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99/110/1 Masks (3), used at Luna Park, plastic/ metal/ elastic, Hong Kong, 1981-1988

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Object statement
Masks (3), used at Luna Park, plastic/ metal/ elastic, Hong Kong, 1981-1988
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Sticker on reverse of one of the marks indicates the mask was made in Hong Kong.

The masks were used dureing this period of operation of Luna Park
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
The donor remembers the masks being used as a ticketing device when he attended Luna Park. As he entered wearing the mask, an attendant made a squiggly mark over the letters RAT, to indicate that the donor had paid for his entry.

According to Sam Marshall, author of 'Luna Park: Just for Fun', the masks were used at Luna Park from 1981 to 1988, when the park was run by Col Goldstein/Harbourside Amusements. The masks were not normally used for ticketing. He suggests that the masks were used in this way at a special event, probably a RAT (Recreational Arts Team) party at Luna Park. (Sam Marshall in a phone discussion with Peter Cox, 13/8/99). This would explain the date and time and the letters 'RAT' appearing on the stickers.

The masks were used during this period of operation of Luna Park

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Description
Masks (3), used at Luna Park, plastic/ metal/ elastic, Hong Kong, 1981-1988
Three moulded plastic face masks bearing the image of the 'face' or gateway to Sydney's Luna Park. The masks are white, with the two side towers of the Luna Park gateway in blue and yellow, and a strip of red along the crown of the face. Eyebrows, eyes and lower lips are black, upper lips are red. There are holes for the eyes, mouth and nostrils. Each mask has a piece of elastic stapled to its sides to allow it to be worn. Each mask bears a sticker on the front, 'LunRATic', proof of entry to a RAT (Recreational Arts Team) party held at Luna Park.

Made: Hong Kong; 1981 - 1988


Used: Recreational Arts Team (RAT); Luna Park; 1981 - 1988

Used: Recreational Arts Team (RAT); Sydney; 1981 - 1988
Marks
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The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
99/110/1
Production date
1981 - 1988
Height
230 mm
Width
187 mm
Depth
55 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Richard McMahon
Subjects
+ Children's Play
+ Luna Park
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