Magazine is in good to very good condition. Cover & spine intact - no tears. Very slight grazing to bottom of spine (approx 1 cm). Small amount of brown spotting along spine . Small crease bottom edge of front cover which extends through entire magazine. Diagonal Fold creases - approx 6 cm from page 73 to page 96 (rear cover) on bottom edge. Pages are in very good condition apart from fold crease as described above. Very little yellowing and no tears. Colour in this magazine is excellent for it’s age.

Articles include - What’s New - In Glassware (see picture), What’s New - In Accessories, What’s New - For the Bedroom, What’s New - In Chairs, What’s New for the Painter, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, On the Horizon - A round up of overseas developments of interest to Australian homemakers, Fences - Flowers for a Fence or a Fence Mural, Old Trees grace new homes, Home high on a Hill - Mr & Mrs K Snowball’s home at Miramar, WA, The Cinderella of Soft furnishings - Blinds, Lift Out Guide Book - First of two articles in which an Australian master wood craftsman tells you how to Make Your Wood Finish Gleam - Prepared by Mr Norman Lynch, Where in Australia could you buy a Dining Table for under 5 pounds, Good Ideas in Wallpaper, Gardening - Daffodils are easy to grow, Gardening - Fruit Salad Plant, Garden Zone Map for February, A Man in the Kitchen, Two Meat Dishes by polish born chef George Chomentowski, Small Homes Service - Build on a Bedroom, Building News, Power Tools News, Capentry for boys - Build a See Saw and a Railway Bridge, Girls page - Canework as your hobby, Question Box.

This magazine has vibrant color ads for Dulux Paints, Matchmaker Fabrics & Laminex along with the fantastic black & white advertising of the times.

This magazine is in very good condition. Cover & spine intact - no grazing. Very slight crease above top staple on front cover. Apart from this very minimal yellowing and very slight curling of pages. Pages are in excellent condition - no folds, tears & slight yellowing. Very small rust mark on top staple middle pages.

Articles include -What’s New - For the Table, What’s New in Fabric Designs, What’s New - In Carpets, What’s New - For Out of Doors, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good idea - For the Handyman, On the Horizon - a round up of overseas developments of interest to Australian homemakers, Home that Attracts Women - Canberra home of Mr & Mrs John O’Bryan, in Fergusson street, Deakin, “Traditionalism took a Plunge” - Adelaide architecturally designed home, Dressing Tables should be build in, Treat those Delinquent Windows, Flat in the Treetops - A flat in Washington Street, Toorak, Vic, Wound Finishing Part 2 - Clear Finish your Wood with Mr Norman Lynch, Sewing Plastic is Easy, Gardening - Make your Rockery Live, Gardening - Lady Man’s Sweet Pea, Garden Zone Map - March, Cookery - Four Czech Dishes with Sydney restrainers Joseph Gottwald, Carpentry for Boys - Build A Railway Station, Page for Girls - An Edible space ship, Small Homes Service - City or Country Home, Power Tools News, Building News, Question Box.

Black & White advertising for Hillman Minx, Sunbeam Mixmaster Junior, Holden Cars, along with full color classic advertising.

Magazine is in very good condition. Cover & spine intact. Small area of grazing (approx) 1 cm at top edge of spine. Small amount of brown spotting along spine & on front cover. Pages are in excellent condition. No tears, folds , creases or curling with very slight yellowing of pages.

Articles Include - What’s New - Household items including tea towels (color pictures), What’s New for the Table, What’s New - House hold Items, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, On the Horizon - A round up of overseas developments of interest to Australian homemakers, House for a Slope - Mr & Mrs J Birman’s home in Kintall Road, Applecross, WA, New Life to an Old Home - Mr & Mrs Summers home in Bankstown, Sydney, NSW, Roger Summers - Work is his Hobby, Young Architects built their own Home for 3000Pounds, Guide for Young Homemakers - Part 1, Indoor Garden and Outdoor room, Home Beautiful Special Lift out - Heating from the Sun (early solar power), Gardening - 5 New Carnations for 1957, Garden Zone Map - April, Drying the Wet Weather Wash, Building News, Power Tool News, Small Homes Service - Contemporary and Simple, Cookery - Little Veal Quails, Carpentry for Boys - Make a Pair of Stilts, Girls Pages - Noahs Ark and a Lion, Question Box.

Also contains classic black & white advertising and great examples of color ads.

Articles Include - What’s New - Household Items, What’s New - Fabrics, What’s New - Furnishings, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s A Good Idea - For the Handyman, They built it for 3496 pounds - Mr & Mrs Ware’s Home in Novara Street, Jannali, Sydney, NSW, Twin Divans and a Table for less then 15 Pounds, Open Planning -0 Curse or Blessing, From Cobwebs to Cleanliness - laundries, Small but spacious as the bush itself - Architect Mervyn Parry’s home at Kalamunda, Perth WA, Guide for Young Homemakers - Planning the never to be forgotten day, This Months Lift Out Section - Prize Furniture, Prize Kitchen, 7 Prize Home Plans, A storehouse of Homemaking Ideas!, Frame Joints for built in Fittings, 6 Tricks with Sandpaper, Building News, Small Homes Service - Don’t mind the Slope, For younger readers - Have your own puppet show, Your own Puppets, Gardening - All-rounder for your garden team, Cookery - 10 Fruit Recipes, New Ideas for the Home - with Ken Sherrott.

