Selected acquisitions for 2006

A selection of objects acquired in 2006

The Powerhouse Museum has acquired the following catalogued objects during the year of 2006 . More information on each object may be found in their object record, accessible by clicking on their image. Please be aware that not all of these objects are currently on public display in the Museum.


Photograph of 1954 Foden Semi Trailer Tipper at St Marys QuarryPhotograph of concrete agitatorPhotograph of bitumen tankerPhotograph of 1952 Foden TipperPhotograph of Euclid Dump truck at front of Arthur H. Gillot Pty LtdPhotograph of a concrete  supply plant
Photograph of a concrete agitatorPhotograph of Blue Metal plant at Kulnura QuarryPhotograph of Pine CreekPhotograph of 1940 Maple Leaf truckPhotograph of men beside vehicle, Pine Creek, Northern TerritoryPhotograph of Gillott vehicles at Pine Creek
Photograph of man standing in front of 1940 Maple Leaf truckPhotograph of army personnel standing on Gillott truckPhotographs of Pymble Hire Car Pty Ltd on Pymble Highway and a Foden truck at St IvesPhotograph of Arthur H Gillott with the cast of Charles Chauvel's 'Sons of Matthew' and 1939 Maple Leaf bus,Photograph of Arthur H Gillott Pty Ltd staffPhotograph of wall at Arthur H Gillott Pymble workshop
Photograph of Chevrolet car under tent awningPhotograph of three Chevrolet cars (1946, 1954 and 1952)Photograph of 1946 Chevrolet in front of Parliament House, CanberraPhotograph of two Gillott family cars at the front of the family homePhotograph of three 1939 Maple Leaf busesPhotograph of Maple Leaf bus
Photograph of 1946 Maple Leaf chassisPhotograph of Toyota 200 truck at the Pymble yardPhotograph of Kenworth truck at Pymble yardPhotograph of 1980 Kenworth truck at Pymble depotPhotograph of 1980 Kenworth truck at Pymble depotPhotograph of Atkinson truck
Photographs of Albion Clydesdale truck and two Atkinson trucksPhotograph of truck used by Arthur H. Gillott Pty Ltd for Royal DoultonPhotograph of Peterbilt truck (registration number ISL075)Photograph of Foden truckPhotograph of two Albion trucksPhotograph of two Albion trucks
Photograph of row of trucksPhotograph of row of trucksPhotograph of 1954 Foden truck with tip tray, and 1954 Foden with bitumen hot tankerPhotograph of 1952 Foden in front of St Ives Methodist Church, and 1952 Foden at the Gillott service stationPhotograph of Foden (No. 11) and three White WC20 trucksPhotograph of Foden (No. 11) and three White WC20 trucks
Photograph of Foden truckPhotograph of 1939 Maple Leaf truck, and a 1954 Foden and two CommersPhotograph of 1939 Maple Leaf truck (EZ315)Photograph of Albion truckPhotograph of truckPhotograph of truck salvaged from creek
Photograph of truck in creekPhotograph of three Foden trucksPhotograph of two trucks out the front of Arthur H. Gillott Pty LtdPhotograph of three trucks out the front of Arthur H. Gillott Pty LtdPhotograph of Foden truckPhotograph of Foden truck
Photograph of truck on corner of Stanley St and Mona Vale Road, St IvesPhotograph of 1948 or 1949 GMC truckPhotograph of Chevrolet truckPhotograph of Chevrolet truckPhotograph of Maple Leaf truckPhotograph of John Philp (cousin of Arthur E. Gillott) in front of a Foden truck
Photograph of Foden truck  in front of St Ives Post OfficePhotograph of 1948 Maple Leaf truckPhotograph of truck carrying gravel for Australian Blue MetalPhotograph of trucks in the St Ives truck yardPhotograph of 1954 Foden truck in front of the Methodist church, Mona Vale Rd, St IvesPhotograph of two Maple Leaf trucks
Photograph of Arthur H. Gillott standing in front of truckPhotograph of truckPhotograph of 1940 Maple Leaf truck being filled with dirt, 1940 Maple Leaf truck on railway flat wagonPhotograph of truck at Bobbin Head Rd, TurramurraPhotograph of truck at Bobbin Head Rd, TurramurraPhotographs of 1937 Maple Leaf truck and truck in field
