1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC GAMES BADGES ON DISPLAY CARD WITH MINIATURE BONE BINOCULARS, COMPASS, AND CARVED TIMBER BROOCHES

A MIXED LOT OF MID-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN COLLECTABLES CENTRED ON A PAIR OF 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC GAMES TINPLATE BADGES MOUNTED ON THEIR ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL DISPLAY CARD.

OVERVIEW:
THE LOT COMPRISES TWO 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES TINPLATE PIN BADGES ON THEIR ORIGINAL PINK PRINTED DISPLAY CARD, A PAIR OF MINIATURE BONE BINOCULARS WITH METAL HINGE, A SMALL BRASS-CASED COMPASS WITH PAPER DIAL, A CARVED TIMBER PROFILE BROOCH DEPICTING A MALE BUST, AND A SMALL CARVED TIMBER HEAD BROOCH.

OLYMPIC BADGES AND DISPLAY CARD:
* TWO TINPLATE PIN BADGES, EACH READING "1956 OLYMPIC GAMES" WITH LAUREL WREATH BORDER
* LEFT BADGE DEPICTS JON HENRICKS, SWIMMING
* RIGHT BADGE DEPICTS SHIRLEY STRICKLAND, ATHLETICS
* DISPLAY CARD READS "SPECIAL OFFER! OLYMPIC GAMES BADGES - COLLECT THE FULL SET OF 20" AND "AVAILABLE WITH LUX TOILET SOAP AND LIFEBUOY"
* CARD IS HEAVILY CREASED, TORN THROUGH THE CENTRE, AND HAS SIGNIFICANT PAPER LOSS AT EDGES AND CORNERS
* BADGES SHOW SURFACE RUST SPOTS AND MINOR FOXING TO PRINTED FACES

MINIATURE BONE BINOCULARS:
* SMALL TURNED BONE BINOCULARS WITH METAL HINGE
* AGE-RELATED YELLOWING TO BONE
* FAINT INSCRIBED OR PRINTED TEXT VISIBLE ON BARRELS

COMPASS:
* SMALL BRASS-CASED COMPASS WITH PAPER DIAL
* DIAL IS DISCOLOURED WITH AGE
* BRASS CASE SHOWS TARNISHING

CARVED TIMBER BROOCHES:
* LARGER BROOCH CARVED IN PROFILE DEPICTING A MALE BUST, WITH SMOOTH PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE WEAR
* SMALLER CARVED TIMBER HEAD BROOCH WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR

CONDITION NOTES:
* DISPLAY CARD: HEAVILY CREASED, TORN THROUGH CENTRE, SIGNIFICANT PAPER LOSS AND EDGE WEAR
* TINPLATE BADGES: SURFACE RUST SPOTS AND MINOR FOXING TO PRINTED FACES
* BONE BINOCULARS: AGE-RELATED YELLOWING, METAL HINGE INTACT
* COMPASS: DISCOLOURED PAPER DIAL, TARNISHED BRASS CASE
* CARVED TIMBER BROOCHES: MINOR SURFACE WEAR, SMOOTH PATINA

SPECIFICATIONS:
* ERA: MID-CENTURY MODERN, CIRCA 1956
* ORIGIN: AUSTRALIAN
* MATERIALS: TINPLATE, BONE, CARVED TIMBER, BRASS, PAPER

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1956; Australian; Tinplate, Bone, Carved Timber, Brass; Olympic Badges Show Surface Rust Spots And Minor Foxing To Printed Faces. Display Card Is Heavily Creased, Torn Through The Centre And At Edges, With Significant Paper Loss And Wear. Carved Timber Profile Brooch Has A Smooth Patina With Minor Surface Wear. Miniature Bone Binoculars Have Age-Related Yellowing And A Metal Hinge. Small Compass Has A Discoloured Paper Dial And Tarnished Brass Case. Small Ca

Condition: Fair

334415+1

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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