ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOPHILIC SOCIETY INC. Origins (1968) The Society was formed when a small group of cigarette card and trade card collectors, led by Bon Penhallurick, got … [Read more...]
Shopping in Albury – exhibition
THE GHOST OF SHOPPING PAST IS THE TITLE OF AN EXHIBITION ABOUT SHOPPING at the Albury Library Museum. The exhibition finishes on 7 September 2014. If you cannot get to Albury in that time, don't … [Read more...]
This site is about 8 months’ old and we are building up our library of images – Australia
Just a reminder that as we gather pictures of ephemeral items we build up an important and interesting record of thinking about everyday life and the way values are embodied including in ephemeral … [Read more...]
Exhibition of Tasmanian cook books (to 16 August 2014)
THIS IS AN EXHIBITION ABOUT COOKERY BOOKS AND THE PLACE OF COOKING IN TASMANIA and the place of cooking in Tasmanian history and society. It marks 150 years since the introduction of salmon to … [Read more...]
Getting there – by foot, balloon, steam, car
WE ALL LIKE TO TRAVEL, AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF DOING THIS. Here is a selection of ephemera showing the various ways we can get between two places - from hot air balloon to steam ship. The ephemera … [Read more...]
Cats take the cream & other ephemera animals
CATS TAKE THE (ICE) CREAM & POLAR BEARS LIKE IT FOR OTHER REASONS. This is another selection from the library of images we have on the website. We have not selected birds or Australian animals; … [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...]
Victorian greeting cards for sale
MPN STAMPS, MAREE AND PETER, ARE REGULARS AT THE ESA'S COLLECTABLES & EPHEMERA FAIR. This Sunday, 25 May they will be taking three stalls and so showing a large offering of ephemera including … [Read more...]