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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COLLECTABLES - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Ex Lot 684 684 Balance of collection including 'The History of Australasia' by Huntington [Newcastle, 1888] covers loose but endorsed "With the Author's Compliments"; plaster bust 'Elizabeth R 1953'; bust of Abraham Lincoln; brass bulldog; Ned Kelly facsimile of £8000 Reward poster; 1880s engravings (6); song sheets (4) including 'The ANZAC Marseillaise'; 1920s Dunlop Rubber Co posters (3) of Edward Prince of Wales; reprinted photographs of early Melbourne (9); 1930s Atlas; various maps (14). (45 items) 250 685 Balance of collection including Collar Box marked 1934-35 Melbourne Centenary; 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge glass lolly trays (2); c.1890-1930 greeting cards (23); (77), view folders (10), dance cards (15); c.1974 SS Oriana menus (10); train tickets (96), tram tickets (5), theatre tickets (4); Australiana ashtrays (7); royalty books (10) plus a photograph of the Queen Mother with Charles de Gaulle. (240+ items) 100 686 Balance of collection Geelong Football Club books (7) including 'The Road to Kardinia' by Stephens [Sydney, 1996]; Geelong posters (c.20); , other football books (5) & 'Football Record's (13) with 3 Grand Finals; books (4 - one signed by Chappell brothers); calendar ''s Test Team 1946-47'; royalty books & magazines (18). (80+ items) 80 687 Balance of collection noted 1939 Northern Territory Pastoral Map (in two parts); 1940 'Recruit Reception Depot Royal Park' Christmas menu with 21 signatures; Australian First Day Covers (8); Tuckfields Tea cards (70) & other trade cards. (approx 100) 60 688 Artwork & Prints Chinese landscape prints framed, each 30x40cm. (4 items) 40 689 - 'Fairy Woods' by Edward Tyrell song sheet with beautiful cover artwork of a fairy by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite; plus small b/w print of a boy fishing with a girl in the water; also book 'Bruce Petty - Australian Artist in South East Asia' [Melbourne, 1962], deluxe leather-bound edition in slip-case. (3 items) 80 690 Badges collection (230+) including WWI & WWII patriotic badges; charity badges; union badges (2), 1934 Centenary Air Race, 1935 Back to Gunnedah (2), 1937 Royal Agricultural Society NSW, Gould League of Bird Lovers (3), Australian Air League; 1970s Gunnedah & District Servicemens Club (11); Gunnedah RSL Club (15); matchbox covers (5) including 1954 Royal Visit; tins (17) mainly ; Socceroos medallions [15]. (260 items) 100

Ex Lot 691 691 Badges Police metal badges (20+), buttons (30+) & cloth badges (50+) mounted in two glass-fronted wooden frames including items from , , Germany, USA, etc, condition variable, mostly Good/Fine. HEAVY - must be collected from our premises. (100+) 100 692 - group (80+) including Melbourne Cricket Club (5), Richmond Cricket Club, Carlton Social Club (5), Sandhurst FC 1949, Wagga Leagues Club, Mornington Racing Club; football figurines (23); few football cards; 1998-2006 Weg posters (29); also Coins including Defence Force $1 (3), condition variable. (100+ items) 100 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au 17 & 18 June 2021

COLLECTABLES - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 693 - including 'Flags of the World' metal badges (48) plus some cloth badges; also Tazos in 4 albums; phone cards; train & tram cards/tickets; fridge magnets; a few football items. (100s) 80 694 Books Antiques library 'Miller's Antiques Price Guide' for 1982 & 1997; 'Everything Vintage' from 2006-2010 (first five editions); plus reference books regarding paper, coins & banknotes, Stanley tools, Spode, glass, silver, mainly Fine condition. (51 books) 100 695 - 'Sotheby's Art at Auction' hardbound books with dustjackets for 1989-90 to 1997-98; plus 2005 Sotheby's catalogue 'The Fosters Collection of Australian Art'. High-quality coffee-table publications. (10 items) 100 696 - 'Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australia', run with 1993 & 1995-2013, mainly Fine condition. (20 books) 100 697 - 'Barbie' reference library (22 books) including 'The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book' by Melillo [USA, 1996]; 'Barbie Fashion' in 3 volumes by Eames [USA, 1990-2004]; 1996 Tempo 'Barbie' cards [110]; also a few Beanie Kids books. (130+) 100 698 - mostly Australiana & Military including 'May Gibbs - Mother of the Gumnuts' by Walsh [Sydney, 1991]; 'The Comic Art of Norman Lindsay' by Wingrove [Sydney, 1987]; ' Cards - Australian Issues and Values' by Skinner [Adelaide, 1983]; 'Trading Card Heroes - Australian Rules Football Card Catalogue' by Crennan [Melbourne, 2003], etc. (46 books) 60 699 Books & Magazines 'Collectables' magazines (19); also 1960s French 'Realités' magazines (38); photography magazines (8); National Bank calendars (50+); other magazines & ephemera. (approx 150) 100 700 Bottles collection of small pharmacy, first aid & ink bottles (40) including blue bottle marked 'Potassium Meta-Bisulphate'; also tins for Elastoplast, Cuticura Ointment & Laxettes; Snake & Spider Bite Kit. (60+ items) 100 701 - vintage soda syphon bottles, one with 'Rogers Bros, 19 Malmsbury St, Hawthorn, Melbourne' on glass bottle and 'Rogers Bros' on metal trigger pull; other with 'G.H.Billson & Co., Brighton Rd St Kilda 1915, Melbourne' on bottle, and 'Wangaratta Brewery, Wangaratta' on metal trigger pull. Both need a clean, but would look great with some tender loving care. (2) 40 702 Buddhism display including a leaf from the Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya in India, a descendant of the tree under which the Buddha meditated before obtaining enlightenment in c.531BC, framed & glazed, overall 49x37cm. 400 703 Cameras including Agfa Silette F, Ricoh RZ-105SF, Canon Powershot A550; video camera Blaupunkt CC855; also box of tea-spoons from Australian & overseas towns; range of Melbourne tram tickets; Geelong Advertiser 150th Anniversary ceramic plate. (100s) 120 704 - Pentax ME Super with Pentax 1:2:8 28mm and Tamron 1:3.5, 1:4/210 lenses, flash, polarisers & filters in case, Olympus IS-1000 with fixed Zoom 35mm-135mm 1:4, 5-5,6; and Binoculars OUTDOORPlus 10X50ZCF. Sold 'as is'. (3) 120 705 Ceramics collection including Schweppes soda syphon; 'Eta' koala jar; clowns (7); Smurfs (6); various Australian ceramics (20+); figurines; also pennants (3). FRAGILE - must be collected from our premises. (100+) 100

