APRIL - MAY 2012
EDITION 103 MEMENTOS FROM THE WAR
DO YOU RECOGNISE THIS CHAIR?
SLAVIC FOLK TRADITIONS
MECHANICAL MUSICAL MARVELS
A jeep in Sydney A cross in Changi
Windsors: England’s most successful seating design
Transforming a pagan symbol into an Easter egg
The original way to build a music library From music box to jukebox
contents FEATURES 10
Windsor chairs Why are they still in
Focus on an EASTER TRADITION 24
DESTINATIONS 64
Highway 401
production
egg from the Ukraine
Collecting heaven for the
after 300 years?
Melody Amsel-Arieli
intrepid visitor
Michael Harding-Hill & Robert Parrott
20
Crossing over into Canada along
The Pysansky: an Easter
Mechanical music boxes
Margaret McNiven
AUCTION INSIGHTS 30
Australian stories in agricultural and exhibition medals
Feats of engineering marvels that
Acquired for the national collection
continues to fascinate
Peter Lane
Melody Amsel-Arieli
42
KNOWLEDGE BASE
Recollections and reminiscences What the dealer knows
Conrad Blakeman
44 70
Vintage toys up for auction
50
Studio Glass Movement
86
OUT & ABOUT
Early Australian minted coins
WHO IS COLLECTING 6
85
REGULAR FEATURES
A ceremonial trowel
Gingerbread houses:
An inspired decision leads to a new
46
Online magazines
consider starting your own tradition
collecting direction
47
Conundrum
We show you how
Peter Lane
49
Fairs and more
A consuming passion for vesta boxes
80
Notice board
Margaret McNiven
74
Bitten by the collecting bug 40 years ago
56
Identifying Australian china
and still on the lookout for another piece
83
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painters 1920-30s
Rob Ditessa
94
Advertising rates
96
Advertisers index
Continuing the series of articles on Australian ceramics
Avis Smith
84
memorabilia: strange bedfellows
In the ANZAC SPIRIT 18
HERITAGE 60
Changi cross A powerful remembrance honoured at the Changi Museum
Photographic postcards from Australia:
Margaret McNiven
a historic legacy Early photographers identified
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The Titanic centenary and sporting
78
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A World War II jeep repatriated
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Ceremonial trowel presented to James R Fairfax 1887, made of EPNS with ivory handle, 32 cm long
A Sydney ceremonial church
trowel for my collection Ceremonial trowels are used to lay foundation stones and are a tangible record of an important moment of time in the history of a building. Trowels are beautiful, unique and have an aura of excitement; knowing who held them, and the purpose for which they were used
Ceremonial trowels for the Australiana collector. Courtesy Hunters & Collectors
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Bill Ryan and his vesta-box collection
affordable vestas. Most of the
Rob Ditessa
examples he found were with a
You never know when the collecting bug might
floral pattern and some initials on
W
hen Bill Ryan came across his first vesta-box some 40
the front. Along the way, he recollects, as he
years ago, he discovered an entirely
learned about their history, he also
strike and the direction
new category of collectables that
made a study of hallmarks, which
added a fresh aspect to his
identify the maker, and place and
it can take you,
collecting interests. After finding
date of manufacture. He consults
that first vesta, which was made of
authoritative reference books that
as this dedicated
sterling silver and cost him $80, in
contain images of vestas, which is
a Sydney antique shop, Ryan began
vital for identification purposes. His
fossicking in antique stores and
other source of information is now
collectors’ fairs in search of
the Internet.
collector discovered
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Transforming a pagan symbol into an Easter egg
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