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National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1988-89
... Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1988-89...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Joint Wool Selling Organisation Limited International Wool Secretariat Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1988-89 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1989-90
... Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1989-90...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Joint Wool Selling Organisation Limited International Wool Secretariat Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1989-90 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1990-91
... Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1990-91...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Joint Wool Selling Organisation Limited International Wool Secretariat Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1990-91 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1990-91
... Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1990-91...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Joint Wool Selling Organisation Limited International Wool Secretariat Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - research Wool Sales - Reserve Price Plan Wool Marketing Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1990-91 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1991-92
... Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1991-92...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - measurement Textile Mills Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation International Wool Secretariat Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Wool - measurement Textile Mills Wool Marketing Australian Wool Corporation Annual Report 1991-92 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - measurement textile mills wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - measurement, textile mills, wool marketing -
National Wool MuseumReport, Australian Wool Realisation Commission Final Report 1993
... Australian Wool Realisation Commission Final Report 1993...Wool industry Wool Sales Textile Mills Textile Mills Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Realisation Commission Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Textile Mills Wool Marketing Australian Wool Realisation Commission Final Report 1993 Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales textile mills textile mills wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool realisation commission, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, textile mills, wool marketing -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Realisation Commission Annual Report 1992-1993
... Australian Wool Realisation Commission Annual Report 1992-1993...Wool industry Wool Sales Textile Mills Textile Mills Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Realisation Commission Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Textile Mills Wool Marketing Australian Wool Realisation Commission Annual Report 1992-1993 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales textile mills textile mills wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool realisation commission, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, textile mills, wool marketing -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Realisation Commission Annual Report 1991-1992
... Australian Wool Realisation Commission Annual Report 1991-1992...Wool industry Wool Sales Textile Mills Textile Mills Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Realisation Commission Stock pile Wool industry Wool Sales Textile Mills Wool Marketing Australian Wool Realisation Commission Annual Report 1991-1992 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales textile mills textile mills wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool realisation commission, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, textile mills, wool marketing -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1999-2000
... Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1999-2000...Wool industry Wool Sales Sporting teams Textile Mills Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Woolmark Company Stock pile sport Wool industry Wool Sales Sporting teams Textile Mills Wool Marketing various notes Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1999-2000 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.various noteswool industry wool sales sporting teams textile mills wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, stock pile, sport, wool industry, wool sales, sporting teams, textile mills, wool marketing -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1998-1999
... Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1998-1999...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool Marketing Wool - research Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Woolmark Company Wool industry Wool Sales Wool Marketing Wool - research Textile Mills Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1998-1999 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1997-1998
... Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1997-1998...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool Marketing Wool - research Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Woolmark Company Wool industry Wool Sales Wool Marketing Wool - research Textile Mills Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1997-1998 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills -
