PAINTINGS MORPH INTO CARDS AND CALENDARS. We showed you Marg Whyte's Christmas cards early in December. Here is another byproduct of her work - calendars based loosely around themes of bush life. We … [Read more...]
#Illridewithyou – 1,000 badges
ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE LINDT CAFE KILLINGS WAS THE RISE OF THE 'I'LL RIDE WITH YOU' OFFER MADE TO PEOPLE TRAVELLING ON BUS 373 FROM COOGEE TO MARTIN PLACE. We note this … [Read more...]
Christmas comes to the Outback
YES, CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, WITH SOME DELIGHTS FOR THE EPHEMERIST..Christmas cards, Christmas wrapping paper and tape. This time last year we posted a beautiful article by Michael Aitken about … [Read more...]
You have to eat your fruit and vegetables
TOO BIG TO COLLECT? WE RECENTLY HAD SOME CONTACT FROM A COLLECTOR IN NORTH QUEENSLAND WHO PHOTOGRAPHED BANANA BOXES STACKED ON THE BACK OF TRUCKS. (These photographs were posted on the Society's … [Read more...]
New ways of storing badges and buttons
COLLECTING IS FUN BUT STORING IS HELL. Thanks to Annette Shiell for bringing this new method to our attention. Here is the link. We have extracted some highlights here. Might be a bit challenging … [Read more...]
Election times past
HERE ARE SOME REMINDERS OF THE just passed OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. A post card with a nice graphic - it is designed to be posted back to the GeneEthics Network to … [Read more...]
Talk about the changes in books and bookselling – Nick Dawes
TALK ABOUT BOOK SELLING THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER. You are invited to attend the next meeting of the Book Collectors Society at 6.00 pm. Thursday 27th November 2014. The speaker is Nick Dawes. He will be … [Read more...]
Footy is over – what did we find
FOOTBALL IS OVER FOR ANOTHER YEAR. Plenty of interesting ephemera from past years to collect. Here are some finds blowing around the MCG park and even across the road beyond the Hilton. For the … [Read more...]
Badges from an activist collector
Most collectors have a few badges and many have hundreds if not thousands. We will show you a selection from three different types of collectors. We would happily feature more - get in touch if you … [Read more...]