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  1. Token, Store - Clarkson and Turnbull store token, 1865. The front of the token reads "CLARKSON AND TURNBULL 1865" around the circumference and "CENERAL IMPORTERS DRAPES CLOTHIERS &C" in the center. The back of the token reads "New Zealand Timaru" and depicts a ship in a harbour.

    1865

    Record Type: Object

    Obverse
  2. Token, Store - Edward Reece store token, 1857-1881. On the front of the coin is "Edward Reece Wholesale and Retail. Builders and Furnishing, Ironmonger. Birmingham and Sheffield Warehouse, Christchurch Canterbury NZ". On the back of the coin is "Advance Canterbury New Zealand" and an image of wheat, and a farmer shearing sheep.

    Record Type: Object

    Token, Store
  3. Tongs, Asparagus - Pair of silver asparagus tongs, 21 July 1921. The tongs are scissor-shaped and have two rounded ornate handles. The blades are curved and ridged inside to hold the asparagus. The join between the handles and the blades is engraved with "A. G. C. 20-7-21" on one side, and "Germany", an image of an anchor and lion, and hallmarks "ESB" on the other.

    21/07/1921

    Record Type: Object

    Tongs, Asparagus
  4. Tool, Combination - A combination tool for the drafting machine, circa 1950s. The black metal tool has a flat head screw driver at one end and a wrench attachment on the other.

    c1950s

    Record Type: Object

    Tool, Combination
  5. Towel, Bath - White cotton towel, circa 1970. The front of the towel has "Old Bank Hotel" stitched in green.

    c1970

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Bath
  6. Towel, Hand - Pale green embroidered cotton hand towel, circa 1950. Towel has a band of snowdrop flowers embroidered along one end in green and white.

    c1950

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Hand
  7. Towel, Hand - White cotton hand towel, circa 1950. There is an appliqued figure of a tree and a woman in a green hat and large pink and green skirt at one end of the towel.

    c1950

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Hand
  8. Towel, Tea - White linen tea towel produced for New Zealand 175th centennial, 1990. The tea towel has a blue stripe around the border, and depicts the South Canterbury Museum in the centre. "South Canterbury Museum" is written above the image, and "Pioneer Hall, Timaru, New Zealand" is written beneath. The bottom of the tea towel bears a black logo with a white heron in the centre and reads "1990".

    1990

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Tea
  9. Towel, Tea - White linen tea towel produced for New Zealand's 175th centennial, 1990. The tea towel has a green stripe around the border and an image of South Canterbury Museum in green in the centre. "South Canterbury Museum" is written above the image, and "Pioneer Hall, Timaru, New Zealand" is written below. There is a black logo with a white heron in the centre, and "1990" printed at the bottom of the tea towel.

    1990

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Tea
  10. Towel, Tea - White linen tea towel produced for New Zealand's 175th centennial, 1990. The tea towel has a red stripe around the border and an image of South Canterbury Museum in red in the centre. "South Canterbury Museum" is written above the image, and "Pioneer Hall, Timaru, New Zealand" is written below. There is a black logo with a white heron in the centre, and "1990" printed at the bottom of the tea towel. White linen teatowel with red stripe border and an image of Pioneer Hall, The South Canterbury Museum in the centre in blue. Above the image are the words "South Canterbury Museum" and below "Pioneer Hall Timaru New Zealand". At the bottom of the teatowel in black is the logo of a kotuku, white heron, and the date1990. New Zealand".

    1990

    Record Type: Object

    Towel, Tea
  11. Toy, Boat - A Fun Ho toy dreadnought ship, circa 1935-49. The ship is a flat style toy and is unpainted.

    c.1935-49

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Boat
  12. Toy, Boat - A Fun Ho toy dreadnought ship, circa 1935-49. The ship is a flat style toy and is unpainted.

    c.1935-49

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Boat
  13. Toy, Boat - A Fun Ho toy dreadnought ship, circa 1935-49. The ship is a flat style toy and is unpainted.

    c.1935-49

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Boat
  14. Toy, Car - A Fun Ho toy armoured car, circa 1935-46. The metal car is a flat style toy and is brown and green camouflague.

    c.1935-46

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Car
  15. Toy, Car - A Fun Ho toy tank, circa 1935-46. The metal tank is a flat style toy and is painted with brown and green camouflague.

    c.1935-46

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Car
  16. Toy, Mechanical - Toy wooden rolling pin, 1950-1960. The handles of the rolling pin are painted red. The barrel is striped yellow, blue, green, and red. The rolling pin can be pulled apart to rearrange the coloured sections of the barrel.

