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Scarf 1950-1960

Subject
Category
Keywords
translation
Current holder
Link
Item number
ARM 13.910
Access rights
Digitised
Language
Period of reference
1950 to 1960
Description from source
Description
Square fine cotton scarf. Green background with images and English name of various items that may be purchased by a migrant. Such as chicken, salt, pepper and glass of beer. It could be used as an aid to learning English.

Inscription
Around the outside edge of the scarf: ‘PLEASE LET ME HAVE… / ‘PLEASE BRING ME …’
Printed above the items displayed: ‘MI DIA PER FAVORE…. HAGA EL FAVOR DE DARME…. BITTE BRINGEN SIE MIR…. APPORTEZ-MOI S.V.P…. MI PORTI POR FAVORE…. HAGA EL FAVOR DE TRAERME…. GEBEN SIE MIR BITTE…. DONNEZ-MOI S.V.P….’
In the centre: ‘DICTIONAIRE’
In the lower right corner: ‘COPYRIGHT RESERVED’

Dimensions
455 x 445mm

History of Item
Purchased by the donor in an op-shop in Wangaratta in the early 2000s for $1.00.
Physical format
Objects (miscellaneous)
File
Textile ARM 13.910

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Textile ARM 13.910
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