Contains the regular black & white and color advertising - color is still vibrant!

Magazine is in very good condition. Cover & spine intact - no grazing. Small crease above top staple on front cover. Small diagonal fold front cover. Pages are in very good condition. No tears, folds, creases and minimal curling and yellowing of pages. Great vibrant colors on cover.

Article Include - What’s New - For the Table, What’s New - In linen, Nylon, What’s New - In the Kitchen, What’s New - In the kitchen, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, For the Handyman, Model Teenagers Room, Straw Ceiling - Glass Walls - Mr & Mrs Steen’s Home in Beamont, Adelaide, SA, An Architect Builds for himself - Ernest e. Milston’s home at Kew, Vic, Now our Cover Flat - up 3 Floors but worth the climb, Screen your fire with Glamour - Firescreens, Furnishing News - Out go the Moths, The Colorful approach to Linos, Home Beautiful Lift out Guide - The ABC of Cane work, Through the work room window - “Trade Secret” of Interior decorators, Gardening - Winter flowers for the Garden or home, Cookery - Chinese food is not too rich, 11 Tricks of the Trade, Make this all weather patio chair, Guide for Young homemakers - Saving makes those dreams come true, Mushrooms - For the picking, Children’s page - a rope ladder & two art hobbies Small homes Service - Wide open Home, Building News, Power Tools News.

Ads include color ad for “smart styling with lifetime quality and silent operation “ - Delmatic Cistern - available in Modern Colors !

Magazine is in good condition. Cover & spine intact - small area of grazing (approx 3 cm) below top staple on spine. Very slight brown spotting along spine. No folds, creases , tears or curling. Fantastic color. Pages are in excellent condition - no tears, creases, folds or curling and only very slight yellowing and mild brown spotting of pages.

Articles include - What’s New - In Ceramics (color Pictures), What’s New - In Fabrics (color pictures), What’s New - Household Items, What’s New - In Space savers, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, 2 Homes in One - Mr Robert Haines home in St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Masterpiece of Midget Design - Bachelor Flat of Mr Keith Storey, Richardson Street, Middle Park, Melbourne, Vic, Have Fun with Felt - by Kenneth E> Turner, How to Live with Traditional Furniture, Home Beautifuls Centre Section - Garden Pools, A Built in Dressing Table - by Alex Smith, Cookery - A Meal That’s a Party, Small Homes Service - 3 Bedrooms in 9 Squares, Building News - Plastics shape new mode of living, How to make a Curtain Blind, How to make a can Platter, Guide for the young Homemakers - Buy quality not quantity, Carpentry for Boys - Leaf rake for the Lawn, For Girls - School of Embroidery, Book Reviews.

Fantastic colored ad for BP Super Fuel.

Magazine is in very good condition. Cover & spine intact. Apart from very slight brown spotting along spine and slight yellowing of pages this magazine is in excellent condition. No Tears, creases, folds or curling of pages. Remarkable condition for it’s age.

Articles Include - What’s New - Carpets & Fabrics, What’s New - in Chairs, What’s New - Household Items including Austral - Villiers rotary mower, That’s a good idea - For the Homemaker, The House they wouldn’t Alter - (Cover house) - Mr & Mrs Robert Kay’s home in Duffy Street, Ainslie in Canberra, ACT, They designed a low cost home for their old age - Jack & Bobby Connelly’s home on Old Northern Road, Middle Dural, NSW, The Old is Always new , Prize Winner on a New Zealand Hillside, For Young Marrieds - Tasteful décor on a low budget, Home Beautiful Centre section (still attached to the staples0 - Guide to Good Lighting, Kitchen Hint Contest - Cupboard was the Winner , winner Mrs M G Kent, Gardening - Camellias make good hedges or tub plants, Simple Built ins No 3 - Built in Wardrobes, It’s so easy to box your power tools, Building News, Power Tolls News, ABC of Cane work - Hanging Flower Basket, Small Homes Service - Two Stage House, Carpentry for Boys - A Letter rack for mother, For Girls - Embroidery school, Book Reviews.

Contains the usual fabulous advertising in color and black & white .

Magazine is in very good condition. Spine & cover intact. Small diagonal fold top right front cover. Very slight curling of pages with minimal yellowing. Apart from that no tears or creases.

