Objects

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1. Tumbler - Original metal drinking cup from the Palliser Fountain at Caroline Bay, circa 1900. The cup is bell-shaped with a hook in the base for hanging at the fountain.

   c1900

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Tunic - A Battle Dress tunic, World War II. The khaki wool tunic has two chest pockets, buttons up the front and secures at the waist with a strap and buckle. The shoulders have a black and white New Zealand badge and a red triangle for 6th Infantry Brigade. The left chest has a ribbon bar with the ribbons for the 1939-45 Star, The Italy Star, British War Medal, and the New Zealand War Service Medal. On the right sleeve is a brass Warrant Officer badge and a service badge with four stripes. One the interior waist is a New Zealand Defence stamp with the date 'Feb 1945' and the right interior pocket is stamped with an oval 'Christchurch Clothing Co Ltd' marking.

   1945

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Tureen - Blue and white porcelain soup tureen and lid made by Johnson Brothers, 1883-1920. The tureen is oval shaped and has two small handles at the narrow ends of the body. The tureen has scalloped edges, and is decorated with a blue floral pattern around the edges. The lid bears the same pattern and there is a round knob in the centre of the lid as a handle.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Tureen - Blue and white porcelain soup tureen made by Johnson Brothers, 1883-1920. The tureen is oval shaped and has two small handles at the narrow ends of the body. The tureen has scalloped edges, and is decorated with a blue floral pattern around the edges. There is no lid.

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Tweezers - A set of tweezers, used with the letterpress type, circa 1960s. The tweezers have narrow pincers which widen at the grip and have a scolloped end.

   c1960s

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Type - A letterpress type forme for Warrington Woodware, circa 1960s. The forme is rectangular with a frame around the outside with three lines of type inside.

   c1960s

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Type - A letterpress type forme for Zingari Rugby Football Club, circa 1960s. The forme has seven lines of type and is for a club evening event at the Caroline Bay Hall.

   c1960s

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Type - A letterpress type forme for a wedding invite, circa 1960s. The forme is rectangular and has 14 lines of type. The invite is for the marriage between Julie Millet and David Ayres at St Mary's Church, Timaru.

   c1960s

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Type - A letterpress type forme for the Canterbury Farmers Co-operative Association Social Club, circa 1960s. The forme has three lines of type and appears to be a ticket for an event.

   c1960s

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Type - A letterpress type forme for the South Canterbury Rugby Referees' Association, circa 1960s. The rectangular forme has six lines of type and appears to be a form for judging teams for the Conduct Cup Competition.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Type - A letterpress type forme for the Timaru Yacht & Power Boat Club, circa 1960s. The forme is possibly for a letterhead for the club. The writing is on four lines and is topped by the club's flag logo.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Type - A letterpress type forme for the Timaru Yacht and Power Boat Club, circa 1960s. The forme has eight lines of type and appears to be a ticket for the club's Roaringforty Prizegiving. The forme is missing numerous spaces and some letters.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Type - A letterpress type forme, circa 1960s. The forme is rectangular and repeats 'TGC, Race 12' four times.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Type - A letterpress type forme, circa 1960s. The long, rectangular forme appears to be for a church event, possibly a wedding, but appears to be incomplete and has a hymn in the centre which is upside down.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Type - A printing block for the Zingari Rugby Football Club circa 1960s. The block is square with the coat of arms for the rugby club on the face.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Type - A selection of loose letterpress type, circa 1960s. There are 40 pieces of type of various fonts and sizes. Each piece has a letter on the face and a notch on one of the side facings.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Type - Printing blocks for Tasman Cottage Collection and a printed example, circa 1960s. The blocks are in four sections with orange coloured metal faces fixed to wooden mounts. The printed example has been printed with the blocks in black with a faint blue floral background onto a rectangular piece of card.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Type - A letterpress type forme for the Timaru Yacht & Power Boat Club, circa 1960s. The forme is rectangular and has three clear lines made of dots with the name of the club along the bottom. Both metal and wooden spacers have been used. It is possibly for printing a ticket or form, but its purpose is unclear.

    c1960s

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Umbrella - Red, yellow, and blue child's umbrella used by Noeline Withel, 1938-1950. The colours are repeated around the umbrella in triangular sections. The stem of the handle is wooden and there is a red bulb at the end with an image of a woman's head on it. Attached to the handle is a white and red cotton rope.

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Underskirt - White cotton underskirt. The skirt falls to the mid-calf. It has a deep waistband and opens on the left side with two buttons. There is a deep frill of lace at the hem.

    Record Type: Object

    
21. Uniform - Dark navy Timaru Main School gym dress, 1958-1965. The dress has a square neckline and no sleeves. The skirt is pleated at the front. There is a red cotton tie around the waist that fastens at the back with three domes. There is a pocket in the right side of the waist. A label inside reads "Guaranteed Collegian. Made from Kiapoi serge."

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Uniform - Woollen khaki woman's Army uniform jacket and skirt, post-1952. The jacket is single breasted and has a collar. It fastens at the front with six brown buttons. There is a large breast pocket on the left and right sides. There are epaulets with two diamond shaped badges on each shoulder to signify the rank of Lieutenant. The sleeves are long and fasten at the cuff with a brown button. The jacket is lined with cotton and there are two pockets inside the jacket. The left pocket is stamped with "NZ Arrow D APR 19", "6", and "Auckland". The skirt falls below the knee and fastens on the left with a metal zip and a button.

    c1952

    Record Type: Object

    
23. Urn, Tea - Large silver-plated tea urn awarded to John S. Rutherford by the Canterbury Agricultural & Pastoral Association in 1890. The urn has two large handles, a tap, and four legs which support a burner to heat the urn. The front of the urn is engraved with "Canterbury Agricultural & Pastoral Association, President's Prize, Best Four in Hand, Awarded to John S. Rutherford ESQ, 1890." The bottom of the urn bears the inscription "MFD & Plated by Reed & Barton, 2720, 12, Patent Applied For."

