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Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Breast Pump - brand ContiMed
... Orange rubber bulb with glass attachment. In original... midwifery Orange rubber bulb with glass attachment. In original ...Breast Pump - brand ContiMed - from c.1950s era.Orange rubber bulb with glass attachment. In original cardboard box. breast pump, pump, 1950s, contimed, mother, baby, midwifery -
Koroit & District Historical Society
safety match box holders
... a contains an original box of Bryant and May crown safety matches..... cover a contains an original box of Bryant and May crown safety ...rectangular metal wrap around covers for safety match boxes. Each has advertising or promotional printing on them. cover a contains an original box of Bryant and May crown safety matches.a. advertising E. Bourke's Koroit Hotel with a photo of the Australian Eleven 1930 on reverse. b. Photo of the Dog on the Tucker Box with a poem "Bill the Bullocky" on reverse. c. Souvenir of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Singer Sewing Machine - Miniature working model, C1928
... Singer sewing machine and original box. Intended as girls.... domestic items sewing Singer Singer sewing machine and original box ...The Singer sewing machine was purchased [in New Plymouth, NZ] by the donor, Yvonne's, parents as a birthday/Christmas present when she was about six or maybe a little older – therefore about 1935. Much, much later, in the 1960s, it was given to her daughter, Susan, who like Yvonne seldom used it because if the seam was not correctly tied off the whole seam unravelled.Singer sewing machine and original box. Intended as girls sewing machine to teach them to make dolls clothes. Metal with Singer logo and clamp to secure to table top, with appropriate needles.Singerdomestic items, sewing -
Mont De Lancey
Ring
... with ruby and diamond setting. Both rings in original boxes. 1... in original boxes. 1 leather box , 1 cardboard box. Ring ...Two wedding rings. One plain gold band. One dress ring with ruby and diamond setting. Both rings in original boxes. 1 leather box , 1 cardboard box. Dress ring - on either side letters MIZ & PAHrings, wedding rings, jewellery -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Pharmacy, cardboard box 'Forbes' Phosferrine tablets, 20thC
... An original cardboard box, with sliding insert... COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE. An original cardboard box, with sliding ...Phosferrine tablets were available in liquid or tablet form. Phosferrine was a tonic said to benefit the nervous system and the advert reads ' Phosferrine the greatest of all tonics promotes good health.' Housewives were advised that it relieved depression by having a calming effect on the nervous system. Movie stars and Sportsmen were featured in advertisements from 1925 - 1944An original cardboard box, with sliding insert, that contained 'Forbes' phosferrine tabletson box ; FORBES' / PHOSFERRINE-TABLETS / for THE NERVES / 2/9 / HAVE NO EQUAL FOR / WEAKNESS, LASSITUDE, DEBILITY, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, / ............../ CONTENTS 80 TABLETS / PREPARED ONLY BY / MARTIN & PLEASANCE / CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS / 180 COLLINS STREET MELBOURNE.pharmacy, chemists, druggists, melbourne, bentleigh, cheltenham, martin & pleasance ltd., early settlers, gastrointestinal diseases, phosferrine tablets -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - A small distress signaling device which enables sun reflection to be accurately directed to ship or shore in case of emergency
... Robertson sun-flash distress signal device with original... with original cardboard box Equipment A small distress signaling device ...Distress signalling device from the SS Time. 5. Mirrors: Better known as a Heliograph, a mirror might be used while onboard and mostly on a survival craft to reflect the sunshine towards the entity that one needs to attract the attention of. These mirrors not only reflect the light to pinpoint the location of the emergency but are also non-corrosive at the same time. This helps to prolong their usage for a longer period of time.Robertson sun-flash distress signal device with original cardboard boxInstructions on back of mirror and on cardboard boxheliograph, distress signalling, ss time -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - Box for Western Electric 242C