Photographs of 1938 and 1939 Maple Leaf trucksPhotographs of 1938 and 1939 Maple Leaf trucksPhotographs of 1937 or 1938 Maple Leaf truck and a 1946 Maple Leaf truckPhotographs of 1938 or 1939 Maple Leaf truck and a 1937 or 1938 Maple Leaf truckArthur Edison Gillott's driver's licenceArthur Edison Gillott's certificate from the State Rescue and Emergency Services Board
Arthur Edison Gillott's membership certificate of the Chartered Institute of TransportCertificate of Incorporation on Change of Name of Company issued to Pymble - St Ives Hire Cars Pty LimitedCertificate of Incorporation of Propriety Company issued to St Ives Bus Services Pty LimitedA. R. Bluett Memorial Award issued to A. H. GillottCertificate of Incorporation of Company to Highway Haulage Pty LimitedCertificate of Incorporation of Company to Arthur H. Gillott Pty Limited
Photographs of Canadian Chevrolet Maple Leaf tipper trucks and Arthur Edison Gillott standing in front of 1936 Maple Leaf truckPresentation trowel used to place the final stone of Centennial Hall, Town HallConcept sketch for 5th generation 'Dolphin' torchDobbie McInnes and Clyde engine indicatorReproduction Edworthy motorcycleEarly example of a silk swimsuit by Speedo
Crochet lace mat by Matina PavlakisKnitted and tatted lace mat by Matina PavlakisKnitted and tatted lace mat by Matina PavlakisHoniton lace wedding veilTamboured net christening gownHoniton lace bonnet veil
Belgium lace boudoir capeHoniton lace collarHoniton bobbin lace borderAn earthenware covered jar depicting the head of a pigAn earthenware covered jar depicting an echidnaAn earthenware covered jar depicting a budgerigar
Junior Gaultier suede shoes'Razor Jr Scuttlebug' tricyclePoster advertising Puzzle Christmas 1979 exhibiton'Banksia leaf' brooch designed by Angiolo Logi'Hakea pod' trinket box designed by Angiolo LogiARIA Hall of Fame Award, 'Dick Diamonde from 'The Easybeats'
Food servers designed by Angiolo Logi'Sandstone' necklace and cuff designed by Angiolo LogiThree letter openers each with a leather pouch'Eucalyptus pod' trinket box designed by Angiolo Logi'Ants Nest' trinket box and silver ants designed by Angiolo LogiFrilled neck lizard napkin rings designed by Angiolo Logi
'Boomerang' series necklace and bracelet designed by Angiolo LogiStained glass panels with Australian viewsRabbit trap made by Henry Lane (Australia) LtdIndustrial Design Council of Australia ArchiveTechnical drawing of violin made by Ian Watchorn.Painting ' Residence of Mr Robert Mark,  Scarsdale',   William Tibbits, Ballarat, Victoria, c 1871-74
Cox 'Stockman' lawn tractorViolin bow, copy of museum's oldest bow, made by Ian Watchorn.Violin in the Baroque style made by Ian Watchorn.Sunbeam 'Express Plus' electric kettle.Sunbeam 'Express' electric kettle.'Accu-check Active' blood glucose monitor
Roadside posts and material samples made from Husk-I-BondPersonal computer from the early 1980sPower factor meterFurnishing fabric in Renaissance revival style, 1950sTekke Turkmen woman's embroidered capElectronic game 'Shuttle Voyage'
Game and Watch electronic gamesRugby League swap cards'Hit and Missile' gameStar Trek Enterprise toy spaceshipCoca-Cola yo-yosNational Bank money box
'Eucalyptus pod' trinket box designed by Angiolo LogiSilk ikat chapan made in Uzbekistan'The Dreaming' jigsaw puzzle designed by Angiolo Logi'Miss Molly' chair by Schamburg & AlvisseWoven polypropylene sack for Dynamic Lifter FertiliserDynamic Fighter robot
Magic Shot gameHot Wheels racing car setToy Qantas jumbo jetHand-embroidered skull cap from Central AsiaStar Wars board game, Escape from Death StarMaker's sign for Ultimo Power House crane.
