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H6572-189 Aircraft recognition model, (silhouette), (spotter), Mustang P-51H, wood/cardboard, made by James Walker Ltd, England, date unknown H6572-189 Aircraft recognition model, (silhouette), (spotter), Mustang P-51H, wood/cardboard, made by James Walker Ltd, England, date unknown


92/1276 Warden 92/1276 Warden's badge, National Emergency Services (NSW), metal/enamel, Australia, 1940-1945


99/133/1 Badge, 99/133/1 Badge, 'V For Victory', silver/ enamel, designed by John Gardener for N.P. Joseph Pty Ltd, Australia, 1939-1945


92/1385 Book, 92/1385 Book, 'Maps and Topography for the Australian Soldier', Sgt C F Laseron, Australia, 1941


2002/59/10 Business card, 'Mrs H Rosenzweig', white cardboard, Shanghai, 1939 - 1943


2010/1/142 Calculating slide charts (2) and pouch, Concentration Data Computer, canvas / paper / plastic, made by W & G, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c. 1940


2010/1/10 Indicator, ground position, Mk.IB, metal, maker unknown, c. 1940


2010/1/4 Quadrant elevation, metal, glass, maker unknown, c. 1940


2010/1/5 Calculator, military, metal, maker unknown, c. 1940


2007/45/1 Human figurine, fisherman, carved ivory / wood, maker unknown, Japan, 1870-1920 2007/45/1 Human figurine, fisherman, carved ivory / wood, maker unknown, Japan, 1870-1920


94/90/1 Cipher machine, Enigma, wood / metal / Bakelite, Chiffreurmachine Company, Berlin, Germany, 1940. 94/90/1 Cipher machine, Enigma, wood / metal / Bakelite, Chiffreurmachine Company, Berlin, Germany, 1940.


2010/1/2 Clinometer Field Mark VI and box, wood / metal, made by Noblet and Forrest, Woodville South Australia, 1941


2010/1/26 Clinometer sight Mk IV, metal, unknown maker (TC?), 1941


2009/27/1 Badges (89), charity, celebratory and causes including, Federation / World War I and II effort / hospital / Wattle, Rose and flower days / Red Cross / prohibition / conscription 1916 / clubs / royal celebrations and visits / local fairs and char


2002/59/3 Letters (3), referring to Theo Rosenzweig's employment at Ewo Cotton Mills, paper, Shanghai, 1939-1946


2002/59/6 Letter of introduction, Herta Rosenzweig, from 13th Brownie Pack, paper, Shanghai, 1946


2002/59/7 Document, notification of money transfer, paper, Mercantile Bank of India, Hong Kong, 1946


2009/32/1 Doll 2009/32/1 Doll's house, 'Charlaine' and furniture, timber / plastic, made by staff at 'The Sydney Morning Herald', for Elaine Sellers, the daughter of a Japanese POW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1946


2008/121/1 Doll 2008/121/1 Doll's house and contents, wood / metal / cotton / plastic, doll's house maker unknown, possibly Australia, 1942-1947


2010/1/183 Proportional dividers, bombing run navigation, brass, made by Stanley for the Air Ministry, London, England, 1930-1945


2001/99/1 Embroideries (3), 'Legacies in transit', silk / cotton petit point, bone / wood frame, Narelle Jubelin, Madrid, Spain, 2001


96/399/1 Figure, 'Digger', porcelain, Ernest W. Light/Royal Doulton, Burslem, England, 1915-1938


2010/1/41 Gunsight head, Type K9, metal / glass / plastic, made by the Sperry Corporation, United States of America, 1940s


88/358 Fireman 88/358 Fireman's helmet, New South Wales Fire Brigade, canvas / metal, made for the NSW Fire brigade, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1942


B2472 Instrument flight simulator, Link Trainer, with accessories and manual, metal/wood/plastic/electrical components, Air Trainers Ltd, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, 1951.


