The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Small wooden basket made from three-ply and hard wood, of nailed construction, featuring a wooden base with a pair of side panels to which a pair of uprights is attached, which are joined with a length of dowelling to make a handle. The two shorter sides are made up of four cross pieces, forming a slatted finish. The exterior is painted in pale green with cream central panels. The interior is entirely unpainted and one slat is missing.
Simple wooden toy made by Mr Smith (no other details available) of Blackwood Rd, Mitchelton and sold though shops in Brisbane during the latter part of the Second World War. The truck (REL33329) and baskets (REL33330 and REL33334) are all simply constructed from wooden off-cuts salvaged from other industries and minimally painted using a small range of colours, reflecting Australia’s wartime rationing and austerity policies. Wood especially was a priority military material, being used in aircraft, ship and rifle construction, for packing military supplies and parts and other uses, often forcing up the price of scrap and firewood for civilian use. Manufacturers had to apply for permits under the War Organisation of Industry (WOI) regulations to use, make and sell products made from priority materials – often employing scrap or recycled items.
Wooden basket made from three-ply and hard wood, of nailed construction, featuring a wooden base with a pair of side panels to which a pair of uprights is attached, which are joined with a length of d
Simple hard wood truck toy of nailed construction, painted red-brown. Design features open tray bed, high cabin and small engine cover, all nailed, while the wheels are simple discs screwed to block a
Turned wooden toy rolling pin, with blue painted handles. Part of a small range of children’s and doll’s accessories made by Dean’s of Adelaide during the Second World War. The simplicity of design
Hard wood doll's cot, painted cream. The four corner posts are cut from 2 cm dowel, to which are screwed upper and lower square section side rails. Joining the upper and lower side rails are lengths o
Metal toy dust pan, made from three shaped pieces: the pan, cover and handle, and rivetted together. The toy has been finished in quite high quality forest green paint. Part of a small range of chil
A simple wooden model of a CAC Wackett Woomera, constructed from nine pieces (wing, fuselage, cockpit, pair of engines, pair of retracted wheels, tailplane and rudder) with filling material smoothing
