Sir William Dixson collection of badges from button day appeals in Australia, and military insignia,...
Sir William Dixson collection of badges from button day appeals in Australia, and military insignia,...
Sir William Dixson collection of badges from button day appeals in Australia, and military insignia, 191-? - 194-?
About this item
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Author / Creator
Call Numbers
SAFE/DR 275
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Physical Description
Contents
Charity badges - 67 x 85.5 cm - on strips of fabric material, wooden dowel
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copyright status : Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The collection features 556 badges, including 8 military insignia items, which are pinned to 9 strips of material hanging from a piece of wooden dowel. As at 20/08/2012, 28 additional badges that have detached from the material strips, are stored in a separate box.
The collection includes badges for the following appeals:
ACF (Australi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir William Dixson collection of badges from button day appeals in Australia, and military insignia, 191-? - 194-?
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1061001
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
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Administrative / Biographical history
During both World Wars I and II and the period between them, badges were frequently used to generate income and improve morale through nationalistic designs and sentiments. Button Day appeals were used to raise funds for particular causes, often identified by flower names such as Rose Day or Waratah Day.
In addition to a variety of flower d...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DR 275
Record Identifier
1kVdPMpn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVdPMpn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
990735
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