Twelve miniature fund raising bricks : War Service Homes, Mascot 1916 Accession Number: REL34063

Description

Set of twelve miniature fired bricks, each impressed 'W.S.H 1916' on one side and 'MASCOT' on the reverse. Colours vary from white to terracotta and sizes vary slightly, averaging 35 x 15 x 10mm.

Contextual Description

Fundraising miniature bricks sold in Adelaide every Friday, on 'Badge Day' from 1916 to 1919 by Mrs Annie Roberts of St Peters, grandmother of Barry John Roberts (see REL34054, 34055, 34056). The bricks were a novel fundraising idea, offered in conjunction with the 'Brick Day' badge (see REL34058) and sold in support of homes for repatriated soldiers, specifically the War Veterans Home still extant on the Myrtle Bank site in Adelaide, which served as a Repatriation Hospital during the First World War from March 1917.

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Accession Number
REL34063
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Clay
Measurement
Overall: 10 mm x 35 mm x 15 mm
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: First World War Gallery, Western Front 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
12
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