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Darning ball : Corporal L D Price, 2 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Wooden egg-shaped darning ball with 'Cedars of Lebanon' written in black ink on one side. A date is also written in ink underneath, though this has faded and as such, is barely legible. However, from ...REL34138
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Housewife : Private H E Curtis, 10 Battalion, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Khaki wool housewife (sewing kit) with black tape ties. One end is folded to make a pocket which contains a small ball of grey darning wool. Attached to the pocket is a square of grey flannel which wo...REL34295
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Housewife : Private K S Allen, 9th Field Ambulance, AIF, and Private G S Allen, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
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Maker: Unknown
Standard khaki cotton housewife of First World War issue, featuring three large internal pockets. A long white cotton tape tie has been sewn to the closing flap and may be a replacement. The interior ...REL33428
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Housewife : Private T Bodel, 58 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular khaki cotton housewife. At one end is a length of khaki cotton tape so that the two ends can be tied together to secure the housewife when is rolled up, securing the contents. There a pock...REL35299
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Housewife : Sister L A Hooke, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
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Maker: Unknown
Coarse weave, thick brown linen housewife with edges bound in light brown cotton twill tape. One end is rounded and forms the upper flap when the housewife is folded in three and secure with the same ...REL/15724
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Housewife : Staff Nurse E Lanser, Australian Army Nursing Service
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Maker: Unknown
Home-made housewife (sewing kit) constructed from two lengths of red cotton sateen ribbon (the width, 110 mm, suggests that it was once intended as a sash for a dress) sewn together to form a rectangl...REL23703
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Leather housewife : Corporal L D Orchard, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
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Maker: Unknown
Private purchase brown leather soldier's housewife (sewing kit) containing reels of white, brown and green thread, two small metal buckles, nine buttons, twine and a number of needles and pins. The ho...REL35443
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Sailor's housewife : Torpedoheizer Richard Kuhlmann, SMS Emden
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue cotton housewife roll. The edge of the roll is reinforced with white cotton tape. When laid flat the roll reveals pockets at either end which are secured by black plastic buttons. One pocket has ...REL31671