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Mechanical
  17. Toy, Mechanical - Wooden clacker toy, circa 1930. There is a brown wooden stick attached to a barrel with several extended edges. The barrel sit inside a green case and rolls along the case to make a loud clacking noise.

    c1930

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Mechanical
  18. Toy, Mechanical - Wooden acrobat toy made for Alex Piddington, 1890, and passed down through the Piddington family until 2006. There are two lengths of wood held upright by a horizontal bar of wood nailed in the bottom third of the toy. Written on the wood is a list of people who owned the toy. There is a length of white string at the top of the two lengths of wood. A wooden acrobat figure hangs from the string and moves by moving the pieces of wood. The acrobat is painted blue and red and the legs and arms are attached to the body with string.

    1890

    Record Type: Object

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  19. Toy, Model - A Fun Ho toy lighthouse and island, circa 1935-46. The lighthouse is a flat style toy and is painted white and blue.

    c.1935-46

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Model
  20. Toy, Model - A Fun Ho toy lighthouse and island, circa 1935-46. The lighthouse is a flat style toy and is painted white and blue.

    c.1935-46

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Model
  21. Toy, Pull - Wooden toy duck on wheels, circa 1930. The body of the duck is green, the wings are red, and the beak is yellow. The duck is mounted on a green base with four red wheels attached and a black string to pull it along.

    c1930

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Pull
  22. Toy, Pull - Small red wooden pull along dog, 1970-1980. The dog has a red body and head, and plain wooden wheels. There is a length of coiled wire with a red ball at the top of it as the tail of the dog. There is a plain string attached at the front of the dog to pull it alone.

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Pull
  23. Toy, Pull - Wooden "Buzzy Bee" toy painted and used by Jack Clifton, 1945-1960. The Buzzy Bee is yellow with black stripes, has black wheels, and red wings with yellow spots. There are two lengths of coiled wire with red knobs at the ends attached to the head as feelers. A plain white string is attached to the front of the bee to pull it along.

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Pull
  24. Toy, Telephone - Red plastic toy telephone, circa 1950. The phone has a rotary dial on the front of it but the numbers are missing. A bell is hidden behind the dial which rings when the dial is turned. The handset rests on top of the base and is connected to the phone with a white string.

    c1950

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Telephone
  25. Toy, Telephone - Wooden toy telephone, circa 1930. The handset of the phone is painted dark green and the ear and mouth pieces are connected to the handle with a thin strip of metal. The handset rests atop an orange base that has a circle and black numbers painted on one side. There is a small metal lever at the front which rings a bell at the back of the base.

    c1930

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Telephone
  26. Toy, Truck - A Fun Ho! Fire Engine toy, 1970s. The red, metal Fire Engine has a ladder on its roof and has black plastic wheels. There are maker's marks on its underside.

    1970s

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Truck
  27. Toy, Truck - A Fun Ho! Ford Truck toy, 1970s. The metal truck has a yellow cab and a white, flat deck, and black plastic wheels. There are maker's marks on the underside of the truck.

    1970s

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Truck
  28. Toy, Truck - A Fun Ho! Tractor Scrapper toy, 1970s. The orange, metal toy has an engine unit at the front which is towing a high trailer. Both the engine and the trailer have black plastic wheels. There are maker's marks on the underside of the engine.

    1970s

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Truck
  29. Toy, Truck - A Fun Ho! Army Articulated Truck, 1970s. The green truck has a separate flat deck trailer, black plastic wheels, and is identified as an International F-210D truck on its underside. Maker's marks, as well as truck details, are stamped on the underside of the truck body.

    1970s

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Truck
  30. Toy, Washing - Toy clothes wringer, 1930-1950. The wringer has a rectangular wooden frame and base, and two wooden rollers. A metal handle extends from one side of the frame to turn the rolers.

