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Photograph - L. J. Sterne Doll Co., 'Doll Heads & Moulds', Melbourne, circa 1945
Reg. No: MM 132338
- Summary:
- Black and white photograph of a table displaying components from the manufacturing of dolls heads by the L. J. Sterne Doll Company.
This photograph relates to products and promotions of the L.J. Sterne Doll Company (1939-1971), a Melbourne doll and toy manufacturer founded by Austrian migrants Leo and Hilda Sterne. - Description:
- Black and White photograph on paper.
- Description Of Content:
- Set against a brick background, a table, covered by a dismantled cardboard box, displays components from the manufacturing of dolls heads by the L. J. Sterne Doll Company. The table holds one completed dolls head on a fabric body, six moulds of various sizes, thirty-two unpainted faces of various sizes and nineteen painted dolls heads of various sizes.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 61 mm (Height), 86 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | dolls, children s play, toys, german immigration, manufacturing, bricks, manufacturing equipment, austrian immigration, migrant businesses |
| Themes this item is part of: | Leisure Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COMMERCE & RETAILING |
| Secondary Classification: | Toys & Games |
| Tertiary Classification: | merchandise displays |
| Inscriptions: | Written on back, in lead pencil: 'Stern Doll Heads'. Written on back, in lead pencil: [illeg]. Printed on back, as paper mark in diamond shape: 'SELO'. |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1945 |
| Manufacturer of Item Depicted: | L.J. Sterne Doll Co., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1945 |
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