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Bendigo Military MuseumContainer - BISCUIT TIN, c.1939 - 1945
... Printed in small black letters on lid near bottom edge: “Persimmons”...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields numismatics-badges-military containers - domestic metalcraft RAF RAAF Printed in small black letters on lid near bottom edge: “Persimmons” Tin contains large quantity of RAF, RAAF badges of rank. ...Tin contains large quantity of RAF, RAAF badges of rank. Trade badges. Buttons, brass & dark. Belt buckles plain brass, British coat of arms, darkened. Stored in a biscuit tin, rectangular shaped with corners flattened to make an octagonal. The lid has a still life scene of 6 tomatoes & a blue patterned, gold topped jug. Sides have a wavy mesh appearance of two tone blue.Printed in small black letters on lid near bottom edge: “Persimmons”numismatics-badges-military, containers - domestic, metalcraft, raf, raaf -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesBook - Register, Fruit, 1937-1939
... ...persimmons...Handwritten bound register of fruits (plums, peaches, almonds, grapes, quinces, figs, walnuts, guavas, persimmons, pomegranates, loquats, olives and medlars . and Gooseberries) with position on the land in Burnley Gardens Orchard. ...University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond melbourne fruits plums peaches almonds grapes quinces figs walnuts guavas persimmons pomegranates loquats olives medlars orchard diagrams register fruit varieties Burnley Gardens FRUIT on spine. ...Handwritten bound register of fruits (plums, peaches, almonds, grapes, quinces, figs, walnuts, guavas, persimmons, pomegranates, loquats, olives and medlars . and Gooseberries) with position on the land in Burnley Gardens Orchard. Register pages hand numbered to Page 111. Includes 2 inserts and 1 diagram. Revised 1937 with some additions in 1938 and 1939.FRUIT on spine. No other title. Revised 1937 Index Subject Fruits listed with page numbers fruits, plums, peaches, almonds, grapes, quinces, figs, walnuts, guavas, persimmons, pomegranates, loquats, olives, medlars, orchard, diagrams, register, fruit varieties, burnley gardens -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchMemorabilia - Takasago Dolls
... The soldier would have wrapped these dolls in water proof paper (made using persimmon tannin or kakishiba).He would have kept them around his waist in a waist band, called an obi or perhaps a ‘haramaki’ (a knitted stomach band).Anyway the dollls should remain together. ...The soldier would have wrapped these dolls in water proof paper (made using persimmon tannin or kakishiba).He would have kept them around his waist in a waist band, called an obi or perhaps a ‘haramaki’ (a knitted stomach band).Anyway the dollls should remain together. ...Good luck dolls usually given to engaged couples but occasionally give to Japanese soldiers prior to deploying.Takasago dolls or, in English, Darby and Joan dolls. They are a set, the brighter one being an old lady, the other an old man. They were used as engagement presents, but during the war, they were sometimes (actually maybe rarely) given to soldiers as good luck charms, or ‘mamori’. They were said to be lucky as they contained the stitching (sewing) of 1000 ladies, ‘senninbari’ (a thousand ‘peoples’ needles). So mate, the original theory is probably correct. The soldier would have wrapped these dolls in water proof paper (made using persimmon tannin or kakishiba).He would have kept them around his waist in a waist band, called an obi or perhaps a ‘haramaki’ (a knitted stomach band).Anyway the dollls should remain together. I’m wondering if there are any messages inside? But if they are completely stitched closed, then they should remain that way. The Takasago dolls originated in Takasago City in Hyogo Prefecture, hence the name.But later they were made everywherejapan, ww2, world war 2, world war two, takasago dolls
