LIKE EVERY ORGANISATION WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE YOUNG, THE NEW AUDIENCE. Not only does ESA collect ephemera, it also tries to collect young members. Are there young collectors out there? There used … [Read more...]
The Fowlers’ history of fruit preserving
ESA MEMBER MARK BENBOW IS WRITING A HISTORY OF FOWLER'S VACOLA [AUSTRALIA] AND GEO FOWLER, LEE & CO [UK]. HE EXPLAINS HOW HE GOT INTERESTED; WHAT HE KNOWS; WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR. We asked … [Read more...]
Footy, say no more
HOW DO WE DO JUSTICE TO THIS NATIONAL INVENTION AND PREOCCUPATION? IT IS IMPORTANT TO US: Why? We are a distinctly and proudly Australian society - not xenophobic; not overly patriotic - but … [Read more...]
Documenting lives
EPHEMERISTS LIKE TO COLLECT THE RECORDS OF EVENTS, PRODUCTS, OPINIONS Here is something I collected in 2014 - the funeral programme for Leo Seemanpillai. It is not a professional publication - … [Read more...]
Ephemeral cures for coughs and colds
THE CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD HAS BEEN OFFERED BY MANY AND IN MANY FORMS. Andrew H collects in the area of health and so his collection documents many medicinal problem solvers. It looks like in … [Read more...]
Port Phillip shipping
THE BOOK COLLECTORS' SOCIETY AND THE ESA SHARE INTERESTS AND MEMBERS. Peter Williams and his collection are well known, or so we thought. Peter's talk about his early collecting interest and thus his … [Read more...]
Grandmothers’ legacy
FAMILY RECORDS OFTEN INCLUDE BOXES OF EPHEMERAL ITEMS, BY CHANCE CAREFULLY SAVED. Collector Andrew H is the family archivist. These archives include some interesting records of women's work at home, … [Read more...]
Collecting Nautical Australia
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR PETER WILLIAMS TALK ABOUT COLLECTING AT THE HAWTHORN LIBRARY THIS FRIDAY 30 MAY, 6 pm. Peter is well known for his detailed knowledge about all things nautical. He is … [Read more...]
Great gathering of minds and ephemera – Symposium 24 May 2014
YOU WERE INVITED TO THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY'S ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - AND MANY CAME AND CONTRIBUTED TO A SUCCESSFUL DAY. Collectors gathered in the Webster Room in Camberwell on Saturday 24 May 2014. … [Read more...]