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Name/title	Maker	Production date	Description
Accordion		1880s	Small button accordion. Black wooden facings, brown card frame with white paper bellows. The metal corners have 'Registered EMPRESS ACCORDEON Made in Germany Schutmark [swan] registered' One side has two metal stops while the other has 10 black buttons which are attached to wooden levers, like piano keys. On this side is the Swan and Handel Fabrik marker. Belonged to William Wilson who was born in 1852 in Minto, Scotland. When he came out to NZ he spent much of his life around Maerewhenua gold mining. He was very musical.
Tea Set		1889	This china tea set was a wedding gift to Mr and Mrs Malcolm in 1889 from Mr Mowatt of Mowatt and Anderson, Flour Millers, Harbour Street. A - Tray with two attached handles with a border of pink and gold. B - Teapot lid with pink and gold border. Small steam hole. C - Teapot with pink and gold border. 4 holes go into the spout. D - Sugar bowl lid with pink and gold border. E - Sugar bowl lid with pink and gold border. Two crockery handles. F - Milk jug and handle with pink and gold border. Wide spout. G - Saucer with pink and gold border. H - Cup and handle with pink and gold border. I - Saucer with pink and gold border. J - Cup and handle with pink and gold border. K - Saucer with pink and gold border. L - Cup and handle with pink and gold border. M - Saucer with pink and gold border. N - Cup and handle with pink and gold border.
Oamaru soldiers from D. Company 26th Battalion		1939-1945	Oamaru soldiers from D. Company 26th Battalion
Scissors	Textilia	Circa 1960	Scissors given to workers of the first day of working for Alliance Textiles in 1960. The scissors are especially designed for textiles work. There is only one loop which forms part of one of the blades.
Miss Shirres in Aberdeen		Circa 1930	Miss Shirres standing on a hillside with a camera
Miner's Lamp		Circa 1940s	Kerosene metal miner's lamp "Premier. British made." From Ngapara Colliery and Kilns of Captain Nimmo. Lamp is missing glass.
Family portrait, unidentified	J McKean	Circa 1895?	Studio portrait of four men and four women.
Jessie and Dave Cairns.	J C Stevenson (estab. Circa 1910)	27 Jan 1910	Dave & Jessie in Scotland. per back of item: Relations of Adam Cairns family "Wharekuri" en route to Otematata.
Woman, unidentified		Circa 1900?	Studio portrait of an unidentified woman.
Cheese Keep	Philip Ashberry and Sons	1896	A silver-plated cheese keep. Presented to J.H. Milligan, tailor, following the voluntary payment of his debts after his bankruptcy in 1885. A - Silver-plated dish of keep 4 legs and decoration on edges. "BRITANNIA. PHILIP ASHBERRY AND SONS. SHEFFIELD 921 M" B - Silver-plated lid "TO J. H. MILLIGAN, AS A MARK OF APPRECIATION OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY. 1896." Ornate handle.
Unidentified man in [police] uniform		1880s?	Sepia carte de visite of man in Police [fire brigade?] uniform with helmet, wearing a medal.
Unidentified man, woman and young boy		1870s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a seated woman wearing a full skirt , a jacket and a bonnet, a man standing to the right of the chair in the photo and a young boy with brushed back hair and holding a cap standing to the left of the chair
Unidentified family group		1880s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a seated older woman holding a young girl, a young woman seated beside her with two young boys and two girls standing behind the chairs
Unidentified family group		1880s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a tall man wearing a three piece suit standing behind a chair on which is seated a young woman with a very small boy on her lap.
Unidentified family group		1880s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a seated man and woman with a small girl wearing a checked gingham frock seated between them.
Unidentified young man		1880s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a seated bearded young man
Unidentified young man		1880s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a man standing beside a small table with carved legs. He is wearing a long overcoat.
Unidentified young woman		Circa 1880	A sepia carte de visite showing head and shoulders of a young woman wearing a velveteen jacket. Handwritten on the reverse is - From Mr. & Mrs. S B Bennett, To Mr. & Mrs. A Bennett June, 23rd 1880. With Kind Love.
Unidentified young woman		1870s?	A sepia carte de visite showing a young woman in an embroidered crinoline skirt and a corseted top.
S B Bennett		1880s?	A sepia carte de visite showing head and shoulders of a young man with a beard.

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