National Wool MuseumAnnual Report, Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1993-1994
... Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1993-1994...Wool industry Wool Sales Wool Marketing Wool - research Wool Marketing Textile Mills Textile Mills Australian Wool Corporation Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Woolmark Company Wool industry Wool Sales Wool Marketing Wool - research Textile Mills Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Annual Report 1993-1994 Annual Report ...Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills -
Circa Vintage ArchiveClothing - Knitted ladies swimsuit 1930, Knit wool black patterned ladies swimsuit by Seagull 1930s, 1930
... Knit wool black patterned ladies swimsuit by Seagull 1930s...The advert pictured is from the Adelaide Register News, 28 Nov 1930 Knit wool black patterned ladies swimsuit by Seagull 1930s Clothing Knitted ladies swimsuit 1930 ...Manufactured by Botany Knitting Mills Pty LtdOne piece ladies swimsuit with boy style leg and plunging backline. Thin shoulder straps. Built in black woollen knickers. The advert pictured is from the Adelaide Register News, 28 Nov 1930Seagull Flex-o-knit -
City of Greater GeelongWork on paper - Watercolour, Pen & Wash, H Lang, The Wool Scour at the Breakwater
... The Wool Scour at the Breakwater...City of Greater Geelong 100 Brougham St Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula The Wool Scour at the Breakwater Work on paper Watercolour, Pen & Wash H Lang ... -
Charlton RSL Sub BranchUniform - Australian Amny pants, Army issue green wool pants with leather braces attached
... Army issue green wool pants with leather braces attached....Charlton RSL Sub Branch RSL Clubrooms 11 Armstrong Street Charlton, 3525 goldfields Westcott Olive green pants with braces Army issue green wool pants with leather braces attached. Uniform Australian Amny pants ...Olive green pants with bracesWestcott -
Moorabbin Air MuseumClothing (item) - Flying Jacket Lined With Wool Fleece Owned By B.D.Frary
... Flying Jacket Lined With Wool Fleece Owned By B.D.Frary....Flying Jacket Lined With Wool Fleece Owned By B.D.Frary. Clothing Flying Jacket Lined With Wool Fleece Owned By B.D.Frary. ... -
Park Orchards Community HouseNewspaper, Wool spinning class (tutor Sandra Waugh) and preserving food course (tutor Frances Lammers) at Park Orchards Community House. Doncaster and Templestowe News 1980s
... Wool spinning class (tutor Sandra Waugh) and preserving food course (tutor Frances Lammers) at Park Orchards Community House. ...Park Orchards Community House 572 Park Road Park Orchards melbourne Wool spinning class (tutor Sandra Waugh) and preserving food course (tutor Frances Lammers) at Park Orchards Community House. ... -
Park Orchards Community HouseNewspaper, Wool turning classes at Park Orchards Community House with tutor Sandra Waugh. Circa 1986
... Wool turning classes at Park Orchards Community House with tutor Sandra Waugh. ...Park Orchards Community House 572 Park Road Park Orchards melbourne Wool turning classes at Park Orchards Community House with tutor Sandra Waugh. ... -
Park Orchards Community HouseNewspaper, Wool spinning course at Park Orchards Community House, with tutor Bob Fletcher. Circa 1987
... Wool spinning course at Park Orchards Community House, with tutor Bob Fletcher. ...Park Orchards Community House 572 Park Road Park Orchards melbourne Wool spinning course at Park Orchards Community House, with tutor Bob Fletcher. ... -
National Wool MuseumStencil - HAPPY VALLEY
... Wool bales marked HAPPY VALLEY would have been transported to or from Happy Valley....Wool bale stencil - HAPPY VALLEY ...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. ...This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Happy Valley is a town located in Golden Plains Shire, south-west of Ballarat, Victoria. Wool bales marked HAPPY VALLEY would have been transported to or from Happy Valley.Wool bale stencil - HAPPY VALLEY HAPPY VALLEY wool sales, wool transportation, wool export -
National Wool MuseumStencil - Produce Australia
... This stencil was used to mark wool bales that were being transported out of Australia to other countries around the world. ...Wool bale stencil - Produce Australia...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula This stencil was used to mark wool bales that were being transported out of Australia to other countries around the world. ...This stencil was used to mark wool bales that were being transported out of Australia to other countries around the world. They were marked Produce Australia to state the wool was grown and produced in Australia. It was used as a form of promotion of Australian produce after WWII.Wool bale stencil - Produce AustraliaProduce Australiawool sales, wool transportation -
National Wool MuseumStencil - LE HAVRE
... Wool bales marked LE HAVRE would have been transported to France by sea....Wool bale export stencil - LE HAVRE...Le Havre is a major port in Northern France. Wool bales marked LE HAVRE would have been transported to France by sea. wool - transportation wool sales wool class wool classers LE HAVRE Wool bale export stencil - LE HAVRE Stencil - LE HAVRE ...This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Le Havre is a major port in Northern France. Wool bales marked LE HAVRE would have been transported to France by sea.Wool bale export stencil - LE HAVRELE HAVREwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool MuseumDepot Stencil