... Part of the original cardboard box for the Western Electric... Western Electric Vacuum Tube 242C Part of the original cardboard ...Part of the original cardboard box for the Western Electric 242C vacuum tube. western electric, vacuum tube, 242c -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting, Oil, Centaur, 1945
... of original box material.... on back, part of original box material. Oil painting, depicting ...Harry Gorry bid for & purchased on internet auction site. The seller's mother was putting these & other items up for auction. Her father, the seller's grandfather was Dr. Bruno Koenig, a German surgeon detained by Allied forces while fleeing New Guinea in 1941. He was detained & sent to be interned in Camp 3, Tatura. There he met the painter Cesare Vagarini & they became friends, thus 4 years later upon the end of the war Vagarini gave the surgeon the two paintings in thanks & in memory of their friendship. Dr Koening then passed the paintings down to his daughter, where they remained in the family for 60 years. The seller's mother decided it was time to sell & was happy that the paintings went to a good home, as the family was until now unaware of the connection between Vagarini and the Tatura Museum. Harry Gorry just happened to notice a familiar name in an auction that he came across by accident & purchased them for our benefit. (Most information copied from Tatura Bulletin article, April 2014).Oil painting, depicting mythological scene. Female figure (unclothed), holding a red cloth/ garment trailing behind her. Centaur / faun? walking beside her. Outdoor scene. Trees, mountains & cloudy blue sky visible in background. Sandy coloured soil. Painted on reverse of old "Choice Tea" box.(On back): 1945 Tatura; ... remember ..... and us, Cesare and Maria Vagarini; On back, on sticker: Va(r)garini, Tatura Internment Camp, 1945 "Choice Tea" stencilled on back, part of original box material.tatura, camp 3, cesare vagarini, camp 3 artwork, victorian internment camps, doctor bruno koenig -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Christmas Tree
... Inscription on original box: Weihnachtszweige Die "Goldenen... POWs Camp 3 Tatura Inscription on original box ...Given to Acting Captain Austin Appleby by and internee. Used by the Appleby family for over 50 years. Originally sent out by the German Red Cross to POW's and internees in the Tatura area in 1943.Artificial Christmas tree on wooden stand decorated with bells, stars and candles, supplied to Camp 3 by the Red Cross. Inscription on original box: Weihnachtszweige Die "Goldenen Nuisse" sind gefult also knacken 15 stuch. Translation reads: Christmas branches. The "Golden Nuts" are filled, therefore crack (them). 15 pieces.christmas, appleby, red cross, camp 3, german pows, camp 3 tatura -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - SHAVING SET
... Mens shaving set in original box Gillette Empire Set made... shaving set in original box Gillette Empire Set made in England ...Mens shaving set in original box Gillette Empire Set made in England, in a metal case with brown & black mottled effect, contains Shaver with screw on handle. Conditions of sale printed on back of box.Made in England Gillette.personal effects, shaving, razor -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Razor, John Clarke Ltd, 1930s
... Razor metal folding blade with horn handle in its original... original cardboard box Domestic object Razor John Clarke Ltd Weber ...In 1848, 43-year-old John Clarke launched a cutlery business in Harvest Lane in Neepsend, Sheffield UK. Clarke entered the trade late in life he was indenture and apprenticed to Octavius Twigg, a razor maker. Clarke was granted his Freedom in 1856 and began using the trademark 'NEVA'. By the 1860s, Thomas Clarke's son by his wife Elizabeth had joined the firm. When John Clarke died at his home at Augusta Place, Rock Street, Sheffield on 25 July 1873 (aged 68), he only employed six workmen. By 1881, Thomas had expanded this number to twenty. He sold a wide range of cutlery and was also an ‘emigration agent’, the Sheffield Independent, of 7th September in 1886 had an article published stating Thomas helped to recruit personnel from England for cutlery centers in America. In 1893 Clarke’s showroom displayed miniature knives from '5/16ths-inch long to the most expensive sportsman's knives, that were gold and silver mounted. Table knives and carvers were also manufactured (or factored). Agencies were opened