Member Show & Tell

February 3, 2019 by mbede Leave a Comment

Show & tell

NEXT FRIDAY, 14 FEBRUARY, @6 PM, we will be starting the collecting year in Melbourne with a Show & Tell gathering. Why might you come? Do you like looking at and talking about collecting? Do … [Read more...]

November 2019
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				1 1:00 pm: Sydney Rare Book Fair November 1, 2019 1:00 pm – November 2, 2019 2:00 pm McLaurin Hall The Quadrangle University of Sydney NSW Map Booksellers from New South Wales and other states offering rare antiquarian books and printed material. Where: MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle, University of Sydney When: Friday 1 November 1-7pm and Saturday 2 November 10am-4pm Free entry. Read more	2 1:00 pm: Sydney Rare Book Fair November 1, 2019 1:00 pm – November 2, 2019 2:00 pm McLaurin Hall The Quadrangle University of Sydney NSW Map Booksellers from New South Wales and other states offering rare antiquarian books and printed material. Where: MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle, University of Sydney When: Friday 1 November 1-7pm and Saturday 2 November 10am-4pm Free entry. Read more	3
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11	12 6:00 pm: Ephemera as Historical Sources (panel Melbourne) November 12, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ‘Ephemera as historical sources’ is part of the ‘Making Public Histories series’ run by the History Council of Victoria. Speakers: Dr Annette Shiell, Senior Curator Heritage, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 'Out of the bag and into the archive: Royal Melbourne Show ephemera'; Rebecca Carland, Senior Curator, History of Collections & Scientific Art at Museums Victoria, 'Where worlds collide: ephemera in science'; Richard Aitken, historian, curator, and writer, ‘Hazardous goods: the case of white lead in household paint’. Admission is free, but bookings are required. via: https://www.historycouncilvic.org.au/making_public_histories_seminar_series Where: Old Treasury Building, Melbourne. Read more	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20 6:30 pm: ESA End of Year Dinner November 20, 2019 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Celebrate the end of year in ephemera style Enjoy sparkling conversation and good company at the ESA end of year dinner. All Welcome at this relaxed and fun night. Where: Old England Hotel, 459 Lower Heidelberg Road, Heidelberg Please RSVP for numbers text: 0418 515 256 or email: edjewell AT optusnet.com.au Read more	21	22	23 All day: Gippsland antiques & collectables' fair November 23, 2019All day Kernot Hall Princess Drive Morwell, VIC 3840 Australia 394288023 Map This weekend event is now in its 24th year and has grown into a major event in Gippsland with a huge range of antiques and collectables on display and for sale. There will be something for everyone including historical displays, collections to view and plenty of bargains to be purchased, with over 50 local and interstate dealers in attendance. Free antique appraisals will be available on both days, so if you have something old and interesting bring it along for Ross Roycroft to appraise for you. This Fair is a great opportunity for collectors to get together and socialize over the whole weekend or just drop in for an hour or so to look at items of interest. Full catering will be available. The Fair is organised by the Gippsland Antique Bottles and Collectables Club Inc. Items for sale include: Ephemera; Vintage Radios; Antique Bottles; Coins; Comics; Records & music memorabilia; Kitchenalia; Books; and more. Read more	24 All day: Gippsland antiques & collectables' fair November 24, 2019All day Kernot Hall Princess Drive Morwell, VIC 3840 Australia 394288023 Map This weekend event is now in its 24th year and has grown into a major event in Gippsland with a huge range of antiques and collectables on display and for sale. There will be something for everyone including historical displays, collections to view and plenty of bargains to be purchased, with over 50 local and interstate dealers in attendance. Free antique appraisals will be available on both days, so if you have something old and interesting bring it along for Ross Roycroft to appraise for you. This Fair is a great opportunity for collectors to get together and socialize over the whole weekend or just drop in for an hour or so to look at items of interest. Full catering will be available. The Fair is organised by the Gippsland Antique Bottles and Collectables Club Inc. Items for sale include: Ephemera; Vintage Radios; Antique Bottles; Coins; Comics; Records & music memorabilia; Kitchenalia; Books; and more. Read more 9:00 am: Postcard Fair (Sydney) November 24, 2019 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Great Postcard and Small Collectibles Fair run by the New South Wales Postcard Collectors' Society In addition to vintage and modern postcards, there will also be a range of other paper collectibles such as old books, magazines and brochures, Trade Cards, Cigarette Cards, and philately. At each Fair, dealers offer thousands of postcards (ranging from over 100 years old to moderns), books and ephemera and small collectables for sale on a wide range of popular subjects and themes: views of Early Sydney, N.S.W, Australian and foreign towns and cities, glamour and fashion, artist signed (e.g Norman Lindsay, J.A Turner, and Neville Cayley), transport (including shipping, aviation, railways trams etc), social history, sport (including cricket, horse racing, golf and football), military, ethnic, famous people, advertising, theater, sports, architecture, historical events, royalty, fantasy, comic cards, etc… There are usually a good number of cards and some other postal items from overseas countries including the UK, Germany, France, Italy etc, China, and other Asian countries, and the Middle East and Africa. There are usually a good number of postcards with postmarks and other markings relevant to postal history collectors. Great morning tea, lunch and other refreshments are available. Where: the IMAR Community Hall. 2a Fitzroy St Croydon, NSW (very close to the Croydon Railway station). Entrance is free. Read more
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