WE ALL HAVE OUR AREAS OF INTEREST IN COLLECTING. And we can all be led astray. How divine are this selection of Air-India coaster? I bought these not at the fair but at a swap meet held by the ESA … [Read more...]
Looking for directions
HELP WANTED #1 TRAVEL Our inquirer writes: I am looking for some direction to where I may locate an old travel brochure from around 1979. It was promoting a tour to Singapore and Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Art deco – ephemera of that era
HOLIDAY TIME IN THE 1920s & 30s; THANKS TO ESA MEMBER AJAY FOR ACCESS TO THESE ART DECO TRAVEL BROCHURES, LABELS AND MENUS. If not to Tasmania, where might one go? When one travels, one by … [Read more...]
Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) shows collections
THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS OF SEEING PART of this vast collection of Victorian government records including from home. Here is a link to a selection of their art deco travel posters. You can visit … [Read more...]
Ephemera gets the stamp of approval from Australia Post
NICE SETS OF STAMPS COMMEMORATING EPHEMERAL ADVERTISING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL POST OFFICE. We don't usually consider ourselves stamp collectors but I like to look at them and encourage … [Read more...]
Who is adding what to their collection? Monash Rare Books
TWO INTERESTING 'NEW' ITEMS ADDED TO THE MONASH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY'S RARE BOOKS COLLECTION: The first is a brochure for an indoor golf game:- "Schoenhut's indoor golf. The greatest game of … [Read more...]
Pioneer buses – where did the name come from?
SHOPKEEPERS LEFT THEIR COUNTERS AND CUSTOMERS THEIR PURCHASES to flock to the doorways to see the first motor 'bus they had ever cast eyes upon. The crowd in Hopkins-street gazed open-mouthed, as with … [Read more...]
Beautiful one day; perfect the next – Queensland in winter
SCIENTISTS HAVE RECENTLY ADVISED US OF SOMETHING WE ALL KNEW - WE NEED A DOSE OF SUNSHINE EVEN IN WINTER. Why go? The Great Barrier Reef The beach Getting there Where to stay … [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...]