Used by Dept of Defence member NR 3112081.This is one pair of lacquered GP Boots. Only one lace is present. They are a size 10. They are rubber soled with leather uppers the surface of the leather is of a high glossy nature. They are Officer's pattern, parade boots.Inside the boots, is the size sticker (10). Moulded into the soles is the manufacturers name - "Drovers".uniform, gp boots

Aeroplane model depicts a "P38 Lightning". Belonged to Frederick George CROSBIE VX52187, enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 26.3.1941 age 22 years. At discharge from the Army on 19.12.1945 he held the rank of Pte in the 2/6 Batt AIF. .1) Trench Art. Female figure on map of New Guinea with raised arm holding aloft a model aeroplane. .2) Attached to a wooden lacquered base. The figure and plane are made from aluminium. Map is inscribed "Greetings from New Guinea 1945".trench art, ornaments, metalcraft, handcrafts, souvenirs

An unmarked wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Most likely a part of a tennis set. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A rare tilt-top lawn tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: ALLAH EN/MISTRIE/SIALKOT. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat and bulbous handle. Throat of obverse features the inscription: HORSMAN SPECIAL. below inscription is the Horsman 'centaur' trademark in black and gold. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquertennis

‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979.Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981These are containers for miso. The wooden box, a product of Osaka, is lacquered in black on the outside and in bright red on the inside. The binding of split bamboo, in natural colour, gives it a sturdy look. - Professor Hideyuki Oka, curator.japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, red whipping, and grooved handle. Inscription across throat and along stem: MARVEL/G.G.B.&CO.LONDON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leathertennis

A Dunlop Hire, wooden squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Enamel, Nylon, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A tennis racquet with wedgeless, open throat, and originally featuring cloth tape binding the lower shoulders and upper shaft, and collaring mid-shaft and butt. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Bussey Club badminton racquet, with grooved handle grip. Impressed model name across throat, and manufacturer's name along shaft, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

An FAO Schwarz children's tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, and fine-grooved handle. Schwarz bell trademark features on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A miniature Grays squash racquet, with plastic tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and velvetine handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Ink, Paint, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Velvetinetennis

A miniature Grays tennis racquet, with plastic tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and vinyl handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Paint, Cloth, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Best Ever, Best-Quality 7 Ply tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Newport Challenger tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and a vinyl handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A Markwort Speed King Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis

A Fox 'King Pro' wood/graphite tennis racquet, with open throat, and Wilson 'Championship' string netting. Materials: Wood, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Lacquer, Gluetennis

This item belonged to Mrs. Eliza Reardon, great grandmother of Mrs. Jean Raper.This item is from Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper. A rectangular black lacquered jewellery box. The lid in decorated with an image of 3 Chinese women, a man and a child in traditional clothing. They are looking at an open box on the floor which has mice coming out of it.decorative items, jewellery, lacquerware

Black lacquered wooden Ty-Life tie shaper used for inserting inside mens ties to keep their shape, gold label reads keep your tie in shape Ty-Life Patented No 530926Ty-Life Patented No 539026costume accessories, male, tie shaper

Balinese art is art of Hindu-Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with their expansion to Bali in the late 14th century. From the sixteenth until the twentieth centuries, the village of Kamasan, Klungkung (East Bali), was the centre of classical Balinese art. During the first part of the twentieth century, new varieties of Balinese art developed. Since the late twentieth century, Ubud and its neighboring villages established a reputation as the center of Balinese art.This is likely a memento of the Dutch/Indonesia era.Carved and lacquered wooden image of male and female heads. Each is wearing a highly decorative headdress giving the impression of a special ceremony such as a wedding. The necks of the figures merge into further carving, this time of an abstract theme.

A wooden tennis racquet, with solid convcave throat, oval head, and string whipping around shoulders. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, String, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat. The throat on obverse features the inscription: KNICKERBOCKER. Below inscription is the Horsman 'centaur' trademark in black and gold. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Paint, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, red whipping, and a ball handle. Inscription across the throat and along the stem of the obverse: THE/TOURNAMENT/2/GEO.G.BUSSEY&CO. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

a wooden racuet green and red whipping and black butt cover. Decal inscription along the throat on both sides of the racquet: STREAMLINE. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Dura-Fiber prototype tennis racquet, featuring open throat, handle grip wrapped in leather and plastic butt cap. No net. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Paint, Leather, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: BOSTON/WRIGHT & DITSON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Painttennis

A Read squash racquet, with gut stringing, and leather handle grip. Manufacturer's details across throat on obverse, and across butt cover. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, String, Inktennis

A tennis racquet with wedgeless, open throat, red cloth tape binding lower shoulders and upper shaft, and collaring mid-shaft and butt. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

An Horace Partridge Crescent badminton racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Plastic, Ink, Clothtennis

A Hazell Ariel badminton racquet, with string whipping around cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Cloth tape, Inktennis