Significance
Civic event for City of Warrnambool showing a visit by the Governor General and brother of King George VI being greeted by schoolchildren at the Warrnambool Botanical Gardens.
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Civic event for City of Warrnambool showing a visit by the Governor General and brother of King George VI being greeted by schoolchildren at the Warrnambool Botanical Gardens.
Purchased for the household by Mary Taffe in the 1950s.
An example of the use of crafted objects for household use before the introduction of lightweight mass produced plastics.
Oval shaped cane Laundry/washing basket with two handles c. 1950. These baskets were produced from the 19th century until the 1950s when other materials e.g. plastic replaced them. This style of washing basket was commonly used by families until the introduction of cheap plastic baskets.
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Small 28 page stitch bound booklet in home made cardboard binding. Front cover with greenblack and white print. There are 28 pages of 91 black & white illustrated crochet edge patterns with 6 colour plate advertising pages for Myart inside the cover pages and on back cover..
"---chet Edges" written in ink on torn paper cover (assuming the first letters were Cro).
Printed with Instructions for use and retailer's details: With Compliments from Alf. C. White Tailor and Mercer 423 Sturt St. BALLARAT. Verso has no printing.
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