Articles Include - What’s New - In Linoleum, What’s New - In Home wares, What’s New - In toys, What’s New - In Chairs, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, Kitchen Hints - Refrigerator Cupboard, A Little Money went a Long way - Melbourne Bee Keeper Ray Tullo has transformed an ageing house, Gippsland, Vic, Color comes to covers- New designs in furniture coverings, Furnishing News - Preview of Spring Fashions, Color on the Table, Focus on Foldaways, Rooms can be Obstinate, Hoe for three generations - Hunters Hills, NSW, Home Beautiful Centre Section - How to lay tiles (still attached to the staples), Tiles for a “different” effect ( color pictures), Built ins Part 4- Storage space above wardrobes, Handy holdaways do a job, Building News, Power Tools News, ABC of Cane work - Cane bucket, Small Homes service - Home for six, Gardening - Spring … Twice a Year, Indoor Plants, Guide for Young Homemakers - Cheese, Soap and Polishing Mops, Page for boys - Go fly a kite, For Girls- School Of Embroidery - Guide to Stitches, Book Reviews.

Contains classic black & white and colored advertisements.

Magazine is in very good condition. Cover & spine intact - no grazing. Very small fold crease bottom right cover other wise cover is in excellent condition. Pages are in very good condition. No tears, creases, folds and only very minimal curling & yellowing of pages.

Articles Include - What’s New - Curtains, What’s New - Household Items, What’s New - Furniture, What’s New - Household Items including china, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, Kitchen Hints, The House that rode uphill - Home at Portsea, Vic, Add A Shelf Kit, Built for a third of it’s value - Home at Whipstick Gully, Warrandyte, Vic, 40 Foot Toy railway set, Back to the old style courtyard - Home at Kenmore, Brisbane, QLD, Home Beautiful Centre Section - Spring Furnishing Festival (color pictures), Mock Mosaic Marvel, Fitting a New Sink by Alex Smith, Building News - We’ll be warmer next Winter, Power Tools News, Small Homes Service - Designed to Grow, Gardening - Try Planting Rhododendrons, Tiling Series - Glass Tiles, Guide to young Homemakers - Tasty & Inexpensive, For Boys - How to make a Toy Drum, For Girls - Embroidery.

Fantastic advertisement on the back cover for Energol Motor Oil as recommended by Lex Davison winner of 1957 Australian Grand Prix and 1957 Australian Hill Climb Championships.

Magazine is in good condition. Cover attached by top staple only. Tear around top staple (approx 2cm ) tear around bottom staple (approx 3 cm) extends into back cover. Very small fold on bottom edge of front cover. Pages are in good condition with no tears, folds or creases and only slight curling and yellowing of pages.

Articles Include - What’s New - Upholstery Covering, What’s New - Chenille Bed throw overs, What’s New - Household Items, That’s a Good Idea - For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, Kitchen Hints, Furnishing News - Genevieve has her Fling, Nostalgic themes in soft furnish fabrics, Tailored for Viewing - Television furniture, These Old Shades have a New Look - Curtains, Saved Hundreds on his Home - Basil Beirman’s home, Furniture to Grow up with, Guide to young Homemakers - How to be a good Hostess, Home Beautiful Centre Section (still attached to the staples) Bricklaying, Another shelf Kit, Make a Scooter for Christmas, !2 Animal Cut Outs, Furnishing News - Aboriginal Legends, Build it Yourself _ Kitchen Clean Up, Power Tools News, Tiling Series - Plastic Tiles are Easy to Handle, Small Homes Service - Down to Bed rock, Gardening - Irises have a rare beauty, For Boys - Smash Hit Toy Trailer, For Girls - Embroidery, Herringbone & Chain.

Also contains the usual classic advertising of the times.

December 1957

Vol.36 No. 12

Magazine is in very good condition. Cover & spine are intact with only very slight scuffing . Cover is in excellent condition with no tears, folds, creases and only very minimal curling. Pages also are in very good condition. No tears, creases, folds and very slight curling and yellowing. Colors are exceptionally vibrant for a magazine of it’s age.

Articles Include - What’s New - Household Items, What’s New - In Plastics, What’s New - In Toys, That’s a Good Idea -For the Homemaker, That’s a Good Idea - For the Handyman, Kitchen Hints, How to use Color - Interior Decorating expert Joyce Turner takes a room, decides what cannot be changed, and from that point, shows you how to plan a color scheme, It’s coming our Way - Solar heat pump gives this house heating, refrigeration and hot water all for 32 pounds a year, Emotional Houses Arrive, Private Cave Above Ground, Just a 20^th Century House, Furnishing News - They go Well Together, Making the most of space, Beauty at bath time - Towels, The ABC of Pottery and how to build your own kiln, Houses off the Hook, Fabric Design Contest winner - Miss Diana Luxton, Kew, Vic, Christmas Ideas for the Handyman, Handy Paint Wagon, Corner Shelf, Tiling Series - Floor Tiles on your Walls, Building News, Power Tools News, Farm Homes As Architects see them - 7 Way Plan Suits Variety of Farm Sites, Breezeway For added Comfort, Gardening - Three Season Flowers, Stocking the Summer Vegetable Garden, For Boys - Please design us a dog kennel, competition, What’s New - In Fabric Awnings, What’s New - In Linoleum, For Girls - Embroidery.

Also contains great color advertising for Kingsley Ware Plastic Kitchen Products along with the regular classic black & white advertising.

These 11 magazines represent an excellent resource along with being a snapshot of almost a full year - 1957 a year of simpler times.

I am happy to combine postage with my other magazine items.

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