in London, New York, and Melbourne. Besides ‘NEVA, the ‘EXPRESS’ and ‘RING’ marks were used on razors; and Clarke’s marketed the American ‘GEM’ safety razor. By 1901, the firm had moved to Mowbray Street, where its Mowbray Works overlooked the River Don. Thomas Clarke died at Harrogate on 26 April 1902, aged 62, and was buried in the same Burngreave cemetery as his parents. Thomas’s sons, John Roome Clarke (1860-1925) and Thomas Edward Clarke, were directors, another son George William Clarke was a shareholder. John Roome Clarke died on 3 February 1925, aged 64 his son, John Clarke, of Crimicar Lane, remained as the senior partner. Clarke’s was one of the last producers of hand-made pocket knives and it also produced a large output of sheath knives for scouting associations. The firm was liquidated in 1964, but the company name was resurrected and Its last address after 1980 was at 65 Garden Street Sheffield. The company trademark passed on to Meteor Industries and then to Egginton Ltd. Weber & Co: The Clarke company purchased or (factored) many of its blades for razors and knives from Weber & Co of Solingen Germany. The full name of the firm originally was Jowika Stahlwarenfabrik Eugen Weber & Altenbach KG. It was founded in Solingen prior to 1928, under the name Johann & Wilhelm Kleinewefers GMBH, Messerfabrik. JWK for short, hence JoWiKa. The company was sold to Eugen Weber in the 1930s. Weber was married to a woman named Altenbach, from a family that manufactured innovative low-priced pocketknives, as well as other cutlery items. In 1960 Weber opened a branch factory in Listowel Ireland. It was sold to Albert M. Baer of Imperial Schrade in 1978. The Listowel factory was closed about a year and a half before the U.S. Schrade factory closed in 2004 and the Jowika factory in Solingen had closed in 1984.An item with an interesting manufacturing history from the 1930s showing how one man can grow a business into a successful concern that made quality products that stand the test of time.Razor metal folding blade with horn handle in its original cardboard box Inscription Made by John Clarke and Son England. "Champion" razor. On box " The Champion 10/6d" and "Weber Lohmann & Co SOLINGEN".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Magnetic Toys, A Milton Product, The Magic Dogs, 1950s
... Two magnetised miniature dogs in an original cardboard box... in Australia. Two magnetised miniature dogs in an original cardboard ...The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Two magnetised miniature dogs in an original cardboard box labelled 'The Magic Dogs'.The Magic Dogs. A Milton Product. Made in Australia.magic dogs, games and puzzles -
Deaf Children Australia
CALAID H - Hearing Aid, National Acoustic Laboratories, Estimated date: late 70s early 80s
... for each ear with attached ear mould, for one ear, in original box... mould, for one ear, in original box. Provided and manufactured ...The first commercial digital hearing aid was created in 1987 by the Nicolet Corporation. The hearing aid contained a body-worn processor that had a hardwire connection with an ear mounted transducer. While the Nicolet Corporation’s hearing aid was not publicly successful and the company shortly folded, it was able to start a competition between companies to create more effective hearing aids. Two years later, in 1989, the behind-the-ear (BTE) digital hearing aid was launched. In addition to the Nicolet Corporation, Bell Laboratories expanded upon the hearing aid business by developing a hybrid digital-analog hearing aid. When the hearing aid was put on in the market, it was instantaneously successful. This development helped bring major changes to the world of the hearing aid. The next major milestone was creating an all-digital hearing aid. The Oticon Company developed the first digital hearing aid in 1995, but it was only distributed to audiological research centers for research on digital technology in the realm of acoustic amplification. The Senso was the first commercially successful, all-digital hearing aid, and was created by Widex in 1996. After the success of the Senso, Oticon began marketing their own hearing aid, the DigiFocus. Presently, the digital hearing aid is now become programmable. By making the hearing aid programmable, it has allowed hearing aids to be capable of regulating sound on their own, without using a separate control. The hearing aid can now adjust itself depending on what environment