Ultimo Power House control panel markers.Warning sign for visitors to Ultimo Power HouseRacebooks (3), with bookmaker's odds sheets and ledger, WS Waterhouse, paper, Australia, 1979-1984.Eveready 'Dolphin Mk4' with packagingEnergizer double barrel flashlightEnergizer double barrel flashlight
Energizer double barrel flashlight'Creation' rug, designed by Joice NanKivell Loch, Pyrgos, GreeceOlivetti Lettera 22 portable typewriter, accessories and documentsAura illuminated modular seating by 2Design.Peony chandelier by bernabeifreemanBritax Integra bicycle helmet
Mens metal fob chain by Gianni VersaceMens link neck chain by Gianni VersaceMens gold/green and black Flightposite shoes by NikeTwo tickets to the official opening of the Sydney Opera House, 1973.Zebra print loose fitting tailored jacket by Gianni VersaceHandwoven ceremonial shoulder cloth from Bhutan
Printed cotton sundress by Cole of CaliforniaComputer rendering for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerTechnical drawing for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerConcept sketch for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerConcept sketch for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerConcept sketch for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writer
Concept sketch for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerConcept sketch for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerT-shirt, The Socks of Eton, England, 1990sGarter by Playboy, England, 1968Men's spat, cotton/canvas/metal, America, 1920sCombinations undergarment, England, 1875-1900
Cotton camisole, England, 1875-1900Handwoven textile from BhutanHandwoven textile from BhutanHandwoven textile from BhutanHandwoven textile from BhutanWomens resist-dyed caftan and headcloth, Nigeria
Flute used by Jane Rutter and made by John LehnerThree forms from the 'Flourish' series by Julie Blyfield 2003-2004Yoruba man's wedding outfit Nigeria.Yoruba man's indigo-dyed tunic, NigeriaPresentation trowel used in laying the foundation stone of Sydney Town HallEye Portrait Brooch
A matching tiara and brooch with original fitted caseHandwoven textile from BhutanShip model of the 'Revenge' made by Frank Herbert Lee, Sydney, c. 1930Woven storage bag from the southern CaucasusBurmese string puppet, late 1800sGalvanized iron samples by Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd
'Badagara' fabric designed by Sheila HicksSunFX tanning spray gunWomen's multicoloured wool embroidered tunic made by Dutch artist Judith HavermansMan's hat by Pierre CardinThree piece mens suitBamboo shuttle case
Model locomotive '3648Painted hunting cloth from AfghanistanSectioned Caroma 'Smartflush' toilet suiteSlate used for writing BrailleArthur H Gillott Pty Ltd transport archiveIntegrated mining cap lamp and communications system
New York World's Fair 1939 souvenir handkerchief sachetSilk headscarf with Fijian imagery dating from the early 1900sHandwoven domestic linen, Scotland, about 1860Invitation postcard for a Cell Block H themed night at Bang's Nightclub, Charing Cross road, London, 1992.Refrigerator magnets made for the silver jubilee of 'Prisoner'.T shirt made for the silver jubilee in 2004 of the television series 'Prisoner'.
'Marli' bottle opener with packaging designed by Steven Blaess for AlessiOpen robe, silk brocade, England, silk probably French, 1770sAustralian Paralympic Team uniform for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.Concept drawings for Sydney suburban trainsConcept drawings for the 4th Generation 'Millennium' trainSet of medals from the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
Sweat shirt from Australian team uniform 1960 Rome Olympic GamesEarthenware sculpture made by Stefan Szonyi Australia c. 1985.Edworthy cycling archiveNew South Wales Government and private bus ticket collection'FCS H-2' surfboard finsPin head from 'Jot A Dot' Braille writer
'Jot A Dot' Braille writer with end panels removedSectioned 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerPrototype 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerPrototype 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerPrototype components for 'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerSceats 'KNECT' spectacle temples
