Summary
Shade Card with small coloured leather samples, printed and issued by Gazelda Ltd., Watford, England, 1936. Simpson's Gloves Pty. Ltd., Melbourne were the sole agents for Gazelda in Australia.
Physical Description
Shade card featuring a hard cover with a mottled brown and black textured surface, the title and deer's-head motif embossed in gold on the front cover. The four pages inside are of thick, off-white paper, each featuring eighteen rectangles of coloured leather, arranged in rows, with their shade names printed underneath in grey ink. A statement about the leather company is printed in grey on each left page. The Simpson's Gloves manufacturer's stamp is printed in black ink on the inside front and back covers. A single piece of brown leather is inserted in the front page.
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Alistair Mitchell, circa 1994
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Issued By
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User
Simpson's Gloves Pty Ltd, 488-496 Victoria Street, Richmond North, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1936
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Inscriptions
Title: "Gazelda / SHADE CARD / 1936" Text throughout.
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Clothing & fashion, Product catalogues
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
24 cm (Length), 17.3 cm (Width), 0.7 cm (Height)
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