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Functional object - Suitcase Made in Bendigo
... G. Harper Saddler and Harness Maker...G. Harper was a saddler and harness maker located at Bath... Saddler & Harness Maker Charing Cross BENDIGO The other is light... Made in Bendigo Suitcase G. Harper Saddler and Harness Maker ...
G. Harper was a saddler and harness maker located at Bath Corner, Charring Cross. He advertised in The Bendigo Advertiser in 1892A brown suitcase with two metal clasps which could be locked. There are two travel stickers, ones a Victorian railways luggage Melbourne Albury which is partly missing, the other is The CHALET MT BUFFALO Nation Park. On the inside of the lid there are two labels one is black with gold letters G. HARPER NEW BAG SHOP Leather Goods & Ladies' Hand Bags Travelling Bags & Trunks Saddler & Harness Maker Charing Cross BENDIGO The other is light blue with black writing, QUALITY Guaranteed M.B. Fibre CASE.182 underlined
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