'National Condom Day' beer can coolerPoker machine, 'Queen of the Nile'.Glass hypodermic syringe in case.Ovarian monitor for tracking a woman's fertility cycle'Waltzing Matilda' musical mugs and jugs, Diana WareSceats 'KNECT' spectacle sets
Photographs and brochures for Kriesler products 1957-1980Horse drawn tip drayVicta lawnmower tooling test piecePrototype part for Victa lawnmowerTelevision, record player, radio and cassette player Kriesler 1963-1977.ResMed 'Mirage Swift' nasal mask
ResMed 'Mirage Activa' nasal maskResMed 'AutoSet Spirit' flow generator and H2i humidifierPhilatelic material commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Railways in Australia in 2004Key tags by MarbigClark sink plug'Classique Collection' wastepaper bin by Design+Industry
Alex Liddy 'Atria' series serving utensilsConcept drawings for the 4th Generation 'Millennium' trainSample body for 5th generation 'Dolphin' torchFoam design model of 5th generation 'Dolphin' torchPrototype of 5th generation 'Dolphin' torch lens ringPrototype of 5th generation 'Dolphin' torch body
Concept sketches for 5th generation 'Dolphin' torchJar made by Nyukana Baker, AustraliaPrototype for electronic payment terminal, by Design+IndustryConcept sketches by Design+Industry for Ingenico electronic payment terminalsFirst working prototype of Breville 800 Class Citrus PressJuicing cone prototype for Breville 800 Class Citrus Press
Concept sketch for Breville 800 Class Citrus PressBreville 'easy living' advertising pamphletBooklet about 'Estraderm' oestrogen skin patches for menopause'Presenting a positive outlook on menopause' audio tapeDisposable vaginal speculum'Femidom' female condom
Contraceptive diaphragm inserterContraceptive diaphragm inserterContraceptive diaphragmContraceptive cervical capContraceptive cervical caps'Trioden' oral contraceptive tablets
Inserter for 'Grafenberg Ring' contraceptive deviceAnatomical model of female reproductive organsDisplay container for contraceptive intra-uterine deviceContraceptive intra-uterine devices'Gravigard' contraceptive intra-uterine device'Lippes Loop' contraceptive intra-uterine devices
'Ortho Gyne-T' contraceptive intra-uterine devices'Gynaeseal diaphragm tampon' family planning deviceDisposable plastic curettesSterile plastic tubing for termination of pregnancy'Breville 800 Class Espresso Machine''Breville 800 Class Citrus Press'
Knitted fairisle mittens from IcelandBook, 'Dr. Coffin's Treatise on Midwifery'Book, 'The practical guide to health''Ingram's Sterilendum' rubber enemaIngenico 'i5100' electronic payment terminalIngenico 'Elite 710' electronic payment terminal
Envelopes for compulsory tuberculosis X-ray notifications'The guide through boyhood' sex education bookletRawhide Kurdish shoes from IranDisposable mouth pieces for blood-alcohol breath testers.Disposable mouth pieces for blood-alcohol breath testers.'Alcolyser' roadside blood-alcohol breath tester.
Alcotest 0,5/ CH 222 roadside blood-alcohol breath tester.Alcotest 0.3 roadside blood-alcohol breath tester.Lion Alcolmeter S-D2 roadside blood-alcohol breath tester.Alcomaster DS190 roadside blood-alcohol breath tester.Training manual for 'Breathalyzer' blood alcohol testing apparatus.Training manual for 'Breathalyzer' blood alcohol testing apparatus/
Case of ancillary equipment for 'Breathalyzer 900' blood alcohol testing apparatus.'Breathalyzer 900' blood alcohol testing apparatus.'Alcohol and road usage' pamphletBeaded neck ornaments from southern AfricaTabua or sperm whale tooth neck ornament from FijiMahakala string puppet from Nepal
Nepalese wedding necklace, about 1900Tibetan man's hatTibetan travelling shrine or ga'u, 1900sTibetan skull cup or kapalaTibetan snuff horn, 1930sSmall Tibetan dagger and sheath, 1900s
Man's earring and carrying case, Tibet, 1900s'Maelstrom' form by Tom RowneyBlown glass bowl by Benjamin Edols for the Corning Museum of Glass and the Hot Glass Road ShowSex education booklet 'Vitalogy - Private Words to Men and Women'Willcox and Gibbs sewing machineKangaroo skin rug from Hermannsburg
Drinking glass made by Bill Boysen for BlowglassWatercolour portraits of public figures from the 1930s and 1940sPhotograph of Tirranna House in GoulburnPiece of tree to which Captain Cook moored EndeavourChairs and stools made by David Ralph for Anders OusbackWomens corset designed by Vivienne Westwood
