SA Collectables Fair & Exhibition

Doulton Whiskey Jugs display at SA Collectables Fair.

Presented by The Adelaide Historical Bottle Club Inc. since 1971, the prestigious South Australian Collectables Fair and Exhibition attracts many interstate exhibitors and stall holders. With over 100 large exhibits and more than 80 swap-and-sell stalls, it offers a diverse range of collectables , glassware, 1960s memorabilia, bottles, toys, pot lids, oil cans, porcelain, militaria, jewellery and more in historical Port Adelaide.

Vintage tin penny toy horse and cart

Vintage tin penny toy horse and cart

Penny toys were small, mass-produced children’s toys that were sold by street traders for one penny; they were some of the first toys that were affordable to poorer families in the 19th century. They often had little mechanisms that could make the toys move. 13cm long.

Cobalt blue glass eyebaths

Cobalt blue glass eyebaths

Silver eyebaths (also known as eyecups) – used to clean the eyes with a medicated solution or plain water – were used as early as the 16th century but it was the 18th century before more common materials such as ceramics and glass made them popular and accessible to the general public. Priced at $25 […]