it is in and often does not even need a physical volume control button. These were the first behind the ear hearing aids manufactured by the National Acoustic Laboraties (NAL) in Australia Body worn hearing aid consisting of separate pieces, one for each ear with attached ear mould, for one ear, in original box. Provided and manufactured by the NAL (National Acoustic Laboratories), part of the Commonwealth Department of Health. "NAL" in centre of stylised map of Australia. "COMMONWEALTH/DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH" on inside of box. "IV" and "F.McD/RIGHT" manually etched on hearing aid. "II" manually etched on other hearing aid. "CAL AID H" inscribed on inside edge of hearing aid. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
garnishing cutter blade, 1960's - 1970's
... A stainless steel French Garnishing Cutter in its original... Cutter in its original box. The box is red cardboard with yellow ...This blade is to be used with a Dial O Matic Food Cutter. It is used for cutting and shredding vegetables. A stainless steel French Garnishing Cutter in its original box. The box is red cardboard with yellow print. The blade is used with the Deluxe Dial O Matic Food Cutter invented by Ron Popeil. The blade is 1877.1 and the box is 1877.2.On box - French Garnishing Cutter, stainless steel $1food-preparation kitchen-gadget garnishing-cutter-blade -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured Glass, bottle 'Sanic Oil' with box, 20thC
... Oil, with the original cardboard box.... with a screw top for Sanic Oil, with the original cardboard box ...A medication for the treatment of aches, neuralgia and head colds manufactured in New York USA A clear glass rectangular bottle with a screw top for Sanic Oil, with the original cardboard box.On Bottle and Box : SANIC OIL / STOPS / HEADACHE, EARACHE, TOOTHACHE, / .NEURALGIA ./ COLD IN THE HEAD, / CATARRH, COUGHS ETC, / Follow directions on inside wrapper / PREPARED BY / SANIC OIL CO. PTY. LTD / Registered / ...... Street New .YORKsanic oil co pty ltd, diseases, medicines, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, pharmacy -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Vacuum Flask
... Original box Gold Coin Brand / Vacuum Flask / Superior... in Hong Kong' is embossed around the perimeter. Original box Gold ...Ron White (1920-2019) worked for the SECV and was superintendent engineer of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme after its completion. He used this 'thermos'. See KVHS 1282Ron White lived in Mt Beauty and worked for the SECV until he retired in 1985. See KVHS 1282Original box Gold Coin Brand / Vacuum Flask / Superior in Styling / Endurably Heat Preserving. / Trade Mark is Chinese & written in Chinese. Bright red steel cylinder with most of the gold label missing. Cork in top. Plastic lid is not the original.Base: 'Freezinhot Bottle Made in Hong Kong' is embossed around the perimeter.vacuum flask, gold coin brand, thermos, ron white -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Astro Compass MKII, Air Ministry Compass made at Sperti, 1940-1950
... Liberator aircraft. Complete in original wooden box.... Liberator aircraft. Complete in original wooden box. Astro Compass ...Used by the Navigator in a B-24 Liberator bomberAir Ministry CompassAstronomical Compass used by the Navigator in B-24 Liberator aircraft. Complete in original wooden box.Compass marked - A.M. Astro compass MKII CA/1174 Box marked - Delicate instrument, to be handled with great care.astro compass mkii, a7 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Fur Muff and Box, 1920s
... in original round box with lid.... round fur muff, lined with red satin material in original round ...This plain brown fur muff was worn by Miss Emma Louise Foreman in the mid 1920s, and later when she married Mr Elrick Tait, who owned a factory in Prahran which manufactured wooden tool handles.Brown round fur muff, lined with red satin material in original round box with lid.costume accessories, glove accessories -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Silver and Cubic Zirconia Necklace, c.1960
