John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) The title in white letters is displayed within and oval shape with black backgroundbookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust

After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition.The title is depicted surrounding a circle within which are a range of shaded shapesbookplate, printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust

Designed to carry a specific tool on beltmanufactured and sold by Holden and FrostBrown leather tool pouch rectangular in shape sewn with studs strengtheningleather, tool, holder

Thin spring steel handle with wooden knob on hand end and wooden shape resembling toe end of shoe on the opposite end. Used to jam into toe of shoe to keep shoe in shape whilst stored. shoe support, shoe trees, vintage shoe aids

Burgundy leather look covered storage case - elongated coffin shape. Hinged cover with small clip in the centre. Lined with cream coloured fabric. Recessed imprint in the shape of brush. original content unknown.In gold lettering inside the cover " REAL IVORY" "MADE IN FRANCE"leather, storage case

.1 Lapel pin in the shape of a slouch hat with feathers. Pin is mounted on card depicting soldiers on horseback .2 Lapel pin in shape of two gum leaves. Pin is mounted on card depicting soldiers.1 1914-1918 is engraved on semi circle below the slouch hatlapel pin, gum leaves, slouch hat