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...]
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...]
The Queensland exercise book
ONCE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A COLLECTOR, THE NEXT QUESTION IS ALWAYS - 'What do you collect?' Followed by the more difficult 'why do you collect that?' As we all know one of the best parts … [Read more...]
Collectors – book collectors
CHARLES STITZ IN BIBLIONEWS, JUNE 2019, ISSUE 42, P86 gives a fascinating account of some significant Australian book collectors. Stitz begins by describing how he got into the book selling game … [Read more...]
Bye bye July
JULY WAS A MONTH RESERVED FOR AUSTRALIANNESS A CENTURY AGO. These badges from the collection of ESA member EJ are of interest given our debates about Australia Day and the necessity for it to be … [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...]
Toys for Britain (from Melbourne)
SHOW & TELL REPORT from newish member, Paul L., and first time attendee at our February meeting. (At our Show & Tell meetings members bring ephemera of interest to show to others, for advice, … [Read more...]
A stitch in time
SEW WHAT? Highlights from an ESA member's collection of domestic tricks of the trade. Member DP collects many things, like many of us, one part of her collection documents the ephemera of making … [Read more...]
More info from the outside world about north eastern Victoria artist
We ran a story about Marcus O'Donnell's paintings reproduced on greeting cards in the 1960s. From Anna: I vaguely remember visiting Marcus in his ‘humpy’ in the mountains with my father who either … [Read more...]