... This stencil was used as a depot identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked with C00 BOMBAY would have been transported to India by sea....Wool bale export stencil - C00 BOMBAY BALE NO....Wool bales marked with C00 BOMBAY would have been transported to India by sea. wool - transportation wool sales wool class wool classers C00 BOMBAY BALE NO. ...This stencil was used as a depot identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked with C00 BOMBAY would have been transported to India by sea.Wool bale export stencil - C00 BOMBAY BALE NO.C00 BOMBAY BALE NO.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers -
National Wool MuseumYarn
... Off-white wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988....Off-white wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988....National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Off-white wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. ...Off-white wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.Off-white wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.weaving, spinning -
National Wool MuseumWool Winder, 1999
... Wool winder "perhaps designed to accept a skein prior to ball winding, or for plying 2 from 2 single plies." ...Wooden wool winder....National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Wool winder "perhaps designed to accept a skein prior to ball winding, or for plying 2 from 2 single plies." ...Wool winder "perhaps designed to accept a skein prior to ball winding, or for plying 2 from 2 single plies." (ref donation form)Wooden wool winder.handicrafts - history yarn production, spinning, handicrafts - history, yarn production -
National Wool MuseumQuilt, The Art of Record Keeping, 2015
... Winner of 2015 Expressions: the Wool Quilt PRize. Created by Lisa Davis. ...Black wool quilt with white wool shapes...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Winner of 2015 Expressions: the Wool Quilt PRize. ...Winner of 2015 Expressions: the Wool Quilt PRize. Created by Lisa Davis. Artist statement: "The Art of Record Keeping" pays homage to the work of Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and evolutionist from the late 1800s. Raw edge machine applique and intricate quilting combine to create texture and detail reminiscent of Haeckel's illustrations. Including parallel lines in the quilting echoes the idea of documentation"Black wool quilt with white wool shapes -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Blanket, 1950s
... Wool..."An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Wool...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Note from collector: Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. ...Note from collector: Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. Some of these were found in the Geelong area but one came back with me from an op shop road trip around Tasmania, another from the St Pauls op shop in Romsey. I love this pattern and find the lemon and grey colourway particularly special. It was hard to let go of this one!Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Queen sized diamond blanket , lemon & grey "An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Woolwool, blanket, blanket fever, godfrey hirst, diamond blanket, geelong -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Blanket, 1950s
... Wool..."An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Wool...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Note from collector: Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. ...Note from collector: Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. Some of these were found in the Geelong area but one came back with me from an op shop road trip around Tasmania, another from the St Pauls op shop in Romsey. I love this pattern and find the lemon and grey colourway particularly special.Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Double-sized, pink and mint diamond blanket"An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Woolwool, blanket, blanket fever, godfrey hirst, diamond blanket, geelong -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Blanket, Godfrey Hirst, 1950s
... Wool..."An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Wool...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. ...Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. Some of these were found in the Geelong area but one came back with me from an op shop road trip around Tasmania, another from the St Pauls op shop in Romsey. I love this pattern and find the lemon and grey colourway particularly special. Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Diamond blanket, mint and lemon"An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Woolwool, blanket, blanket fever, diamond blanket, godfrey hirst, geelong -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Blanket, Godfrey Hirst, 1950s
... Wool..."An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Wool...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Collector says: Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. ...Collector says: Godfrey Hirst Diamond blankets from the mid-1950s are always delight to find. Some of these were found in the Geelong area but one came back with me from an op shop road trip around Tasmania, another from the St Pauls op shop in Romsey. I love this pattern and find the lemon and grey colourway particularly special. Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Godfrey Hirst diamond blanket in pink, grey and lemon"An All Wool Blanket" /By Godfrey Hirst of Geelong/100% Virgin Woolwool, blanket, blanket fever, diamond blanket, godfrey hirst, geelong