    Record Type: Object

    Toy, Washing
  31. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1960 to 1980s. The circular reel is the B reel for Grimm's Fairy Tales' The Bremen Town Musicians. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1960

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  32. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1960 to 1980s. The circular reel is reel A for The Elves and The Shoemaker Grimm's Fairy Tales. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1960

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  33. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1955 to 1980s. The circular reel is the C reel for Grimm's Fairy Tales' Rumpelstiltskin. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1955

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  34. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 2003. The circular reel is reel A for Spongebob Squarepants. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    2003

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  35. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1974 to 1980s. The circular reel is reel 2 for The New Zoo Revue Two, 'The Present'. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1974

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  36. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1947 to 1980s. The circular reel is the second reel for The Birth of the Savior [sic]. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1947

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  37. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1960 to 1980s. The circular reel is reel three for Mother Goose Nursey Rhymes. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1960

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  38. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1958 to 1980s. The circular reel is for Kitzbuhel and St Johann in Winter Austria. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1958

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  39. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1952 to 1980s. The circular reel is for The Fight Before Christmas or A Visit from St Nicholas. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1952

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  40. Transparency, Slide - A View-Master reel used with View-Master (2018/039.01), 1959 to 1980s. The circular reel is reel two for Tomorrowland. The reel is made of white cardboard with pairs of colour images and associated printed descriptions. There are six notches around the outside of the reel for movement with the View-Master.

    1959

    Record Type: Object

    Transparency, Slide
  41. Tray, Dresser - Plastic dresser tray with a moter of pearl interior. The outside of the tray is white. The rim of the tray has a scalloped edge.

    Record Type: Object

    Tray, Dresser
  42. Tripod - Theodolite tripod, used by Stan Bruce, circa 1960s-70s. The tripod has three wooden legs that hinge from a brass top that includes a disc for the attachment of the theodolite (2014/028.356). Each leg consists of two wooden shafts that angle from the top to create a pointed end at the bottom of the leg. Each leg has a metal cap at the end and a metal 'L' bracket 170mm from the tip. One leg has a leather strap and buckle attached for the fastening of the legs when folded together.

    c1920s

    Record Type: Object

    Tripod
  43. Trophy - Silver coloured metal trophy cup, 1985-1999. The cup has a thin double handle on each side, a short shaft, and a round black plastic base. The front is engraved with "Ray Bennett Challenge Cup" and the back is engraved with the names of the winners between 1985 and 1999.

    1985-1999

    Record Type: Object

    Trophy
  44. Trophy - Silver trophy cup with lid, 1912-1915. The cup has two ornate handles on either side of the cup. The stem is slim and has a slight bulb in the centre. The base of the trophy is circular and attaches to a wooden box with blu-tac. The bowl of the cup is engraved with floral images, and reads "Won outright by M. S. Bracefield" on one side and "CBSC 1 Mile Handicap Presented by R R Randle." The lid of the cup is engraved with the names of the winners from 1912 to 1915.

    Record Type: Object

    Trophy
  45. Trophy - A Levels Women's Division Federated Farmers Trophy, circa 2000. The silver plated cup style trophy has handles on each side and is mounted to a two step wooden base. The winners' names are engraved on the cup and then onto plates attached to the wooden base, from 1949 to 2010. There is a label for Timaru Engravers and Giftware on the bottom of the base.

    2010

    Record Type: Object

    Trophy
  46. Trophy - Trophy tankard from the Timaru Hunt Steeplechase, 1881. The pewter trophy is for 3rd place in the boys' race and was present to Master [J] Knight on September 3 1881, which is engraved on the side of the item. The tankard has a rounded handle and tapers slightly to the lip.

    1881

    Record Type: Object

    Trophy
  47. Trousers - Royal New Zealand Airforce blue serge uniform trousers, circa 1967. The trousers fasten at the front with a grey zip fly and two buttons. There are hip pockets at each side at the front and the back.

    c1967

    Record Type: Object

    Trousers
  48. Trousers - Royal New Zealand Airforce blue serge uniform trousers, circa 1967. The trousers fasten at the waistband with five black buttons. There are side pockets at each hip lined with navy cotton. There is a left and right hip pocket on the back of the trousers. The waistband has three buttons to attach to a jacket. The label reads "Size 12. Height 5'10", Waist 36. Leg 32 1/2".

    c1967

    Record Type: Object

    Trousers
  49. Trousers - Men's white cricket trousers, 1950. The trousers are made of white cotton twill and have a button up fly with six buttons. The waistband fastens with two white buttons. There is a small fob pocket in the right front hip, and pockets at each side. There is one pocket on the reverse right side of the trousers with a cotton label reading "Dalton. Made in New Zealand."

    1950

    Record Type: Object

    Trousers
  50. Trowel - A commemoration trowel and leather sheath, for the foundation stone of the South Canterbury RSA's building on Wai-iti Rd, 1975. The trowel has a metal blade which fits to a wooden handle. The top of the blade is engraved with the details of the laying of the foundation stone and the underside is engraved with names of the executive and the branch delegates. The leather sheath is embossed with a picture of a flag on a hill surrounded by a geometric pattern.

    1975

    Record Type: Object

    Trowel

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