Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, recalls that "Robin experimented with stereoscopic photography which, when viewed through either polaroid or red/green glasses, produced a three dimensional effect. A special double lens attachment with image splitting mirror was added in front of the normal camera lens to produce a double image similar to the image seen by each left and right eye". Robin experimented with stereoscopic photography when they lived in the 158 Riversdale Road Camberwell.Stereoscopic camera lens in a box with instructions in Japanese and Englishwalsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd

A set of crockery and cutlery was designed for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 1967 in Montreal Canada. Robin Boyd is thought to have designed the crockery. The cutlery design was by Stuart Devlin (item F131).Expo '67 Plateexpo 67, walsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd

A set of crockery and cutlery was designed for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 1967 in Montreal Canada. Robin Boyd is thought to have designed the crockery (item F130). The cutlery design was by Stuart Devlin.A sample set of cutlery in a blue fabric cloth casingexpo 67, walsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd

The black and gold tiles in the upstairs bathroom are orginal and are a Japanese design. These are twelve spare tiles for this bathroom.Twelve black and gold square tileswalsh st miscellaneous

The latch from the front of the right hand section of Robin Boyd's desk.walsh st miscellaneous

This envelope contained Heritage 200 Program and Application to Patricia Boyd-Davies (item D349).Baillieu Knight Frank envelopeHeritage 200 Application Bicentennial in handwriting

This envelope contained material about Joan Sutherland from Hector Crawford (items D481-1-D481.3).Envelope (addressed to Mr Davies and crossed out)Joan Sutherland in handwriting

This folder contained a collection of clippings (items P1374.01-P1374.40).Manila folder

This folder contained a collection of clippings about Robin Boyd's legacy plus many other topics (items P1375.01-P1375.20).Australian Consolidated Industries Limited Annual Report 1974POP underlined

This folder contained a collection of clippings about Robin Boyd's legacy plus many other topics (items P1376.01-P1376.27).McPherson's Annual Report 1968-69At top handwritten ROBIN BOYD OCT 1971

This envelope contained a collection of clippings (items P1379.01-P1379.37)Envelope from Monier to Romberg and Boyd postmarked 20.10.71, just 4 days after Robin Boyd's death.In blue pen, written CUTTINGS from Oct 16th 71

This folder contained a collection of cards and letters (items D458.1-D458.22)Wales Travel Service

This folder was empty.Travel folder, Compass travelD.P.D (Dorothea Patricia Davies initials)

These were with some of the RACV maps.Plastic pamphlet covers (3), RACV

This folder contained some documentsRed soft plastic, clear coverMrs Patricia Davies The Australian Opera Board of Directors Meeting 21/2/86

This folder contained "What happened to taste?" manuscript by Robin Boyd (item D177).Black fabric/leather three-ring binders, with brown cardboard page.walsh st miscellaneous

Patricia Boyd was on the Board of the Australia Opera for several years. The Walsh St house holds a significant collection of opera recordings. Penleigh Boyd wrote this in The Age obituary to Dorothea Patricia Davies AM (3 Jan 1921-5 Nov 2009). "In 1988, Patricia was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to opera involving many years of voluntary work on the board of the Australian Opera - work which she greatly enjoyed involving travel, music and meeting many interesting and entertaining people. She was also a life member and former president of the National Gallery of Victoria Women's Association." The Walsh Street Archive also holds the Certificate and the medals associated with this honour (items D502 and F126 respectively).Black hard plastic 2-ring binderMrs Patricia Davies Board Meeting 12/4/84 The Australian Opera

Robin Boyd used these hanging files for personal and professional documents. They are labelled "Puzzle of Architecture & Living in Australia". 'Stegbar", 'Letters", 'Flying Dogtor", 'Publications", 'Crawfords", 'Club", 'The Australian", 'Miscellaneous", "Historical Notes". 'The Aist'n Ugliness", 'Trips", "290 Walsh St", "Car", "insurance", "Foster Parents", "Penleigh & Suzy" and some are untitled. These were kept in a special built in space in the upstairs south shelves.walsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd

Penleigh Boyd comments "Slides in clear plastic sleeves have been put there recently by someone attempting to order the slides. This is not the storage system used by Robin."23 plastic sleeves containing some slides. Some are labelled.

Yellow Payne shoebox labelled Robin Boyd slides containing 14 plastic slide boxes.walsh st miscellaneous

These two containers are original and contained Robin Boyd's 1956-57 USA year slides. There is a strong plastic unpleasant smell when these boxes are open.Two red plastic Kodaslide 400 Filebox. Inside contain yellow plastic compartment.walsh st miscellaneous

This large slide case is original and has been labelled "MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION - Buildings, Art and Landscape, a large collection of well-known national and international examples".Large blue leather, wooden interior casewalsh st miscellaneous

This is original and was contained in the desk.Vintage U-shaped damp adhesive strips to preserve your slides: U Feucht-Klebestreifen Made in Germany.walsh st miscellaneous

This pantograph was in the desk drawer in the study.A wooden drawing tool for reducing and enlarging.walsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd

These rulers were in the desk drawer in the study.Three rulers of different lengthswalsh st miscellaneous

Australia Post new stamp release featuring artist Arthur Boyd, Robin Boyd's first cousin.Australia Post stamps promotional posterarthur boyd, walsh st miscellaneous

Tower Hill model - made for House of Ideas Exhibition, November 2017. Made by a University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design, Masters student.

Unknown history - perhaps an architecture student made it recently.A copy of a drawing of James Blythe House, Iowa, by the architect Walter Burley Griffin. It is stuck crudely on some board.

Boyd designed the exhibition for the opening of the Australian Chancery in Washington DC held in June 1969. He designed six cylindrical clear acrylic display cases. One of these exhibits used an anamorphic optical illusion, using compressed images which had normal proportions when viewed through a lens of the half-cylindrical display cases. These bookends were designed as a small scale model for the Chancery exhibition. Placing the disc (item F158) underneath the adjacent two half-cylindrical bookends demonstrates how the bookends behave as a lens.Two half cylindrical acrylic prismsaustralian chancery, walsh st furnishings, robin boyd, ohm2022, ohm2022_3

Boyd designed the exhibition for the opening of the Australian Chancery in Washington DC held in June 1969. He designed six cylindrical clear acrylic display cases. One of these exhibits used an anamorphic optical illusion, using compressed images which had normal proportions when viewed through a lens of the half-cylindrical display cases. The bookends (item F157) were designed as a small scale model for the Chancery exhibition. Placing this disc underneath the adjacent two half-cylindrical bookends demonstrates how the bookends behave as a lens. This model was created for the House of Ideas exhibition, made by a University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design Masters student.Anamorphic image on circular discaustralian chancery, robin boyd, ohm2022, ohm2022_3