Board game prototype based upon the television series 'Popstars'Stained glass window by John Lamb LyonTicket windows from Wentworth Park RacewayWorking section of an electro-mechanical toteLionel Lindsay etching 'The pawnbroker of the Argyle Cut'Journal and Proceeding of the Royal Society of NSW, 1973
Souvenir cover for the Opening of the Sydney Opera House, 1973Envelope, Official Opening of the Sydney Opera House, 1973Letter regarding Official Opening of the Sydney Opera House, 1973Womens outfit designed by Vivienne WestwoodChild's bedroom suite decorated by Roy de MaistreWomen's 'Mobuis Hi' shoes and packaging
First Aid booklet issued by Civil Defence NSWPathe Freres Pathegraphe language teaching deviceJugs from Bagot PotteryJug from Bagot PotteryJug made at Bagot PotteryVase made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
Jug made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot PotteryBowl made at Bagot PotteryBowl made at Bagot PotteryBowl made by Bobby Wunyinmarra at Bagot PotteryBowl from Bagot PotteryVase made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
Jug from Bagot PotteryJug made at Bagot PotteryJug made at Bagot PotteryTeapot made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot PotteryTeapot from Bagot PotterySalt shaker from Bagot Pottery
Teapot made by Bobby Wunyinmarra at Bagot PotteryTeapot made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot PotteryJug and bowl from Bagot PotteryBowls from Bagot PotteryTea cups and saucers from Bagot PotteryJug from Bagot Pottery
Vase from Bagot PotteryVase from Bagot PotteryTeapot from Bagot PotteryVase made at Bagot PotteryBowls from Bagot PotteryBowl from Bagot Pottery
Vase from Bagot PotteryVase made at Bagot PotteryVase made at Bagot PotteryVase from Bagot PotteryJug from Bagot PotteryPlates made by Bobby Wunyinmarra at Bagot Pottery
Bowl from Bagot PotteryBowls made by Bobby Wunyinmarra at Bagot PotteryMugs made at Bagot PotteryPlate made at Bagot PotteryBowl made by Bobby Wunyinmarra at Bagot PotteryMugs made by Eddie Puruntatameri at Bagot Pottery
Mug made at Bagot PotteryPlates made at Bagot PotteryMugs made at Bagot Pottery'Jot A Dot' portable Braille writerKalash women's  headdress (shushut) from Northwest PakistanPair of women's socks, America, c. 1970s
Pair of women's socks, America, c. 1970sPair of nylon stockings, America, c. 1960sPair of nylon stockings, America, c. 1960sPair of nylon stockings with packaging, America, c. 1960sPair of nylon stockings with packaging, America, c. 1960sPair of silk stockings, Great Britain, 1930-1940
Pair of nylon stockings, America, c. 1970sPair of child's stockings, Great Britain, c. 1950sPair of child's stockings, Sweden, c. 1950sPair of cotton socks, Montenegro, c. 1900Pair of nylon and cotton stockings, Great Britain, c. 1955Pair of nylon stockings, France, c. 1955
Pair of nylon stockings, England, c. 1960Pair of nylon stockings, America, c. 1960Two pairs and two single stockings, England, c. 1960Pair of packaged stockings, England, early 1950sPair of rayon and cotton stockings, France, early 1920sPair of rayon stockings, Great Britain, 1918
Pair of rayon stockings, Great Britain,1880sPair of packaged stockings, Great Britain,1950sPair of child's cotton stockings, France, 1850Pair of packaged stockings, Great Britain,1950sPair of packaged stockings, Great Britain,1950sPair of packaged stockings, Great Britain,1950s
Pair of packaged Bear Brand stockings, Great Britain,1950sNylon stocking, America,1958Nylon stocking, America,1958Pair of nylon stockings, United States of America, c.1948Pair of stockings made during war rationing, Great Britain, c. 1945-1950Single stocking made during war rationing, Great Britain, c. 1945-1950
Pair of rayon stockings, Canadia, 1949Pair of child's cotton stockings, England, 1862Pair of rayon stockings, America, 1940Single silk and rayon stocking, Great Britain, 1939Single silk stocking, Great Britain, 1939Pair of silk and cotton stockings, Great Britain, 1938
Pair of cotton and rayon stockings, Great Britain, c. 1937Pair of cotton and rayon stockings, Great Britain, c. 1935Stockings (pair), silk and rayon, British, c. 1926Pair of cotton stockings, Great Britain, c. 1931-1934Pair of rayon stockings, Great Britain, c. 1934Stockings (pair), cotton, American, c. 1929-1930.