Lot 706 706 Fly-Catcher circa 1927 wood & metal 'Patent Fly-Catcher, Export Agent, I.Osawa & Co., Made in Japan', clockwork, stated to be in perfect working order. An ingenious device, ideal for the Australian bush, and a rare survivor from Japan's pre-industrial age. [The illustration is above Lot 691] 250 707 A Glassware accumulation of Airlines First Class glassware including wine glasses, whisky tumblers and other drinking vessels used in First Class cabins with Airline logos including American Airlines, Ansett, BOAC, British Airways, Cathay Pacific (possible Bacardi & Coke stains), Continental, Air India, Japan Airlines, KLM, Air New Zealand, Pan Am, Qantas, Yugoslavian Airlines, etc. (44) 50 Auction 244 Page:3

COLLECTABLES - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 708 Jewellery wholesale lot of necklaces & bracelets made from beads and sea shells, a few different designs in boxes of 100-120 each, made in Korea. Weighs 25kg. (1000+ items) 100 709 Lamps parafin safety lamps for use by railway or roadwork crews, one orange with 'GAS' in relief at top and the other red with 'ACC', red lenses on four sides, both with some rust; plus a Lanora parafin Hurricane lamp with 'LANORA/MADE IN AUSTRALIA' at base, rusty. (3 items) 40 710 Medals 1937 'Victorian Assoc Coronation Medallion' engraved "Amos Baker 1937"; 'Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Cross' awarded to "JA Wilson 1952"; dancing medal; also badges for Victoria Police, Boy Scouts & Emergency Services; whistles (2). (8 items) 100 711 Plates group including images of an eagle, tiger cubs, brumbies, ponies (2 different), swans, peacocks, 'The Smithy', 'The Shearer', 'Maiden Flight' (kite), Fine condition in original boxes. (10 items) 80 712 Royalty small group of ceramics including King Edward VII Royal Doulton mug; King George VI mug; King Edward VIII plate; Queen Elizabeth plate, mug & pen; Charles & Diana mug. (7 items) 100 713 - 1947 press photographs of the Wedding of Elizabeth & Prince Philip (10); 1948 press photographs of Prince Charles' christening (3); plus 1982 'Royal Reflections' calendar, photos various sizes and condition, many with captions on reverse. (14 items) 50 714 Scouting 1948-49 Pan-Pacific Jamboree at Yarra Brae 'Jamboree Daily' camp newspaper issues 1-8; blanket/cape with 110 badges sewn on; scarves (8). (10 items) 100 715 Seals wax letter seal stamps ornamental group comprising 1) 9ct gold face (20mm x 14mm) 'S.B & S Ltd [hallmark]' on side, incuse impression showing stag rearing up above motto in latin 'QUID NON SOLERTIA VINCAT' (= there is nothing so difficult that skill will not overcome), 30mm high including suspension ring; 2) octagonal crystal face (28mm x 21mm) groundscape with lone pine tree above 'D G' surrounded by garter with Latin inscription 'NON DEFICIT ALTER' (= another is not wanting) within; 3) oval carnelian (?) (25mm x 21mm) intaglio Georgian bust facing left (impression), acorns within 40mm ornamentation; 4) Roman bust left (14mm x 15mm) and 5) oval (17mm x 12mm) blank side faceted citrine (?). (5 items) 120 716 Spoons accumulation of commemorative illustrated tea-spoons featuring mostly Australian towns & localities noted Sydney Harbour Bridge, the 'TSMV Empress of Australia' ship, also some events including 1956 Melbourne Olympics, 1979 Bowls Championship, clubs & societies including Red Cross, Women's Gas Association (really!), etc, condition variable but mostly fine. Weighs 7kg. (100s) 100 717 - accumulation of tourist spoons from Australian & overseas towns; events including 1977 Silver Jubilee, Western Australia Sesquicentenary, Charles & Diana Wedding; plus three wooden display stands. (100+) 100 718 - collection of tourist spoons from Australian & overseas towns, housed in six matching glazed wall display cases, each 42x70cm. (250+) 200 719 Tins group with tobacco tins including , State Express, Havelock, Craven A, Lucky Hit; other tins including Oxo, Palmolive, Treacle, Lactolyn, Arnotts; plus tin sign 'GUMLYPTA", condition variable. (38 items) 100