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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Oval shaped washing basket Noel Keith collection Apply Noel Keith collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Hazel Vertigan Apply Mrs Hazel Vertigan filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Manytjimi Berries, a dot painting depicting three cross shap... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collection Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collection filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula Apply Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Metal scales with a cane basket, used by the Canberra Mother... Canberra Mothercraft Society collection Apply Canberra Mothercraft Society collection filter	Weighing instruments Apply Weighing instruments filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	J W Wedderburn & Sons Apply J W Wedderburn & Sons filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
	Clay pot by Thancoupie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collection Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collection filter	Pots Apply Pots filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Thancoupie Apply Thancoupie filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
	Percival Proctor Mk 1 monoplane VH-FEP Frederick Edmunds collection Apply Frederick Edmunds collection filter	Aeroplanes Apply Aeroplanes filter	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Apply Luton, Bedfordshire, England filter	Percival Aircraft Company Limited Apply Percival Aircraft Company Limited filter	1942 Apply 1942 filter
	White china cup commemorating the sinking of SMS Emden by HM... Margaret Gibb collection Apply Margaret Gibb collection filter	Commemorative cups Apply Commemorative cups filter	England Apply England filter	Samuel Radford Ltd Apply Samuel Radford Ltd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
	Brown leather-look vinyl briefcase used by Hon Peter Walsh w... Hon Peter Walsh collection Apply Hon Peter Walsh collection filter	Briefcases Apply Briefcases filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Hon Peter A. Walsh Apply Hon Peter A. Walsh filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Culinary Persinware kitchen scales Bryan Matthews collection Apply Bryan Matthews collection filter	Kitchen scales Apply Kitchen scales filter	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Nowra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs June G. Matthews Apply Mrs June G. Matthews filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Silver aluminium dish used on top of kitchen scales Bryan Matthews collection Apply Bryan Matthews collection filter	Dishes Apply Dishes filter	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Nowra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs June G. Matthews Apply Mrs June G. Matthews filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Cooling brick for esky Alan Hatfield collection no. 2 Apply Alan Hatfield collection no. 2 filter	Coolers Apply Coolers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Alan Hatfield Apply Mr Alan Hatfield filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
	Draughts Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Board games Apply Board games filter	Holland Apply Holland filter	Mrs Petronella Wensing Apply Mrs Petronella Wensing filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
	Salad spoon Joyce Riley collection Apply Joyce Riley collection filter	Salad spoons Apply Salad spoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Joyce Riley Apply Mrs Joyce Riley filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Image Unavailable	Model of the parliamentary zone, Canberra Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Canberra collection Apply Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Canberra collection filter	Models Apply Models filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Parliament House Construction Authority Apply Parliament House Construction Authority filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Image Unavailable	Program for a chamber music concert by the Canberra String Q... EV Llewellyn collection Apply EV Llewellyn collection filter	Music programs Apply Music programs filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Canberra School of Music Apply Canberra School of Music filter	1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Merryweather horse-drawn manual pump unit fire cart Geoff Gray collection Apply Geoff Gray collection filter	Fire engines Apply Fire engines filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Merryweather Engineering Co Apply Merryweather Engineering Co filter	1824 Apply 1824 filter
Image Unavailable	Uncirculated 1997 one dollar coin Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	One dollar coins Apply One dollar coins filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Image Unavailable	Mahogany single bed with empire scroll sides from the Prime ... Department of Administrative Services collection Apply Department of Administrative Services collection filter	Beds Apply Beds filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Apply Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
	Instruction and Recipe Book for pressure cooker made by the ... MC Glenn collection Apply MC Glenn collection filter	Operating manuals Apply Operating manuals filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd Apply Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Image Unavailable	Friden Electro-mechanical Calculator Model STW-10 618 725A Col Nicholas collection Apply Col Nicholas collection filter	Calculators Apply Calculators filter	California, United States of America Apply California, United States of America filter	Friden Calculating Machine Co Inc Apply Friden Calculating Machine Co Inc filter	1958 Apply 1958 filter
	Small stroller with red vinyl seat, white wooden sides, and ... Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Strollers Apply Strollers filter	Holland Apply Holland filter	Mrs Petronella Wensing Apply Mrs Petronella Wensing filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
	Salad fork Joyce Riley collection Apply Joyce Riley collection filter	Salad forks Apply Salad forks filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Joyce Riley Apply Mrs Joyce Riley filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Image Unavailable	Wallpaper with a pink background with a floral design Noel Keith collection Apply Noel Keith collection filter	Wallpaper Apply Wallpaper filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Noel W. Keith Apply Mrs Noel W. Keith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Third panel of the embroidery titled 'The Crimson Thread of ... ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Embroidered pictures Apply Embroidered pictures filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc Apply The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
	Plate with image of Nobby's peninsula, Newcastle Margaret Gibb collection Apply Margaret Gibb collection filter	Plates Apply Plates filter	England Apply England filter	Shelley Potteries Apply Shelley Potteries filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Image Unavailable	Pine corner cabinet from the Prime Minister's Lodge, Canberr... Department of Administrative Services collection Apply Department of Administrative Services collection filter	Corner cabinets Apply Corner cabinets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Apply Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet filter	1770 Apply 1770 filter
	Aluminium pressure cooker made by the Commonwealth Aircraft ... MC Glenn collection Apply MC Glenn collection filter	Pressure cookers Apply Pressure cookers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd Apply Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty Ltd filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