... silver links. Encased in original padded box.... zirconias mounted on scrolled silver links. Encased in original ...In 1960, at public events commemorating the Centenary of Kew, the Mayoress, Mrs Doris Dickinson wore an evening dress, elbow-length white kid gloves and a scrolled silver necklace studded with cubic Zirconias. The Historical Society now hold all three items in its collection. The dress and gloves were donated by Judith Goodes, and this necklace by Janet Webster, twin daughters of Doris and William (Bill) Dickinson. Janet Webster recounts that she had purchased the necklace at a store in Collins Street and loaned it to her mother to wear at these civic events. An item of costume jewellery that derives its significance from its provenance and the context in which it was worn by a mayoress of KewNecklace, with ten cubic zirconias mounted on scrolled silver links. Encased in original padded box.Nil jewellery, doris dickinson, mayoresses -- kew (vic.), centenary of kew, costume accessories, necklaces -
Kyneton Museum
Ammoniaphone, Dr. Carter Moffatt, Medical Battery Co, Voice Ammoniaphone and Box, Circa 1871-1900
... air". Comes with the original box and instruction booklet.... air". Comes with the original box and instruction booklet ...The "Ammoniaphone" was developed by Dr. Carter Moffat in 1870 as an instrument to replicate the fresh Italian air and its qualities that seemed to assist with Italian vocalists. The Ammoniaphone was filled at both ends with a mixture of ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and peppermint oil, and the user inhaled the chemicals from the small tube in the centre. According to Dr. Moffatt, the Ammoniaphone was benefical to public speakers, Parliamentarians, vocalists, as well as assisting with bronchitis and consumption.Important to the collection due to its rarity and historical significance, as well as medical research capability.A long metal tube into which ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and peppermint oil were placed. The user inhaled the chemicals through the small tube in the centre of the object. It was thought to improve the voice through the inhalation of "artificial Italian air". Comes with the original box and instruction booklet."Medical Battery Co. 52 Oxford Street, London W"medical, quackery, voice alteration, consumption, ammoniaphone -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
'Coronet' Breast Reliever used by Dr John Green, c. 1948, Coronet, c1948
... rubber pump, housed in original box. Box consists of cardboard... in original box. Box consists of cardboard lid and base ...These breast pumps were known as breast relievers or breast exhausters. They were a refinement of the much earlier 'sucking glass'. The breast pump was refined during the Victorian age. Glass breast pumps were used to manually express milk for the infant. These pumps were in use from the early 1920s to the late 1960s. They can also be used to stimulate lactation. These pumps were widely used in the 1950s by mothers of premature babies. The milk was expressed by hand in the home, then transported to the hospital to feed the premature infant. Breast pump, Coronet brand. Consists of glass bulb and red rubber pump, housed in original box. Box consists of cardboard lid and base and is labelled "CORONET/ BRAND/ BREAST RELIEVER/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/". "DR. JOHN GREEN" written in pen on box label.breast feeding -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Album - Autograph Book
... of a lion. This is not the original box for the Album. Prescott.... This is not the original box for the Album. Prescott & Dawe Collection Album ...An Album attributed to Prescott and Dawe by the Donor. Black leather look cover with "Album" printed in gold. Entries made between1910 and 1929. Album is stored in a black lidded box with "Strachan" printed on silver with a silver symbol of a lion. This is not the original box for the Album. Prescott & Dawe Collection Handwritten entries, drawings and paintings.autographs -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Film Joiner: Premier 16/8 DeLuxe Model with Automatic Film Scraper
... In its original box, and includes a number of leaflets... equipment Preston Technical College NMIT In its original box ...In its original box, and includes a number of leaflets such as: Instructions for keeping the Premier De Luxe Film Joiner in proper adjustment and working order; Splicing instructions; Spares List; Automatic Film Scraper instructions; Heater unit...; After sales and Repair Service; and a Mark 3 blade.photographic equipment, preston technical college, nmit -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Construction Toy, Betta, Bonza-Builda, c.1959