Pair of child's silk stockings, France, 1915-1920Pair of cotton stockings, Scandinavia, c. 1920sPair of rayon and cotton stockings, Great  Britain, 1926Pair of rayon and cotton stockings, Britain, 1928Pair of silk and cotton stockings, Britain, 1925Pair of cotton stockings, Great Britain, 1924
Pair of cotton stockings, America, 1922Pair of child's socks, Britain, 1920Pair of artificial silk stockings, Great Britain, c. 1910-1914Single silk stocking, America, late 1920sPair of cotton stockings, America, 1923Pair of silk stockings, France, c. 1850
Single silk stocking, England, c.1910Pair of Egyptian cotton stockings, Canada, c. 1895Pair of unmatched stockings, England, c. 1910sPair of silk stockings, Britain, c. 1910sPair of rayon stockings, Britain, c. 1915Pair of cotton stockings, Sweden, c. 1900-1910
Pair of cotton stockings, England, c. 1900Pair of silk and cotton stockings, France, c. 1905Pair of wool stockings, Sweden, 1890sPair of child's stockings, Sweden, c. 1910Pair of cotton stockings made in the USA c. 1850Pair of child's stockings by I & R Morely, England c. 1920
Pair of silk stockings, America, c. 1930sPair of silk and cotton stockings, England, 1922Pair of silk and cotton stockings, England,  c. 1920Pair of mens golf stockings, England, 1910-1912Pair of cotton stockings, England, 1906-1910Pair of silk stockings, France, 1908
Pair of cotton stockings made in England early 1850'sPair of silk stockings, France, 1905-1910Single silk stocking, England, c. 1850sPair of cotton stockings, England, c. 1850sPair of silk stockings, France, c.1913Pair of silk stockings, France, 1870
Pair of child's cotton stockings, Great Britain, 1861Single silk stocking, France or Belgium, c. 1870Pair of cotton stockings, Spain, 1905Pair of men's stockings, Great Britain, 1914Pair of silk and cotton stockings, England, 1843Pair of cotton stockings made in England early 1850's
Pair of bathing stockings, Sweden, 1900Pair of artificial silk stockings, England, 1910-1912Pair of silk stockings, France, 1890-1900Pair of cotton stockings, USA or Germany, 1908Pair of cotton stockings, USA, 1908Pair of stockings made for Queen Victoria, England, c. 1840s
Pair of Paloma Picasso tights with packaging, France, 1980s.Pair of silk stockings made in Spain or Portugal, 1900Pair of Mary Quant pantihose with packaging, England, 1967-1968Pair of pantihose with packaging, Italy, c. 1960sPair of 'Twiggy' pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1969Pair of pantihose with packaging, America, early 1960s
Two stocking samples and letter, America, 1964Pair of 'Beatles' stockings with packaging, England, 1966Pair of 'Beatles' stockings with packaging, England, 1966Pair of nylon stockings, America, 1965Pair of nylon stockings, America, 1965Pair of nylon stockings, USA, 1960's
Pair of nylon stockings, America, 1965Pair of stockings with packaging, Austria, 1964Pair of Mary Quant stockings with packaging, Britain, 1964Pair of pantihose with packaging, Italy, 1965Pair of stockings with packaging, Italy, 1965Pair of stocking with packaging, Italy, 1965
Pair of Prestige stockings with packaging, Italia, 1964Pair of stockings with packaging, Italy, 1964Pair of Mary Quant stockings with packaging, England, 1964Pair of pantihose, England, c. 1980sPair of embroidered cotton over socks, Herzogovina, 1890-1900Pair of pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1980s
Pair of stockings with packaging, England, c. 1980sPair of pantihose, England, c. 1980sPair of nylon pantihose England, c. 1980sPair of nylon pantihose, England, c. 1980sPair of stockings with packaging, England, c. 1970sPair of pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1970s
Pair of stockings with packaging, England, c. 1970sPair of stockings with packaging, France, c. 1970sPair of pantihose with packaging, France, c. 1970sPair of embroidered cotton socks, Yugoslavia or Albania, 1890-1900Pair of pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1970sPair of pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1970s
Pair of pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1970sPair of pantihose with packaging, England, c. 1970sPair of pantihose with packaging, Britain, c. 1970sPair of stockings with packaging, England, c. 1970sPair of stockings with packaging, England, 1970sPair of nylon stockings with packaging, Great Britain, c. 1970s
Pair of nylon stockings, America 1977Body stocking, America, c. 1970sPair of cotton over socks, possibly from Herzogovina c. 1890-1900Pair of cotton stockings made in France, 1838Five photographs showing ploughing techniques.Overdress 'Noir' by Anne Farren
'Stole 'n' flock' wrap by Pat Mitchell'Body body' leotard by Pat Mitchell'Grid dress' by Elly JoelVegemite jar made of white opal glassKnitting sampler'Stoway' folding stroller
Mens resist-dyed tunic and pants, NigeriaMan's silk tie with Afshan carpet designChinese silver ingot of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)Chinese Coin Plate of the Song Period (1127-1279)Early Chinese mirror [currency] of the Song periodEarly Chinese 'Bridge money'
'Finding of Moses' by Wedgwood c. 1855





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