The Tumbrel Diaries

We have had a really heartening notice about Edwardian Opulence by Sylviane Gold in this morning’s New York Times , and it coincides w...

Every now and then one is reminded of British imperial swagger, mostly symbolical but invariably sentimental, even nostalgic. Yesterd...

Nothing guarantees the rapt attention of outsiders more than the idea of blanket secrecy, and no procedure better illustrates this point t...

Uncle Tony Trumble has been mining the bottom of his cupboard in southern Tasmania. Here he is, circa 1932, with Uncle Arthur, one of ...

The day before yesterday we installed Lady Curzon’s spectacular white satin “orchid” gown, one of a number that were created for her by t...

Diamonds are impossible to photograph. No image ever really captures the astonishing effects of color, fire, and light in motion that a...

Mr. John Proctor and Miss Alison Preston have arrived from Perth, Western Australia, thanks to the generosity of Wesfarmers Limited. This ...