    1890

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Vase - Small green vase with a very narrow neck, a spherical bowl, and a thin handle from the top of the body to the top of the neck. The fromt of the base has "A Present From Timaru" painted on the front.

    Record Type: Object

    
25. Vase - Small porcelain vase. The vase has an image of Caroline Bay painted on the front and "Souvenir from Caroline Bay, Timaru, N.Z." written under the image. The vase narrows at the waist and rim. The base reads "Made in England".

    Record Type: Object

    
26. Vase - Small brown porcelain vase made by women during World War I, 1917-1918. The vase is short, and has a wide base and tapers inward toward the neck. The front of the vase depicts a Bruce Bairnsfeather cartoon of two soldiers in a trench and the caption "Out since Mons: 'Well what sort of night 'ave you 'ad?' Novice (but persistent optimist): 'Oh alright, 'ad to get out and rest a bit now and again.' The back of the vase depicts the British Coat of Arms in red and gold. The base reads "Made by the girls of Staffordshire during the winter of 1917/18 when the 'Boys' were in the trenches fighting for liberty and civilisation" inside a green stamp. There is a hat, a logo of a globe, and "Grimswades Stoke on Trent."

    Record Type: Object

    
27. Veil - Wedding veil worn by Harriet Mary (Molly) Heron (nee Stewart) at her wedding to William Charles Edwin Heron on 15 May 1948. The veil is rectangular rayon net with a decorative embroidered edge and embroidered floral motif in each corner.

    1948

    Record Type: Object

    
28. Vest - Beige and red men's wool vest, circa 1950. The vest has a deep V neckline and is patterned with beige and red failisle pattern. There is a narrow beige band around the neckline and arm holes and a deeper band at the bottom hem.

    c1950

    Record Type: Object

    
29. Vest - Fluorescent orange safety vest worn by a Statistics New Zealand field officer while operating as a Census official, 2018. The vest has a low neckline and fastens at the front with an orange plastic zip. There is a wide grey reflective strip on the left and right front from shoulder to waist, and a third strip around the waist. There is a pocket on the top left side stamped with "Census Stats NZ". The back of the vest reads "Census Stats NZ" across the shoulders, and there are grey reflective strips from shoulder to waist and a horizonatal strip around the waist. The labels inside read "Deane. Made in China. 3m reflective material", the size small, and laundry instructions.

    2018

    Record Type: Object

    
30. Wallet - Black plastic Golden Kiwi wallet, circa 1980. The front of the wallet bears an image of a golden kiwi surrounded by a wreath, with the words "Golden Kiwi" underneath. The back of the wallet reads "The Kiwi's for Kiwis" in gold. There is a large plastic window inside the wallet.

    c1980

    Record Type: Object

    
31. Wastebasket - Three paper rubbish bags issued by the Timaru District Council. printed on the brown paper is "Timaru District Council Offical Bag No Hot Ashes Biodegradable Kleensak the natural choice for Rubbish disposal". On the other side is printed "Biodegradable amde from a renewable source".

    Record Type: Object

    
32. Window - A stained glass window in three sections, removed from All Saints Anglican Church, 1952. The window consists of three large rectangular panels and six small crescent shaped pieces. The large panels have scoop point at the top which the triangular pieces fit around. The window depicts a scene from the Sermon on the Mount with Jesus in the centre panel with people listening shown on each side panel. Along the bottom edge of the window is a scroll that reads 'Behold the Lilies of the Fields'. Each of the large panels is made of numerous pieces of glass while the small pieces consist of two. The front facings of the large panels have rows of short sections of copper wire soldered in place for attaching to bars.

    1952

    Record Type: Object

    
33. Wrapper - Plastic wrapper for "Peter Pan's Sweetest Eater Honey Bunny" icecream, 1939-1977. The wrapper bears the instructions "Tear Here then Squeeze Up From the Bottom". The other side of the wrapper depicts a bunny lying on grass, wearing striped overalls, and eating a Honey Bunny. It also reads "Made to be Loved" and "Peter Pan Foods Ltd., Waipukarau."

    Record Type: Object

    
34. Wringer, Mop - Galvanised tin mop bucket and wringer, circa 1980. The bucket has a small base and widens toward the top. The wooden rollers and metal handle and wringer attach to the top of the bucket. The handle is flat at the top and has a sqaure block of wood attached as a handgrip. "Dom" has been written on the base of the bucket in permanent marker.

    c1980

    Record Type: Object

    
35. Yo-yo - Small black Bakelite yo-yo, circa 1930. The yo-yo has "Howdo" embossed on one side and "NZPP" embossed on the other. The string is white and has a small loop at the end. centre.

    c1930

    Record Type: Object

    
36. Zipper - Metal toothed zipper in original packet, 1964. The zipper is coloured purple, and stored in black cardboard packaging with a clear plastic window to reveal the zipper. The packaging reads "Lightning. Coloured Dress Zip. Feather weight, Self-locking Metal Teeth."

    1964

    Record Type: Object

    
37. Zoetrope - Black zoetrope with wrought iron base, circa 1860. The drum is cylindrical with an open top and has been painte black. There is a short, narrow metal tube at the bottom of the drum that connects to the base base of the zoetrope, allowing the drum to turn.

    c1860

    Record Type: Object