Summary
Blotter produced by McAlpin's Flour as a souvenir for the Melbourne - Victorian Centenary in 1934. It was issued by flour manufacturer J. McAlpin & Sons, whose products were sold under the McAlpin brand.
Physical Description
Card backed blotting paper. Front of white card printed with black, red and green, including portraits of early Victorian settlers, a picture of the Exhibition Building and a packet of flour. Sketches of Edward Henty, John Batman, J. Fawkner. Underneath a photographic image, black and white, of the Exhibition Building at night. The reverse is plain pink blotting paper.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Public Life & Institutions, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Manufactured For
J. McAlpin & Sons, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934
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Inscriptions
Obverse: MCALPIN'S / FLOUR / IN THE SPOTLIGHT ALL OVER / THE STATE / SOUVENIR MELBOURNE - VICTORIA CENTENARY
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
23.3 cm (Length), 10 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Civic Mementoes, Domestic Equipment, Flour, Royal Exhibition Building, Souvenirs, Writing Equipment, Melbourne Centenary, 1935, Victoria Centenary, 1934-1935