The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Machine embroidered blue cotton label of the Geelong Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Woollen Mills. The label features golden wattle sprigs and a gold 'rising sun' badge, at the centre of which is a white ram with the words 'PURE WOOL' written on it. Around the top of the rising sun are the words 'THE GEELONG R.S & S WOOLLEN MILLS', while below it is the word 'AUSTRALIA' and the facsimile signature 'Stan Savige'.
The Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Woollen and Worsted Co-operative Manufacturing Company Ltd was formed in 1920 in Geelong, with the aim of producing fine quality textiles. This label was probably taken from a travelling blanket.
Cream coloured ceramic 'Toby-jug' style tankard with a three dimensional likeness of the face of Sir Stanley Savige on one side and a raised Legacy symbol (torch and wreath) on the other. The base of
Grey, tasseled, wool travelling blanket with a green and brown woven check pattern. A square grey manufacturers label is sewn to a corner of the blanket which shows the Australian Army Rising Sun embl
Retsol Welcome Home. 21 June 1946. With compliments of the Directorate of the Returned Sailors’ & Soldiers’ Woollen & Worsted Co-operative Manufacturing Coy. Ltd. Geelong.
Australian Army issue grey woollen blanket with three vertical blue stripes. The top and bottom edges are bound with red wool blanket stitch. A white cotton label stitched to the lower left hand corne
Mothers and Widows Badge. Black silk ribbon is machine embroidered in gold with wattle sprigs, a 'Rising Sun' badge and 'FOR AUSTRALIA'. Badge is suspended from a whitemetal bar bearing laurel leaves.
AIF Returned Soldiers Association lapel badge. A rising sun and two soldiers are centrally located within the badge outside of which, in a circular frame are the words, 'RETURNED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION
Section of unworked cream coloured linen printed in ink with three embroidery designs for a dressing table. The edge of each design has drawn threadwork hem. The main pattern is of a 'Rising Sun' desi
