It’s a passion, it’s addictive, it’s adrenaline….
It’s Collecting!
I know, some just don’t understand our passion where others admire… Collecting is personal and the collectors are the temporary custodians of items that are sure to hang around for all to enjoy our Australian pastime.
What drives each of us I’m unsure, but our collecting makes us feel good, so long as it doesn’t cross the line and become hoarding.
I began collecting many years ago, I really wasn’t sure what I was collecting I just bought things that I thought were cool, interesting, or should be saved because one day this stuff will be ‘gonski’, it’s AUSTRALIAN, and I’m proud of my heritage.
A lot of places become our sources for our collecting, garage sales is a great source, op shops, trash & treasure markets, boot sales & antique shops. Sometimes friends give us things that they once loved & want it to go to a home where it is treasured.
These photographs are some of my collection from over the years. These days I’m turning my collection into more like the things you would of found in your local Milk Bar or corner grocery shop.
Advertising, samples, packaging. I have a chip packet collection many going back to the mid 90’s when the whole Tazo thing exploded…
What do you collect? Post a comment at the bottom or do a writeup and I will post it on your behalf with due credit, this is a great spot to have a skyte about your collection…we love the stories. /vintage-medicinal” More Medicinal Products Here
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Shelves of Australian Vintage Milk Bar Collectibles -
Vintage Childrens Television characters including Humphrey B Bear, Mr Squiggle, B2, Agro, Blinky Bill -
Black Sambo, Spastic Society, Pineapple Wind Up Toy, Scary Monkey -
Vintage Men’s items and Products. including Vaseline, California Poppy, Hair Restorer, My Brand Prophylactics, Gem, Gillette, Penetrene, Mobil, Shell Esso, Stypwool, Pig-holo, Dickheads and more. -
Vintage Childrens’ Television including Humphrey B Bear, Fat Cat, Ossie Ostrich, Plucka Duck and ventriloquist doll. -
Vintage Cleaning Products & Wax’s including Zebo, Silvo, Brasso, Coral, Vim, Chief, Picaninny, Queens Bees, Zeen, I-Gleem, Starch, Pride. -
Shelves of Australian Vintage Grocery Poisons Collectibles -
Collectible Vintage Australian Grocery including Big Sister, IXL, Heinz, Tom Piper, Keens, CSR, Saunders
I collect Hey Hey It’s Saturday merchandise. I have a Plucka Duck wheel and replica apparatus with the original penny farthing from the show. Over 150 plucka duck dolls. over 30 ossie ostrich dolls. Plus heaps more