89/60 Packaged tea (2 boxes) and leaflet, paper / cardboard, made by Griffiths Bros, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1939-1945 89/60 Packaged tea (2 boxes) and leaflet, paper / cardboard, made by Griffiths Bros, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1939-1945


88/289-1254 Photographic glass plate negative, Second World War munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 88/289-1254 Photographic glass plate negative, Second World War munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1255 Photographic glass plate negative, Second World War munitions, trench mortar workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 88/289-1255 Photographic glass plate negative, Second World War munitions, trench mortar workshop, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1343 Photographic glass plate negative, Clyde employee 88/289-1343 Photographic glass plate negative, Clyde employee's vote 1/- a week for 20 weeks to H.M.A.S. Sydney fund, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1274 Photographic glass plate negative, paravane jigs, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 88/289-1274 Photographic glass plate negative, paravane jigs, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1284 Photographic glass plate negative, World War Two (WW2), parvane workshop, munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 88/289-1284 Photographic glass plate negative, World War Two (WW2), parvane workshop, munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1286 Photographic glass plate negative, World War Two (WW2), parvane workshop, munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 88/289-1286 Photographic glass plate negative, World War Two (WW2), parvane workshop, munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1240 Photographic glass plate negative, Second World War munitions, trench morter bipods and fittings ready for delivery to the Ministry of Munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 88/289-1240 Photographic glass plate negative, Second World War munitions, trench morter bipods and fittings ready for delivery to the Ministry of Munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941


88/289-1141 Photographic glass plate negative, World War Two (WW2), paravane workshop, munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1939-1945 88/289-1141 Photographic glass plate negative, World War Two (WW2), paravane workshop, munitions, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1939-1945


2002/60/1 Blackout masks (2), for car headlights, metal, Nixon, Australia, 1939-1945


2002/59/1 Badges (2), with cover (1), metal /paint / leather, with Chinese character on front, Rosenzweig family, Shanghai, 1943-45


H8408 Sword katana, with scabbard and tsuba, steel / brass / textile, maker unknown, Japan, 1939-1945


2007/103/1 Kimono and wrapping cloth (furoshiki), womens, resist dyed and embroidered, crepe / silk, maker unknown, Japan, 1900-1948 2007/103/1 Kimono and wrapping cloth (furoshiki), womens, resist dyed and embroidered, crepe / silk, maker unknown, Japan, 1900-1948


2000/37/4 Leaflet, 2000/37/4 Leaflet, 'Milk Distribution in National Emergency', paper, Milk Board of NSW, Australia, 1939-1945


2010/18/2 Protest leaflets (2), paper, made by the Anti-Profiterring Council of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1947-1948 2010/18/2 Protest leaflets (2), paper, made by the Anti-Profiterring Council of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1947-1948


85/384-208 Explosion proof light shade, Well Glass, made by made by Crown Crystal Glass, Waterloo, Sydney, c. 1940 85/384-208 Explosion proof light shade, Well Glass, made by made by Crown Crystal Glass, Waterloo, Sydney, c. 1940


85/384-405 Explosion proof light shade (2), made by made by Crown Crystal Glass, Waterloo, Sydney, c. 1940 85/384-405 Explosion proof light shade (2), made by made by Crown Crystal Glass, Waterloo, Sydney, c. 1940


97/171/1 Sweetheart locket, heart and AIF rising sun, gold, Australia, World War II, 1939-1945


97/131/1 Manual and newspaper clipping, sales campaign, 97/131/1 Manual and newspaper clipping, sales campaign, 'Hillman Wizard the car of the moderns'/ WWII articles, paper, Hillman Motor Car Company, England/Australia, 1932-33


98/55/2 Printed material and sun compass prototypes, topographical information, orientation equipment and military memorabilia, paper / metal / wood, Charles Francis Laseron, Nowra / Tamworth / Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1929-1943


2010/1/1 Calculator, Ballistic Correction No1, MK I, metal, made by CM Co, place of manufacture unknown, c. 1940 2010/1/1 Calculator, Ballistic Correction No1, MK I, metal, made by CM Co, place of manufacture unknown, c. 1940


N21169 Specimen Medal and case, 'Commando Cross of Valour', copper alloy / ribbon, commissioned by 1 Commando Association, made by Amor Badge Company, New South Wales, Australia, presented to (Jack) Laurie John Ferguson MP, Deputy Premier, New South Wales


2010/1/28 Marine distance meter, metal / glass / rubber / bakelite, made by Henry Hughes & Son, 1940-1950


2010/1/201 Artillery plotter, No.1, metal / glass / paper, made by Wibroc Manufacturing Company, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1942


2010/1/8 Bearing drive for gun sight, metal, unknown maker, c. 1940


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