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Trunk - Canvas & Wood, circa 1900s
Reg. No: HT 2701
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- Summary:
- Wooden trunk brought out to Australia by Robert Salter, a Jewish refugee who migrated to Australia from Austria, in 1938, just before the German annexation of Austria. Robert had used the trunk in Vienna to carry samples from his father's sportswear manufacturing business, which he managed. In Australia Robert established women's fashion label Elegance and again used the trunk to carry samples of his work while establishing his business.
When Robert arrived in Brisbane on the 'New Zealand' he found that his application for residency had been rejected. However with the help of William Maloney, an MP who befriended him, Robert was finally able to obtain permits for himself, his parents and fiancee. This trunk along along with a coat, is the only surviving item of his migrant belongings. - Description:
- Painted canvas over timber frame and sides; wooden hoops circling vertical circumference; leather handles and straps; metal clips down two side edges release at two hinge points to enable front to fold down to reveal interior. The interior is lined with striped fabric; metal clothes hanging bar running length of interior with hanging curtain.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr. Robert Salter, 2004
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 154 cm (Height), 56 cm (Width), 11.2 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | clothing trade, flinders lane rag trade, jewish immigration, refugees, wars conflicts, world war ii 1939-1945, brought goods, luggage, jewish communities |
| Themes this item is part of: | Robert Salter Collection, Robert Salter, Austrian Jewish Migrant & Tailor, 1938, Clothing & Textiles Collection, Cultural Diversity Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Migration Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel - Brought Goods |
| Tertiary Classification: | luggage |
| Inscriptions: | Plaque on exterior: 'Mr Salter, Wien'. |
| User: | Mr. Robert Salter, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1938 |
| Place Made: | Vienna, Austria, circa 1900s |
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