Hand operated sewing machine made in Germany in the late nineteenth century. Mrs Weiss, a young Templer Lutheran living in Palestine, owned it and took it with her to Heluan, Egypt, where Germans in this region were interned during WWI. Her permission to take it was dependent on her sharing the machine with other internees. When the Templers in Palestine were interned in WWII, the sewing machine accompained Mrs Weiss and her family to Tatura in 1941 on the condition that other imternees would also use it. After the war it was taken to South Australia where its use by Mrs Weiss continued until they replaced it with an electric machine.Wooden case/cover for hand operated sewing machine. Has silver metal collapsible carrying handle and metal keyhole. Has Decorative inlay border on top and around handle. Metal hand operated table top sewing machine, painted black with gold decorative pattern. Hinged to a wooden base. Drawer built into base with sliding panel for holding accessories.Kayser, Johannes Weiss, Christine Weiss.sewing machine case, kayser, tatura internment camps, templer, palestine

Ladies cream coloured knickers. Short leg with decorative trim at hemline of three rows of coloured nylon fabric - light pink, dark pink and mauve. Elasticized waist. Made form four pieces. This item was transferred from Box 118.Label'' Kayser Bondor 25'' Nylon Tricot''costume, female underwear, knickers

One pair of ladies wrist length black nylon gloves. Embroidered floral pattern on back of gloves, below wrist.label in LH glove, ''KAYSER 100% NYLON, Made in Western Germany''.costume accessories, female, ladies short black gloves

A pewter sculpture of male figure with tennis racquet mounted on a square base. Figure is in action of serving ball. 'KAYSER' imprinted in base. Materials: Pewter/Metal compositetennis

Clothing. Pale pink nylon woman;s panties with gussett and straight legs edged with 4cm embroidered nylon fabric with scalloped edge. Elasticized waist band.Tag inside side seam,''KAYSER NYLON LINGERIE 100 % NYLON SW''.costume, female underwear, woman's pale pink nylon panties

One pair of ladies wrist length beige coloured gloves. Three pairs of embroidered leaves on the back of the gloves.Label in left hand glove; ''7 1/2 KAYSER> Nylon. Made in Western Germany''costume accessories, female, ladies short wrist length gloves

A pewter sculpture of female figure with tennis racquet mounted on a square base. Figure has long skirt and hair pulled up onto head, and is in action of backhand stroke. 'KAYSER' imprinted in base. Materials: Pewter/Metal compositetennis

Worn by Miss Eva Sebire - 1950s.One pair of ladies' gauntlet-style apricot Kayser silk gloves with three covered buttons on feature cuff. There are three rows of diagonal stitching on the cuff, outlining three points, and one row around the cuff. There are also three rows of stitching on the back of the hand.clothing accessories, gauntlet gloves, gloves

Green and white two piece box for Kayser Graduates School Stretch Nylons Guaranteed not to ladder written on sides, grey 9 1/2 F12/11. London, Paris, New York, Rome, Australia. Top of box has a coloured photograph of a girl in school uniform sitting on a bench seat. She is looking Towards a tall building tower surrounded by trees and gardens. Tri-fold green and white paper lining inside the box has a line drawing of the building on the box cover.Written in pen on lid of box;; Grandma Ellison made these , Ellifson Lillian May Ellison Elsiecostume accessories, female, nylon stockings box.

A newspaper article about Jessie Vasey calling for Australian women to make an effort to make sacrifices and savings for the war effort. It appears to be part of a series of messages from the wives of Australia's leaders to encourage war savings in the form of War Savings Stamps, War Savings Certificates and National Savings Bonds. The message was sponsored by Kayser. Mrs J M Vasey was the wife of Major-General Vasey so this was published before the death of her husband. After Major-General George Alan Vasey died in an aircraft accident in 1945 Mrs Vasey established the War Widows Guild. This reproduction on display board may have been for an exhibition of Guild memorabilia at some time. The Victorian War Widows Guild closed in 2021. Some items, including this board, were donated to the Legacy archive for preservation. It was possible for a widow to be members of both Legacy and the War Widows Guild. Both organisations helped war widows in various ways.A record of the work done by Jessie Vasey and the War Widows Guild.Newspaper article 'Austerity Measures' reproduced on a display board for signage of an exhibit.war widows guild, jessie vasey, wwg