Hoadley's showbag. The bag is in yellow, purple, black and white. On one side from the top the words: to eat, to eat - Hoadley's. At centre in big lettering: Violet Crumble and underneath in smaller letters: luncheon Bar and Polly waffles. On the other side the top is the same, followed by Polly Waffles and under that luncheon bar and tex bar. There are 8 of these bags in different conditionsbusiness, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

Allen's showbag. The bag is blue, red and white. The perfect peppermint, a tube of steam rollers lollies and under Allen's sweets are good sweets. The same design is on both sides.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

O-So-Lite self raising flour showbag. The bag is quite simple in design with the words O-So-Lite self-raising flour in blue on a white background. Both side of the bag are the same. There are four bags in different conditions.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

Reed's showbag. The design is in blue and red on a white background. On one side Try R.L.O. reed's Lemon and Orange. the new fruit juice cordial. there is a picture of two oranges and two lemons on the right hand side. on the other side the same picture and the words: reed Bros. Bendigo Lemonade, three times winner at Royal Melb. Show. Tomato sauce 14 1st prizes, 3 Championships, 3 gold medal. Phone: Bendigo 471. There are three identical bags.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

ANZ Savings Bank showbag. Blue and yellow design on a white background. Top left hand side in a blue circle the words ANZ Saving Bank. At right a cartoon character of smiling man with body shaped as a passbook. At bottom right a money box with several coins falling into it. At bottom left two smiling children (a boy and a girl) holding passbooks and the words: watch your savings grow at ANZ Savings Bank. Both side are the same. There are two identical bags.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agr icultural shows and other promotional activities.

Rowntree showbag. The bag design is in yellow, red, blue, orange, black and white colours. On one side the words: Good show! there's nothing as nice as Crispin Rowntree, underneath a picture of the Rowntree's Crispin bar. On the other side the words: have a break, have a Kit Kat Rowntree, underneath a picture of the Kit Kat bar.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper bag. The design is in red, yellow and white. the words McAlpin's flour, quality since 1900. The picture of a wheat sheaf is on the right hand side. The same design on both sides of the bag.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper showbag of Cohn's Drinks. The bag has diagonal red and white strips. In the middle the words in red: Cohn's Drinks. The same design on the back.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper showbag. It has a yellow background, at the top and bottom two waves strips in red, white and blue. At the left the words: ETA (in red and blue), salted Peanuts (in black), Crisp and Crunchy (in red). At right a picture of a packet of the salted peanuts. On the other side the same design with the words: ETA (in red and blue), Peanut Butter (in black), To-day (in white over red background), builds champions of ..... (in black) To-morrow (in white over red background). At right a picture of a boy in swimming costume ready to dive in and an older youth swimming.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities

A paper showbag. The design is in red and blue colours over a white background. On one side the words: Your Baby Loves Heinz Baby Foods, there is a drawing of a baby face and two cans o food, one Heinz junior foods the other Heinz strained foods. The number 57 in blue at bottom right. On the other side the faces of two youths a boy and a girl and the words: Easy as winking! mix yourself a beaut drink of Heinz-Ade, 1 small packet makes 4 big pints of refreshing drink! Orange, Lemon, Raspberry, Lime, Fruit Cup, Ginger Beer.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper showbag, red words over a white background: Four Square the greatest name in groceries. The same design on both sides.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities

A paper showbag, white and blue colours over white background. Sennitt's (red letters) Ice cream (blue letters) above a picture of a cone ice cream and a polar bear licking an ice cream cone. The same design on both sides.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper showbag. A colourful bag yellow background with design and words in white, red, green and black. On top left what looks like a three towers castle, the words giant Brand Licorice at centre and on the left the picture of a giant handing a packet of licorice to two children (a boy and girl) underneath the words: pure and wholesome. The same design on both sides. There are two bags.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities

A plain white paper showbag. The word Woopey's across in red text. No other markings on the bag. There are two bags.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper showbag. A mainly green showbag with a black and white design, within a square made of black and white lines and 8 smiling faces of what appear to be an African or aborigine youth, we read: delicious soft eating Licorice and licorice all sorts. There is also a design of 7 stick figure holding a spear and dancing around a camp fire. Underneath the square the words: " Good Pfella Licorice" Packed by tafes sweets, Strathpine QLD. The same design on both sides.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

A paper bag. Plain white and blue diagonal stripes, in the middle a square with " Fred J. Corrigan, Chemist, 239 Mitchell street, Bendigo. Telephone: Bendigo 35126. The other side is plain white.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." 'Laconia Blankets' electrical sign with signature lambsLaconia Blanketsblankets, blanket fever, laconia, advertising

Red leather bookmark, gold line all around. Rampant lion and a fluer-de-lea with two thistles, and wording Barry Dobyn, Chemists, Mitcham North.Barry Dobyn, Chemists, Mitcham North.books, bookmark, commerce, advertising

Sample book of Irish Lace thread ( Manilove's ) 6 samples on left side and 4 on right. Blue background. Samples in bow shape.handcrafts, lacemaking, commerce, advertising

Blue Moon Fruit Co-op Ltd was in business in Blackburn for many years.White china ashtray with indentation for cigarette. Rimmed in gold with gold lettering in centre.Christmas Greetings|Blue Moon|Fruit Co-op Ltd.personal effects, smoking accessories, commerce, advertising

main road, barkly street, streetscape, advertising

The Ruskin All-About Bendigo Booklet produced for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Includes maps and facts, service organizations and businesses in Bendigo. Includes advertisements for Australian companies. TAA on the cover. Produced by Ruskin Publishing Pty Ltd 37 Swanston St. Melbourne.advertising, services, bendigo businesses, bendigo maps

BHS CollectionThe 'Pearlite' Housewives pocket Book: Small Memo Book brown cover, cream paper inside that has perforations in the paper for removing page. Has two large staples at the top to secure the pad. In black print on the front *The 'Pearlite' Housewives Pocket Book * Shopping List Memo Book. With Compliments of Pearlite Manufacturing Co. Pty Ltd. 171 Stawell Street Burnley - Victoria.* Box 625commerce, advertising, pearlite manufacturing co., pearlite manufacturing co. burnley

Small booklet, 23 pages. Red Cover of thin cardFront Cover: Sanax FIRST AID EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS. THE SANAX COMPANY 849-51 NEPEAN HIGHWAY MOORABIN VICTORIA. Phone XU2651 Inside Pages: first-aid treatment instructions and advertising of Sanax products