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Verkade's Melbourne-race spel

SubjectVoyages and travels
Art objects, Dutch
Names, Dutch
Dutch language
Melbourne (Vic.)
Category3. World War I
Place Of PublicationAmsterdam
PlaceMelbourne
KeywordsAviation
CreatorVerkade’s Fabrieken N.V. Zaandam
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
KITLV
Date1934-01-01
Series Number 10311 #PIC/10570
Item Number 3769515
Access RightsDigitised
RightsOut of Copyright
Country Of Origin Netherlands
LanguageDutch
Description From Source 1 poster: lithograph, col.; 42.7 x 56 cm. + 1 sheet (23.9 x 21.0 cm) Dutch aviation game based on the great MacRobertson International Air Race of 1934. The race from Mildenhall in England to Essendon airport, was sponsored by confectionary magnate Sir MacPherson Robertson as part of the Melbourne Centenary celebrations. The winners, British aviators C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell-Black, flying a purpose-built Comet, made the flight from England to Melbourne in two days. This game published as a promotion for Dutch company Verkade, is based on the heroic efforts of the Dutch team, flying a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines DC-2, who came second in the race overall but won the handicap prize.
Physical Format Pictures
Objects (miscellaneous)
Related Resources https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2942/
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