... product" made in Australia in its original cardboard box...." made in Australia in its original cardboard box. Bonza-Builda ...The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Constructio toy called Bonza-Builda, which was a "KINDERTOY product" made in Australia in its original cardboard box.KINDERTOY PRODUCT / MADE IN AUSTRALIAbonza-builda, kindertoy, toys -
Deaf Children Australia
Hearing Aid, British Hearing Aids (Aust) P/L, Transitone & Universal Hearing Aid, Estimated: 1954
... for wearer with dials for adjustments. In original box. Transitone.... In original box. Transitone and Universal Hearing Aids were ...The first all transistor hearing aids appeared in 1953. They were created to replace vacuum tubes; they were small, required less battery power and had less distortion and heat than their predecessor. The vacuum tubes were typically hot and fragile, so the transistor was the ideal replacement. The size of these transistors led to developments in miniature, carbon microphones. These microphones could be mounted on various items. There were body hearing aids where the earpiece was connected to the hearing aid and battery pack worn on the body. Ear level hearing aids consisted of eyeglass, behind the ear (BTE), in the ear (ITE), and in the canal (ITC, CIC) hearing aids. Hearing aid with Pink and silver metal pack with attached wire to ear piece. Uses (A) battery. Ear piece moulded for wearer with dials for adjustments. In original box. Transitone and Universal Hearing Aids were manufactured by British Hearing Aids (Aust) P/L. Model 61T. NoV848 "TRANSITONE & UNIVERSAL/HEARING AIDS/BRITISH HEARING AIDS (AUST) P/L" printed on fabric inside lid of box. Inside battery compartment, label "MODEL 61T" ('T' handwritten) "V848" inscribed on hinge. -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Gas Mask, 1941
... . Includes original cardboard box and canvas carry bag with shoulder... with replaceable metal canister. Includes original cardboard box and canvas ...Example of the type used in WW2 It cant be ascertained this type of gas mask was used at NhillBlack rubber construction with replaceable metal canister. Includes original cardboard box and canvas carry bag with shoulder strap.BRF 6/11/41 L & BR. Co. 19 941 Lot 474A (white paint print) -
Greensborough Historical Society
Game, Activitoys Ltd, Barrel Bingo, 1968-1972
... Game in original cardboard box. Includes plastic barrel..., plastic numbered balls and barrel. bingo games Game in original ...A game of bingo, including all needed to play Bingo at home. Game is complete with game cards, plastic numbered balls and barrel.Game in original cardboard box. Includes plastic barrel, small red and white numbered balls and cardboard bingo cards.bingo, games -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Footwear - Shoes, Ladies, 1990s
... buckle decoration on front. All in original shoe box.... toe, with square buckle decoration on front. All in original ...Worn by donorBlack leather flat court shoes, square toe, with square buckle decoration on front. All in original shoe box.Annapelle Size 7. Made in Chinacostume, female footwear -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Badge - Realia, Stokes Ltd, Stawell District Hospital, c 1950
... Red & Blue enameled Badge, in original Red manufactures box... Australia Red & Blue enameled Badge, in original Red manufactures ...Red & Blue enameled Badge, in original Red manufactures boxStawell S.D.H. District Hospital Stokes (A.Asia) Ltd Badge Makers 7 Medalists Since 1856 Melbourne Australiahospital, nursing -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Leisure object - Board Game, J W Spear & Sons, Flower Lotto, 1950s
... by Mattel in 1994. Missing original box. .... The company was bought out by Mattel in 1994. Missing original box ...The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. In the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, there were large numbers of games produced for children and adults. These included: arcade games, board games, playing cards and puzzles. A representative sample, many now rare survivors, can be found in the collection."Flower Lotto". UK, circa 1950s. Flower Lotto was a product of J.W. Spear & Sons, founded in 1879 in Nuremberg, Germany, but also based in UK after 1932. Spear & Sons were a significant manufacturer of board games from the 1900s. The company was bought out by Mattel in 1994. Missing original box. flower lotto, games and puzzles, j.w. spear and sons