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Case for the ceremonial scissors for the opening of the Trans-Australian Railway

T. GAUNT & CO. PTY LTD, Melbourne (manufacturer)
Case for the ceremonial scissors for the opening of the Trans-Australian Railway
 1917

Medium
gold embossed leather, wood, velvet, silk, brass

Measurements
3.2 × 29.2 × 23.9 (open) 3.2 × 13.8 × 23.9 cm (closed)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Professor John Poynter, 2004

Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
printed in blue ink on inside of lid c.l.: T. Gaunt & Co. Pty. Ltd. / London and Melbourne
printed in blue ink on inside of lid c.r.: T. Gaunt & Co. Pty. Ltd. / London and Melbourne

Accession Number
2004.108.2

Department
Australian Decorative Arts

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