	Namarodo Spirit by Marrainmol Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collection Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Marrainmol Apply Marrainmol filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Image Unavailable	Fawn NCR 32 accounting machine, serial number 710250 Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection Apply Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection filter	Accounting machines Apply Accounting machines filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	National Cash Register Company Apply National Cash Register Company filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Image Unavailable	1997 Royal Australian Mint Proof Coin Set Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 Apply Royal Australian Mint collection no. 2 filter	Coin proof sets Apply Coin proof sets filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Royal Australian Mint Apply Royal Australian Mint filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
	Sixth panel of the embroidery titled 'The Crimson Thread of ... ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Embroidered pictures Apply Embroidered pictures filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc Apply The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
	First panel of the embroidery titled 'The Crimson Thread of ... ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Embroidered pictures Apply Embroidered pictures filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc Apply The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Image Unavailable	Wallpaper with a pink background with a floral design Noel Keith collection Apply Noel Keith collection filter	Wallpaper Apply Wallpaper filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Noel W. Keith Apply Mrs Noel W. Keith filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Tapestry of the Great Wall of China, given to Prime Minister... Great Wall of China Tapestry collection Apply Great Wall of China Tapestry collection filter	Tapestries Apply Tapestries filter	China Apply China filter	Hon Edward G. Whitlam Apply Hon Edward G. Whitlam filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
	Plate decorated with pre-Federation coat of arms Margaret Gibb collection Apply Margaret Gibb collection filter	Plates Apply Plates filter	England Apply England filter	Mr George Hodgson Apply Mr George Hodgson filter	1885 Apply 1885 filter
	Second panel of the embroidery titled 'The Crimson Thread of... ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Embroidered pictures Apply Embroidered pictures filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc Apply The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Image Unavailable	White cotton margala bedspread Dorothy Whittem collection Apply Dorothy Whittem collection filter	Bedspreads Apply Bedspreads filter	Canada Apply Canada filter	Mrs Susan J. Haslett Apply Mrs Susan J. Haslett filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Image Unavailable	Revo R44 electric oven and stove top J Hyeronimus collection Apply J Hyeronimus collection filter	Cooking equipment Apply Cooking equipment filter	Staffordshire, England Apply Staffordshire, England filter	Revo Electric Co. Ltd. Apply Revo Electric Co. Ltd. filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Image Unavailable	Mahogany single bed with empire scroll sides from the Prime ... Department of Administrative Services collection Apply Department of Administrative Services collection filter	Beds Apply Beds filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Apply Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
	Repco 'Roadster' bicycle, used by Bill Thorn in Melbourne an... Bill Thorn collection Apply Bill Thorn collection filter	Bicycles Apply Bicycles filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Repco Apply Repco filter	1947 Apply 1947 filter
	Fifth panel of the embroidery titled 'The Crimson Thread of ... ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Embroidered pictures Apply Embroidered pictures filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc Apply The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Image Unavailable	Pale green metal pram Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Prams Apply Prams filter	Holland Apply Holland filter	Mrs Petronella Wensing Apply Mrs Petronella Wensing filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
	Governor-General's dispatch box with the initials of King Ge... Susan Colquhoun collection no. 2 Apply Susan Colquhoun collection no. 2 filter	Dispatch boxes Apply Dispatch boxes filter	Government House, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Government House, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Office of the Governor-General Apply Office of the Governor-General filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Image Unavailable	Instruction manual for a Sharp CS-761 electronic printing ca... Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection Apply Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection filter	Manuals Apply Manuals filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Superannuation Fund Investment Trust Apply Superannuation Fund Investment Trust filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Image Unavailable	Rickety blue wooden wheelbarrow Lorna May Colwell collection no. 1 Apply Lorna May Colwell collection no. 1 filter	Wheelbarrows Apply Wheelbarrows filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Knock & Kirby Apply Knock & Kirby filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Image Unavailable	Ledger procedures instruction manual for the National Cash R... Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection Apply Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection filter	Manuals Apply Manuals filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	National Cash Register Company Apply National Cash Register Company filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Fourth panel of the embroidery titled 'The Crimson Thread of... ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection Apply ACT Embroiderer's Guild collection filter	Embroidered pictures Apply Embroidered pictures filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc Apply The Embroiderers' Guild ACT Inc filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
	Poster featuring a painting called Yam Plants Bureau of Flora and Fauna collection Apply Bureau of Flora and Fauna collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Bureau of Flora and Fauna Apply Bureau of Flora and Fauna filter	1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Salad fork and spoon Joyce Riley collection Apply Joyce Riley collection filter	Salad servers Apply Salad servers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Joyce Riley Apply Mrs Joyce Riley filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
	Poster featuring a painting called Yam Plants Bureau of Flora and Fauna collection Apply Bureau of Flora and Fauna collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Bureau of Flora and Fauna Apply Bureau of Flora and Fauna filter	1979 Apply 1979 filter
Image Unavailable	Instruction manual for the National Class 31 series accounti... Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection Apply Superannuation Fund Investment Trust collection filter	Manuals Apply Manuals filter	Scotland Apply Scotland filter	National Cash Register Company Apply National Cash Register Company filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Image Unavailable	Cupboard made from an old packing case Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Cupboards Apply Cupboards filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mrs Petronella Wensing Apply Mrs Petronella Wensing filter	1953 Apply 1953 filter
	Green galvanised steel Malleys Esky Alan Hatfield collection no. 2 Apply Alan Hatfield collection no. 2 filter	Eskies Apply Eskies filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Malleys Apply Malleys filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Image Unavailable	George IV extendable wooden dining table on pedestal from th... Department of Administrative Services collection Apply Department of Administrative Services collection filter	Dining tables Apply Dining tables filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Apply Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter

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