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Bottle - Model Aeroplane Dope, 1940-1945
Reg. No: SH 961388
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- Summary:
- Small slim bottle, corked, containing Model Aeroplane Dope used by airmen who were billetted in the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, during the Second World War. Used in the making of model aeroplanes. Found under the floorboards of the Gallery, Great Hall, Royal Exhibition Building when the floor was replaced in 1989. Dope is not glue but acetone based 'paint' (with cellulose dissolved in it) for sealing and tightening covering material like tissue or silk used in the manufacture of model aeroplanes, or for sealing balsa wood.
From 1940 to 1945 the Exhibition Building was occupied by the Royal Australian Air Force as a training school. About 500 to 700 men lived in for varying periods of time. When the floorboards on the balcony level of the Great Hall were replaced as part of the restoration program, many items dating back to the 1940s were found. These provide an insight into the lifestyle and interests of RAAF personnel stationed in the building. - Description:
- Small slim bottle, corked, containing Model Aeroplane Dope used by airmen who were billetted in the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, during the Second World War. Label mouse eaten. Buff label with black text.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), 1996
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 90 mm (Height), 26 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | bottles, model aeroplanes, royal exhibition building, scale models, wars conflicts, world war ii 1939-1945 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Royal Exhibition Building Collection, Leisure Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | modelling materials |
| Inscriptions: | On label: CENTRAL/Model Aeroplane/DOPE [Label worn & text incomplete...] |
| Place & Date Used: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1945 |
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