- Bib ID:
- 2277317
- Format:
- Object
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1919
- 1 pair of scissors ; silver and steel ; 15 cm. (length) + 1 presentation box (5 x 23.5 x 2 cm.) + 1 card (3.7 x 7.6 cm.)
- Biography/History:
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Lady Cook was the wife of Sir Joseph Cook, who was Minister for the Navy 1917-1920.
- Notes:
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- Title supplied by cataloguer.
- One pair of scissors with ornate silver handles and steel blades; in a box covered in dark grey leather with gold embossing, and with cream satin and blue velvet linings. There is a silver coloured metal plate attached to the lid of the box. Also Sir Joseph Cook's card.
- Inscriptions: "Launching of the C'wealth S.S. Dilga Govt. Dockyard, Walsh Island, Newcastle by Lady Cook 15.11.19" -- metal plate on box lid. "William Farmer Co., 30 Hunter Street Sydney. Made in England" --on cloth lining inside lid. Silver marks on handles. "Sir Joseph Cook" -- card.
- Condition: good, lower handle loose, some discolouration.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144048373
- Related Material:
- Related material: Papers of Sir Joseph Cook : National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection MS 762 and MS 2212.
- Subject:
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- Occupation:
- Federal politicians
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: "Prime Ministers' Wives", Old Parliament House, 23 February 2005 - 27 August 2006.
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