting … [Read more...]