The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Set of 52 small playing cards made from the cardboard box of a packet of US manufactured 'Piedmont' cigarettes. The cardboard has been roughly torn into pieces of approximately equal size, and marked in blue ink with the numbers and symbols of the various suites. All thirteen cards of each suite are present, but there are no Jokers.
Set of playing cards made by Herman van Gelder in a prisoner of war camp in Indonesia. The cards are made from pieces of torn cardboard taken from a ‘Piedmont' cigarette box. Herman van Gelder, his wife Rosaline (nee van Mourik) and their children Max, (11) Hans (10) and Carla, (7) were residing at Semarang, on the island of Java in the Netherlands East Indies, at the time of the Japanese invasion in January 1942. Although a civilian, Herman was separated from his family and interned in a prisoner of war camp as a result of his service in the Semarang ‘Stadswacht' (Town Guard) unit. He was initially held at the ‘Jaarmarkt' camp near Surabaya, but was later moved to Pakanbaroe in east Sumatra, where he worked on railway construction. The cards were made in captivity so that Herman could play bridge, a game which he particularly enjoyed.
Hand made folding stool manufactured from teak, steel and aluminium. The underside of the seat panel has most of its original red painted finish, but the top surface is heavily worn, and much of the p
Hand made bracelet manufactured from small pieces of perspex, (taken from the glazing of destroyed aircraft ) and from small brass crowns and eagles which may originally have been part of RAF or RAAF
Collection relating to the Second World War internment experience of the Van Gelder family -- father Herman, mother Rosaline, children Max, Hans and Carla -- in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Hand made bracelet manufactured from small pieces of perspex, (taken from the glazing of destroyed aircraft ) and from small brass crowns and eagles which may originally have been part of RAF or RAAF
Hand made folding stool manufactured from teak, steel and aluminium. The underside of the seat panel has most of its original red painted finish, but the top surface is heavily worn, and much of the p
Collection relating to the Second World War internment experience of the Van Gelder family -- father Herman, mother Rosaline, children Max, Hans and Carla -- in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Informal portrait of the Van Gelder family following their release from internment in camps in Indonesia. Left to right: Carla, Hans, Rosaline, Max and Herman. The family was interned firstly by the J
Packet of Qantas playing cards consisting of the four suits, three jokers and a blank card printed with the maker’s name ‘Ferd. Piatnik and Sons Vienna’. Printed on the ace of spades is ‘MADE IN AUSTR
Set of forty handmade playing cards, each cut from buff manila card and measuring 99 mm x 60 mm. All have a plain back while each face is decorated in pen and coloured pencil with images of edible fru
